Framing Nostalgia: The Timeless Muskoka Chair
A Seat by the Water, a Story in the Making There’s something about a Muskoka chair that instantly transports me back to quiet mornings by the lake. The kind where the mist still clings to ...
I’m an award winning photographer based in Toronto, Canada. My photography focuses on landscapes, wildlife and, occasionally, lifestyle.
I’m an award-winning photographer based in Toronto, Canada. My work focuses on landscapes, wildlife and occasionally lifestyle.
I grew up near Venice in Italy and moved to Canada in the late ‘90s, working in the publishing industry, mostly architecture and design.
I started photographing with the desire to express emotions and to give people new ways of seeing things under a different light. I’m absolutely not a morning person, but I love editing pictures until well into the night.
My work has been featured by National Geographic, The Atlantic, Azure magazine, Designlines magazine, N-Photo magazine, and many more publications. I have also collaborated as an influencer with such brands and public organizations as the European Travel Commission, Royal Bank of Canada and the City of Hamilton.
2014
1st Prize & People’s choice award
Nikon Canada – Identity contest, part of Scotiabank Contact Photography festival
2013
Honorable Mention
Animal Photo contest organized by Santa Fe Workshops
2012
1st Prize – Environment category
“THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” Photo contest by Photolife Magazine
2012
Honorable Mentions in Nature & Architecture
International Photography Awards – IPA
2012
Photographer in Distinction – 2012 Wildlife & Nature
Canadian International Digital Photography Award – CIDPA
2011
Honorable Mention in Architecture
International Photography Awards – IPA
Images from National Geographic Traveler
The Atlantic – article by Alan Taylor
Haunting Images of ‘Dark Venice’
The Weather Channel – article by Lorraine Boissoneault
Mysterious Photos of Venice Cloaked in Darkness
My Modern Met – article by Pinar Noorata
Alessandro Cancian: il fotografo che ferma le ali dei signori del cielo
Now Magazine Italia
Dark Venice di Alessandro Cancian
Clickblog.it – Article by Serena Vasta
N-Photo Magazine
Travel article featuring one of my shots of Venice
Nikon Canada
Scotiabank Contact Festival – Identity Contest Page and Social Media
Mondo della fotografia in vetrina
La Nuova Sardegna – article by Tamara Peddis
Influencer Photographer: European Travel Commission
Europe
Influencer Photographer: Royal Bank of Canada – Avion Visa
Toronto – Canada
Social Influencer: City of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario – Canada
2013
Festival Nazionale di fotografia
Iglesias, Sardegna – Italy
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