Monty Shadow

EXUBERANT AND COLOURFUL
PHOTOGRAPHER AND TRAILBLAZER

He contributed his creative genius vision to the fields of Luxury, Fashion, Sport, Automotive, Publishing, Art, to create highly successful synergies that were previously unimaginable. He mastered the art of cross-branding before its time which, through his formidable public relations skills, shaped the foundation of his creative journey. An incredible “human connector” and those who knew him cherish the memory of a great and ingenious soul, whose heart was always at the service of innovative projetcs.

“He was a fabulously unconventional colossus on the luxury goods scene.”

 

Nick Foulkes –  internationally recognised authority on luxury travel, material culture, timepieces and the arts

Monty Shadow who was he, the story of a great photographer and genius maverick who crossed, with his creative vision, the world of fashion, sport, automotive, publishing, art and luxury to create unimaginable synergies of great success....

Talk with Journalist Giorgio Terruzzi and Sport Commentator Ivan Capelli an intense story about Ayrton Senna and who he really was and an opportunity to show some shots of Ayrton Senna off the tracks taken by his friend Monty Shadow ...

Monty left signs “that are equivalent to children” and the memory of those “signs” and the positive effects of those signs, still today remain in the history of luxury and photography and I always liked this a lot about Monty...

I was really a child…you know he was used to calling“Ciao Bambino! He gave you an incredible boost, I met him when I was in Imola, I was 14 years old so I was really a child, and I met Monty when together with Bernie Ecclestone they were in the paddock....

He was a very outgoing person, Monty he was Monty was special and he was not a normal person like all people who are creative and he was also a fantastic photographer. He was good, he took many beautiful photos and I have some in my collection....

Monty was always with a smile on his face and we slowly became friends without having to talk much, but when you first saw him you thought of this great vocal energy, this strong personality, this leadership and the great network of people he had that he didn't want to keep to himself but share with his friends and he...

The first time I see Monty… and I always tell the story…. he was running backwards because he was at a track meet. He’s the photograph all day the World Cup and the meets in Germany and Italy and he was a photographer on the track when I was running, so I always remembered his hair…...