Born in Tuscany, Nico Tondini began practicing photography in 1975. After attending photography and image classes at University of Florence, he began taking interior photographs.Thanks to his interest in food and cookery, he soon began writing and illustrating recipes and food articles.Since 1985 he has been publishing travel and photographic reports for ethnographic, geographic and lore reviews.Tondini's photographs illustrate the following books: Di Castello in Castello (Florence, Trainer International, 1992), about the castles in Arezzo region; Tunisia, a Tourist Guide (Florence, Giunti Editore, 2008); food books Pizza, Cucina Cinese (Chinese Cooking), Cucina Araba (Arabic Cooking) and Cucina Indiana (Indian Cooking) (Florence, Giunti Editore, 2007-2008). He is also the author of Bambini, a tavola! (Milan, Distretto 97 Editore, 1997), a book of multi-ethnical recipes for kids.Nico Tondini lives and works in Florence.