Ritorno sul luogo del delitto: la fotografia a colori di Vincenzo Balocchi

Vincenzo Balocchi (Florence, 1892-1975), was an amateur photographer who worked from the 20s to the 60s and took part in some of the most important photographic groups of that period. An engineer with a classical education, he was praised by critics for his technical competence and classicism. An expert in the industrial production of photomechanical color prints since 1920, he started using color in its private work only in the late 50s and did so for about a decade, reinterpreting earlier black and white pictures and exploring photographic language through variants. This essay investigates this original color work. placing it within the broader debate about this technique.