Born in 1977 in Padua, Italy. Lives and works in Milan.

Federico Toffano is a photographer specializing in fashion, luxury and e-commerce. He graduated in Photography and Visual Arts and later became a lecturer in Creative Image at the same institution.

Following his early work in digital imaging and his first international experiences, he developed a career that led him to collaborate with artists and professionals from different disciplines. In Paris, he worked as assistant to Vittorio Moltedo, co-founder of Bottega Veneta; he later collaborated with Michael Lin in Shanghai, with Pedro Almodóvar and Adolfo Barnatan in Madrid. These experiences helped shape an approach that combines technical precision, visual sensitivity and a strong culture of image-making.

Based in Milan, he focuses on fashion photography, collaborating with leading international luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Palm Angels. In recent years, he established a long-term collaboration with Gucci during Alessandro Michele's creative direction, specializing in the production of high-end e-commerce imagery.

He is the founder of Auren Studio, a Milan-based creative studio specializing in photography, production and creative direction for the design, hospitality and fine dining sectors, developing visual projects in collaboration with professionals and artists.

Alongside his commercial practice, he continues his personal research in contemporary artthrough the project Federico Nero.