Rocco Rorandelli was born in Florence (1973). His interest in photography commenced at an early age, but it wasn’t until completing his doctoral studies in Biology that he decided to commit to his lifelong passion. Having developed a profound interest in social and environmental issues, he has portrayed stories from Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and his work has been exhibited in Italy, Germany; Spain, Switzerland, U.S., China. His images have been utilized in numerous advertising, fundraising and awareness campaigns of various social (Terre des hommes, UniCOOP, Amnesty International) and academic institutions in the U.S. (Cornell Univ., Sarah Lawrence Coll.). Among his editorial clients TIME, Paris Match, L'Hebdo, Guardian Review, D di Repubblica, L'Espresso, Vanity Fair, Io Donna, Corriere della Sera Magazine, Newsweek.

He had been shortlisted at Sony World Photography awards 2010 and is a Honorable Mention recipient of PX3 2008.

He is one of the funding members of the collective TerraProject.