Ivano was born in 1976 in Spoleto, where he lives and works. He has been a professional photographer for ten years. His passion for photography has also led him to Africa where he has created works on South Africa, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. During his travels he developed two recurrent themes: stage photography (theatre, music and dance) and photo journalism.
Subjects have included: the risks of industrialized fishing for local communities; the documentation of local inovators in the arts in Mali and South Africa.
Already in 2010, Trabalza has photographed behind the sceens at Miami Fashion Week and has begun work with the Spoleto Festival Dei Due Monde as the Official Photographer.
- Coming in June 2010 Official Photographer for the Spoleto Festival Dei Due Monde 53.
- In March 2010 Miami Fashion Week, backstage photographer.
- Since August 2009 he has been cooperating with the photographic agency OTNphotos.
- April 2009, in collaboration with Grimaldi Line he creates a documentary on the young sailors of cargo ships.
- In October 2007 he takes part in the first photographic competition "Racconti d'Arte" organized by Mart in Trento and is placed second.
- In August 2006 he is commissioned by the local company V.U.S. Valle Umbra Servizi to create the photographic archive of the several offered services.
- In January 2006 he publishes a report on the magazine Sportweek, on a murder inmate's story who plays in a third division football team.
- Since August 2005 he has been commissioned by the Spoleto municipality and by the company SSIT to create the photographic documentation concerning the alternative mobility for Spoleto.
- In April 2005 he publishes a report on the traditional Signares holiday in Senegal on the weekly newspaper "Io Donna", supplement of the newspaper "Il Corriere della Sera".
- In April 2005 he also publishes a report on the Italian women's national boxing team, on the weekly newspaper "Anna".
- He is placed third at "Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography Awards", international photographic competition, 2005 edition with special mention of the jury.
- In October 2004, for the second consecutive year, he takes part in the international festival “Percussionistica – World Rithm Festival”, with the exhibition “From Bamako to Tombouctou” at the "University for foreigners" in Perugia.
- He is the official photographer for the shows of the Estate Spoletina 2004 (international festival for art, theatre, music and dance), on behalf of the municipality of Spoleto.
