Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Andy Warhol, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Silvio Berlusconi. Umberto Pizzi, the photographer of Rome's Dolce Vita and a former war correspondent, immortalized them all, always looking for "that light that charismatic figures radiate". Pizzi died in Rome at the age of 89, after a life spent capturing the more irreverent elements of the capital's nobility, which included celebrities, parties, and even powerful people. Iconic are his photographs for the news website Dagospia, which portray politicians in social settings, frequently during mealtimes. Pizzi's professional and personal horizons extended beyond Rome's high society circles; early in his career, he worked for the FAO and, as a war photographer, traveled to Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Jordan. Even after moving to Rome, he never considered himself simply a "paparazzo". "The photo must speak", he used to say, persuaded that the photographs should, above all, serve to capture something more about the subject, to catch a revealing moment first in black and white and then in colour.