Max Ranchi was born in Trieste.
In the military service, his first profession was a climbing & skiing instructor in the Alpini, the Italian mountain troops. After four years he decided to change life and travel and after many adventures he ended up in Hawaii, where he met some American photographers, so he had the chance to work as assistant. After two years it was time to move on again, so back to Europe and he went to the Blake College in London, where he studied photography. Back home, in Trieste he started to cover the major regattas, in Italy and Worldwide soon after. He is now among the top professional photographers in the marine industry, he works for sailing teams, press offices and regatta organizers.
In his free time, Max likes to retire to his mountain hut in Gracco, Carnia, where he indulges in snowboarding, climbing and generally enjoying the mountain scenery.
Max Ranchi
