Igor Ponti (born in 1981) lives in Lugano, Switzerland; in 2013, he obtained support from the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, whose aim was to promote new talents in the field of photography. His images have been part of both personal and private exhibitions.
His first book Skate Generation was published in 2009.
In 2010 he began his new research to describe and investigate the idea of an common Swiss identity.
In 2014 is published by Hatje Cantz his second book “Looking for Identity” that in the same year he was invited to the international exhibition of photography Paris Photo Fair, for the presentation.
The book “Looking for Identity” was in the final selection of the New York Photo Festival 2014.