Aniello Barone was born and lives in Naples. He graduated in Sociology and, since 1994, has photographed the urban and suburban realities of metropolitan areas, with special focus on the environment, immigration and the peripheries. He is currently working on a series of projects for public and private bodies. He lectures on Sociology of Photography at the Fine Arts Academy of Naples.

His publications include:

Sahrawi: la terra sospesa, Electa Napoli, Napoli 2001
A photographic study of the life and conditions of the Sahrawi people in the Western Sahara

La communità accanto, Federico Motta, Milano 2001
A photographic study of the life of immigrants in the Campania region of Italy

Detta Innominata, PelitiAssociati, Roma 2006
A photographic study of San Giovanni a Teduccio and its people, a post-industrial landscape on the outskirts of Naples

He is currently working on a series of projects sponsored by public and private bodies.