Umberto d'Aniello, was born in Capri in 1963. He has lived on the island ever since.
A grant from the Axel Munthe Fundation at age 22, allowed the young photographer to make a trip to Paris and discover the work of Cartier Bresson, Robert Doisneau and Edouard Boubat. Later meaningful encounters and workshops with such masters as Franco Fontana, Eikoh Hosoe, will pave the way for the self taught artist to establish himself as one the most prominent photographer in Capri.

Umberto D'Aniello was recently featured in the magazine Capri Review, along with Helmut Newton, Mimmo Jodice, Fulvio Roiter etc.. as one of the greatest photographer to have shot Capri.

His pictures illustrate the books "Footnote on Capri" by Norman Douglas (2003) and La Jeunesse d'Amour (2005) both published by LA CONCHIGLIA.