Javier Pierini is a commercial, travel and hospitality photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He shoots corporate, advertising and editorial commissions for international brands, publications, luxury hotels and resorts across South America.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, he studied photography and social communication at the University of Buenos Aires and completed his photography studies at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Italy. His personal work has been exhibited in Argentina, the United States, Italy and Poland.
Published work and clients
His photographs have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Style Magazine, Monocle, Forbes, Fortune and Departures, among others. Clients include Pepsico, Unilever, Danone, Microsoft, Airbnb, Marriott, Explora, Fasano, DoubleTree by Hilton, LATAM Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and Volvo. He is represented by Redux Pictures.
What he photographs
Hotels and hospitality. Luxury hotels, resorts and boutique properties across South America, including Explora Torres del Paine, Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt, Faena, Algodon Mansion, Fasano São Paulo and the Recoleta Grand Buenos Aires for Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio: architecture, interiors, suites, spas, restaurants and the guest experience.
Travel. Editorial travel photography across the region, from the salt flats of Jujuy and the forests of Patagonia to the streets of Buenos Aires, for publications such as National Geographic Traveler and Travel + Leisure.
Corporate. Annual reports and corporate photography for companies such as Pepsico, Unilever, Bunge and Volvo, in offices, plants and industrial sites across Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
Portraits. Executive and editorial portraits of business leaders and public figures, including Marcos Galperin, Mauricio Macri and Juliana Awada, Nacho Figueras and Michel Rolland, photographed on location.
Motion. Video for brands, hotels and publications, such as a film for Pepsico’s 50th anniversary and “One Kings Lane Goes to Peru” with Nate Berkus, often produced together with still photography.
How he works
Javier combines an editorial eye with the technical standards of global brands: careful light, real places and real people. Traveling is part of his daily life, and his assignments have taken him across Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru and Brazil, as well as Mexico, Cuba and Italy.
For international clients he also works as a local production partner. He scouts locations, manages shooting permits and logistics, moves equipment across borders and brings trusted local assistants and crews, with the whole process in English from the first brief to final delivery.
Work together
See his hotel and hospitality, travel, corporate, portrait and motion work, or get in touch to plan an assignment in South America.