Locardi, Elia

Elia Locardi is an acclaimed world travel photographer, keynote speaker, and experienced educator. He has developed a highly recognized style of photography that has been widely circulated in significant publications, including National Geographic, Elle, and Travel + Leisure. His work is frequently displayed in fine art galleries and venues worldwide.

Elia's passion for photography and education has led him to work in over 70 countries and collaborate with major companies, countries, and tourism organizations worldwide. With over 20 years of experience in photography, production, and education, Elia has given more than 200 keynotes and lectures. He has spoken at venues including Photokina, Photo Plus Expo, InterBee, Visual Storytellers Conference, NAB, Post-production World, Adobe Max, B&H Optic, Fujifilm Festival, Gulf Photo Plus, Kelby Media, HIPA Dubai, National Geographic Aveiro Fest, and Xposure International Photography Festival. Additionally, he has worked with clients and companies, including Instagram, Google, Fujifilm, Nikon, Adobe, Skylum, Wacom, CNet, and DJI Global. And, because he doesn't sleep, Elia is also known for developing and on-camera hosting various episodic travel shows, including Moments in Time and Kentucky in Focus.

In 2022, Elia became the co-founder and CEO of Radiant Imaging Labs. He helped create Radiant Photo, a desktop, plugin, and mobile application that uses Adaptive AI to detect the content of a photo to correct and optimize the tone and color in 16-bit without any masking. Radiant Photo is the first true-to-life editing software to bring out the best of every photo without making it look over-processed.