ura , ▁was ▁a ▁children ' s ▁book ▁author ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Vent ura ▁attended ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Br era . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁fashion ▁photograph er . ▁In ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁fashion ▁mag az ines ▁such ▁as ▁Elle , ▁Marie Cla ire , ▁Am ica , ▁Vog ue ▁G io iel lo , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁ten ▁years ▁into ▁his ▁career , ▁Vent ura ▁gradually ▁stepped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁fashion ▁phot ography ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁personal ▁art istic ▁path . ▁In ▁his ▁studio ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁photograph ▁small ▁di or am as ▁about ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁Italy , ▁based ▁on ▁mem ories ▁and ▁tales ▁from ▁his ▁grand m other . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Con tras to ▁published ▁“ W ar ▁Sou ven irs ", ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁this ▁work , ▁with ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁writer ▁Franc ine ▁Pro se . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁exhib itions ▁world wide . ▁ ▁The ▁BBC ▁included ▁Vent ura ' s ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁about ▁phot