After having worked unsatisfactorily in commercial and industrial photography Paolo Pellegrin (1964) made the transition to photojournalism. He has been making independent photo-essays about social themes since then. The subjects with which he occupies himself include immigration, aids, terrorism and voodoo; in 1996 Pellegrin was one of the participants of the World Press Masterclass, with a series about children in Bosnia.

In 1995 he started a project about the porn industry, on which he is still working. In various cities - Paris, Budapest, Los Angeles - he depicts the making of porn films. He shows what goes on both in front as well as behind the scenes. Sex as a commodity, shown, often humorously, in a personal style.