Elio Ciol (born 1929) is an Italian photographer and publisher who was born in Casarsa della Delizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the region where he has principally lived and worked. His father was a photographer who kept a studio in their hometown and Elio began practising photography at the early age of fifteen. Ciol has concentrated on creating a photographic record and archive of Italian works of art, architecture, landscapes, and archaeological sites and artefacts, particularly in Friuli. He has also photographed in Assisi since 1951. Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul) is an area of north-eastern Italy, comprising the major part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region; the historical Friuli is the land de Livence al Timâf, which means from the Livenza river in the west to the Timavo river in the east... Crest of the township (comune) of Assisi Assisi (Latin: Asisium) is a town and episcopal see in Italy in Perugia province, Italy, in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Mt. ...

References

• Anglo-American Name Authority File, s.v. "Ciol, Elio", LC Control Number n 79055042, cited 10 February 2006
• Union List of Artists Names, s.v. "Ciol, Elio", cited 10 February 2006