Portrait of the artist behind Bacco Photography
The Artist

Behind
the Craft.

I've always believed that a photograph isn't finished until it's on the wall. Not tucked in a folder, not glowing on a screen -- on a wall, in a frame that was built for it. That's the whole idea behind Bacco.

I'm a street photographer and custom hardwood frame maker working out of Fairfield County, Connecticut. Every piece I make travels the full distance -- from the shutter click to the milled frame to the final hang. One set of hands, one vision, no middlemen.

The photography comes from the street. The framing comes from the workshop. Both come from the same stubborn belief: if you care about the image, you should care about how it lives in a room.

Art isn't disposable. A photograph, a print, a painting captures a moment that mattered enough to stop time for. The frame should honor that. We build for permanence because the things worth keeping deserve materials that last, craftsmanship that holds, and hands that care about every joint, every bevel, every grain.

The Workshop

How It Happens

Every frame starts as rough lumber. From milling to joining to finishing, every step is done by hand in our Fairfield County workshop.

Hardwood lumber stacked in the workshop
Raw Lumber
Hand tools and router on the workbench
The Tools
Custom frame in progress on the assembly table
In Progress
Materials & Standards

Why These Materials

Every component is chosen for permanence. Here's what goes into a Bacco frame -- and why.

TruVue conservation glass on a framed print
Conservation Glass

TruVue Museum Glass

We use TruVue because nothing else comes close. Their Museum Glass filters 99% of UV light while virtually eliminating reflection -- so the image looks like it's floating, unobstructed. Conservation Clear is our standard on every tier because archival protection shouldn't be an upgrade; it should be the baseline.

UV damage is invisible until it's irreversible. TruVue means your print looks the same in twenty years as it does today.

Archival matboard being cut to size
Archival Matboard

Crescent RagMat

Standard matboard is buffered with calcium carbonate and breaks down over time, leaching acid into the art it's supposed to protect. Crescent RagMat is 100% cotton rag -- the same fiber museums use for long-term preservation.

Every mat we cut is acid-free, lignin-free, and meets Library of Congress standards for permanence. The bevel is clean, the surface is smooth, and it won't yellow or foxspot. Period.

Walnut and maple hardwood milled for framing
Solid Hardwood

Walnut, Maple, Cherry & More

No MDF. No veneers. No plastic composites. Every Bacco frame is milled from solid domestic and exotic hardwoods -- walnut, hard maple, cherry, white oak, sapele, wenge. The grain tells its own story.

We source from reputable mills and select each board by hand. The wood isn't just structure -- it's part of the art. That's why we leave the grain visible, finished with hand-rubbed oil that deepens the color over the years.