Born in Milan, Roberto Ligresti moved to New York right after graduating from the Academy of Art of Brera, Italy, to become a professional illustrator. After a brief but extremely successful career  in advertising as one of Madison Avenue's favorite storyboard artists, Roberto switched to the camera specializing in Hair and Beauty Photography. Roberto's images won the prestigious North American Hairstyling Award consistently since 2010, the Association Internationale Presse Professionel first prize twice, and Wella Trendvision in 2017.
He has worked with Celebrities like Carol Alt, Jamie King, Bay Ling, Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey, and Veronica Webb.
His client's list includes Allure Magazine, Clairol. Conair, L’bel, Farouk, Goldwell, JC Penney Salons, Kenra, Keune, Mizani, Modern Salon, Moroccan Oil, Obliphica, Pivot Point, Revlon, Sebastian, Sedu, Sexy Hair, Tatler Magazine, and Wella. He has been named one of the World's Prominent Photographers in the fall 2019 issue of Collections Pan Arab Luxury Magazine.

Roberto Ligresti is based in New York as well as  Los Angeles, and owns a boutique studio in the Seaport District.