In 2007, Massimo was one of 20 photographers commissioned worldwide by the Italian Ministry of Artistic/Cultural Heritage and Activities for a reportage on the status of Italian heritage and landscapes.

From 2008, Massimo worked in central Asia, focusing his lens for four years on social change in Pakistan and the countries of central Asia; analyzing its contemporary history and involvement in the War on Terror through its implications on the population. This extensive coverage became his first long-term project, entitled ‘The Dusty Path’.  This project, with the support of the Carmignac Foundation, became his first monographic book, Lashkars. (2011, Actes Sud).

Massimo regularly works with international magazines like TIME, The New Yorker, NewsWeek and Espresso, and he has won numerous grants and prizes and his images form part of the collections of the Carmignac Foundation and the MAXXI Museum in Rome. Massimo’s photographs have been exhibited at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, as well as international festivals like Rencontres d’Arles and Visa pour L’Image. Massimo is a member of the Centre International du Photojournalisme in Perpignan and is currently based in Rome.