Born and raised in Bolzano, Italy he studied architecture in Ferrara, before to move to Berlin, LA and NY where he now resides. After 10 years of practice he decided to follow his passion: photography. His genuine love for portraiture, his knowledge of art and understanding of style made his work and name recognizable in the industry. His work was seen in magazines such as Vogue Italia, Uomo Vogue, Russian Vogue, Russian Elle, Amica, The Observer and The Telegraph. His fine art work was shown in Europe and US and it is present in the permanent collection of the FIT Museum in NY. In 2012 Wandael was in Afghanistan for a reportage about the female jails conditions and the military training of afghan women. In 2013 completed a 5900miles solo coast to coast on his motorcycle to create a beautiful photographic book: Dear America from NY to SF.