Issue24 (part3) June 2017

Tell us something about yourself
I am an italian photographer, working since 1989 in the fashion and
advertising fields.
How and when did you get into photography?
I started in 1982 after many years in which I studied painting, and for
the first years I decided to shoot night landscapes, using an old LEICA M
and very long exposures, in a very onyric style. In a few time many
gallerist asked me to organize exibitions with my photos, and it was
exactly during an important one that I met Monica Bellucci, a very
famous model and actress.
She proposed me to go to Milano introducing me to the top fashion
agencies. That meeting changed my professional life.
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What does photography mean to you?
A good way to materialize your thoughts and fantasies, even if, I must
admit, I prefer the cinematographic language, being very fond too of
music
Please briefly describe your photography style for our readers.
Since 25 years I shoot models, models and models :) but what I hope (
they say ) is that in every picture I make I try to take off the model her
real beauty and femininity,. My style wants to be elegant and
glamourous at the same time
Where do you get inspiration from?
In the beginning, when I started to create night landscapes, the greatest
inspiration was an outstanding Ansel Adams exibition, with his
masterpieces in black and white. It helped me to find a personal idea to
shoot my landscapes.
Think you in advance what you want in the picture?
It depends. I have to admit, making a comparison with music ( as I told
you one of my greatest passions ) ,I consider myself a jazz player more
than a classical one, I like to improvise at 80 %
Of course it doesn't means I don't plan anything in my job, but I never
follow too strictly a layout or something like that. I follow the mood
Studio, on location or both?
Both, absolutely. I started to shoot models outdoor, because in the first
years. I had not a studio by my own, when I moved to Milano, but I had
to open it, even because Milano's winters can be very long and models
don't like the cold, usually :)
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