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Three Years!

19 Comments 11 May 2013

About three years ago I said to myself: “If the world is changing – hey, I’d better move on.” And that’s how this blog was born. Today is its third birthday and, looking back, I can’t believe all of the changes that have happened in my life and career. At first I felt kind of [...]

Discussion, Photos

A New Approach

5 Comments 21 March 2012

Lately, I have been experimenting with a new approach to portraiture photography. Generally speaking, when I shoot, I use one of two very different approaches depending on the type of picture I am working on. Shooting fashion or beauty, I am very meticulous in choosing the model. Then there is makeup, hairstyling, lights, styling, location [...]

Events

Slowing Down

No Comments 15 February 2012

As some of you have noticed, it’s been a while since I published new articles on this blog. I really enjoy blogging, but it was becoming a bit too time consuming. That’s why I decided to slow down. From now on, I’ll keep posting new articles, but only from time to time. I am currently [...]

Events

One Year !

4 Comments 11 May 2011

One year ago today, my blog went online. A few days later, my friend Fabio Polenghi was killed in Bangkok while shooting a photo-report. Actually, in the space of a few months five persons close to me died and this kept reminding me how impermanent we are and how important it is to spend our [...]

Photos

Un-commissioned Portraits

1 Comment 10 March 2011

Okay, this is an epochal change for me: I am shooting un-commissioned portraits. I hear you saying, “What’s so strange about it?” I know, many photographers do shoot a lot of personal work on a regular basis. I am not at all used to it. In general, if it’s not for publication, I don’t feel like [...]

Discussion

The Future Of Photography, The Future Of Journalism

10 Comments 23 June 2010

How come painters of past centuries used to paint saints all the time? (Because they were sponsored by the church). People working in communication know well that the content transmitted by traditional media MUST support the advertisers. The reason is simple: without advertising traditional media could not survive. Here are a couple of experiences that [...]