About ME
About ME
Photography has been part of my life since the beginning thanks to my father, but the love for mountains and hiking turned it into a real passion. Nature, and its various manifestations, pushed me to take away at least a piece of the emotions experienced every time, at least an image of the amazing scenarios admired. The path I followed during those years led me to a more intimate and personal vision of landscape photography, more oriented to be witness of feelings than mere representation of reality.
“Some photographers take reality… and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.” – Ansel Adams
“Recording unfelt facts, acquired by rule, results in sterile inventory. To see the Thing Itself is essential.” – Edward Weston
philosophy
PHILOSOPHY
Mastering the technique means to be free to forget about it. Separating from it is a way to ensure that the shots are revealed unfiltered, conveyed by the sensations and emotions of the moment. What define the boundary between the interpretation of a place and the artistic expression? Where does the ego ends and a healthy identification with the environment begins? I believe it is essential not to be guided by pre-established concepts or dogmas. Immersing yourself in the nature should be a catharsis, a liberation from the contaminations of everyday life. It should represents an opportunity to find our inner images and make them emerge, recognizing them on the outside. In order to establish the intimate and deep contact with places, necessary to let the subconscious express, it is essential to know the area. How it changes according to the seasons, the movement of the sun, the climate. Thus knowledge is an essential tool to get in touch with the non-material reality, to communicate, to rediscover, to be reborn. Relate to “the content of the content of the content” and grasp what is latent. This is the only way to finally release the personal artistic and emotional baggage.
ethics
ETHICS
When we move through a place that we feel and that we want to be a natural extension of ourselves, I believe that respect is fundamental. If there is respect for ourselves, there must also be respect for what is external to us. Not causing permanent damage to the landscape we want to represent is essential. Leaving minimal, if any, trace of our passage is the first step towards creating authentic images. Practicing hiking and photography in a sustainable and low-impact way is the basis of the principles of the Nature First and Leave No Trace movements that I proudly follow.
In addition to the environment, respect is also due to the viewers. The power of landscape photography lies in the fact that the audience believe that it represents Mother Nature’s creations. Thus it is priority not to intentionally deceive who is in front of our shots, avoiding damages in post-production as well. What is acceptable or not, in terms of lightroom interventions, is something extremely subjective. Personally I limit the interpretation of reality to on-camera techniques and I do not allow alterations during the final processing of the shot.