Arnold Abner Newman (March 3rd/1918 – June 6th/2006) once said: “A portrait is a form of biography. Its purpose is to inform you now and to record for history.” Continue reading “Why and what is an ‘Environmental Portrait’?”
Category: Photography
Is it possible to live without photography?
I feel that photography is, above all, a state of the soul. Continue reading “Is it possible to live without photography?”
Photography is a state of the soul
A central thought about my photography: try not to portray things, objects, life in general, as they are in real life, but rather as you feel them. Continue reading “Photography is a state of the soul”
In praise of becoming a better person
The more I read about this subject, the more I feel convinced that the photographs I make are primarily meant to make me happier and a better person, not a better photographer. Continue reading “In praise of becoming a better person”
In praise of diptychs, triptychs, polyptychs.
When in doubt, press the shutter button of your camera 2, 3 … 5 times more and feel happy about it. For me, street photography is the soul of photography. Continue reading “In praise of diptychs, triptychs, polyptychs.”
Life near the sea
I feel that the days that I live near the sea transmit to me emotions that transcend to the common place, of my days in the routine of home and work. Continue reading “Life near the sea”
Photographer’s Day
Congratulations to all of you, photographers, men and women, professionals or, amateurs, on Photographer’s Day … Continue reading “Photographer’s Day”
Architecture
“Architecture is the art of building, it’s a commitment to the volumes, the colors, the spaces. So I think the architecture is the most complete of the arts.” Ruy Ohtake, a great architect from São Paulo, Brazil (Canal Arte 1, from the Brazilian Architects series).
“The basis of architecture is invention.” Oscar Niemeyer, one of the greatest Brazilian and world architects who has several works in Brazil and in several countries. Continue reading “Architecture”
Diary of a trip
The slightly yellow and warm waters of the Paraná River (27° 16 ’09 “S, 58° 14′ 38” W), just south of beloved South America, bathe a region that is home to incredibly beautiful and important aquatic ecosystems (riverine and wetlands) for the ecology of many species of terrestrial and aquatic animals and plants of the world. Continue reading “Diary of a trip”
“The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?” – Edward Weston
“The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?” – Edward Weston
“The fun thing about photography— augmenting our vision and reality” – Eric Kim
Wise words from Weston and Kim.
Thinking seriously about them, I reviewed these three photographs I made a long time ago. Continue reading ““The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?” – Edward Weston”
Just a touch on Mario Giacomelli’s work.
The work of this Italian photographer (born August 1st 1925; death November 25th 2000 in Senigallia-Italy) Continue reading “Just a touch on Mario Giacomelli’s work.”
