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New images and new me

I'm no longer a street photographer. At least not in the way we understand being a street photographer today.

And so, for many, I have never been a street photographer.

I'm a documentary photographer. That much is clear. And this is so appealing to art directors that they actually hire me.

There are photographers whose idol is Bruce Gilden.

Not me.

If anything, Guido Guidi. Stephen Shore. Luigi Ghirri.

No one can question my choice to be on the street taking photographs. I am the street. But it is a conscious, intentional, thoughtful choice.

It's knowing I have to ontologically accept who I am and what I do. What interests me. Which isn't a pose. It's not a fad. Otherwise, I would have lasted those guys. Five years tops, and they're out of my sight.

In these two months, I've done very little street photography. I've been busy with editorial assignments that have taken up my time.

But don't worry, those who follow me. I'm still here and always ready to hang out with them, to offer my attention and services as a photo coach. Maybe in some nice street photography workshop, which, believe me, is better done with someone who's published like me than with a double-jobber who wants to raise money but has never actually been published, except for some useless fanzine, edited by someone who's a worse photographer than they are.

I hope that all this discussion can be understood and anchored in the fact that I am following my own authorial path.

The photos…