Notes from a street photographer at the dawn of a new turning point

We have reached the middle of the year. Another difficult year in many respects, in particular linked to the world political situation. I talked about what is now happening at the beginning of 2020 so I'm not even that surprised. I immerse myself in photography with even more intensity.

I quit my facebook.

I started studying video editing and I acquired new skills that will be useful in the future, also as a new service to offer to my customers.

Since I started as photographer and writer I questioned myself on the making, about what drives me to create. And this analysis of myself and the creative process I carry constantly with me. My profession brings with it a dichotomy between taking pictures for myself or for others. And I have always said to myself that although photography is a language, a form of communicating to others, to generate genuine and sincere art we need to look inside ourselves and allow our inner voice to come out. Then there will be those who love what you do as the one who hates it, or the one who is simply indifferent.

I accept it. Its part of the game.

If I look back I see a photographer who basically always did what he wanted at all times. The various stages of creativity were all part of a process that brought me to where I am now, for better or for worse.

Even when I embarked on projects that did not have the desired outcome I have always followed my line and not the one that could perhaps be followed more. I have never done and I don't think I will ever do something just for greater appreciation. We all know that we live in a era where it seems anyone is chasing online attention.

In the last year i spent a lot of my time to watch and study the work of many YouTubers. From those who deal with photography and cinema to those who talk about food to those who show their travels or simply make a sort of visual diary. One of the mistakes that I find most frequent is that, becoming a real job, many lose their compass, sometimes proposing videos in a forced way, chasing views and likes.And I think this is very sad in terms of losing the real creative drive and forcing yourself to do something simply because you have to do it. I don't want anything like that for my work as a photographer and writer.

When I started to blog in English, 12 years ago I received a lot of negative feedback because my English was not any good. But that didn't stop me from continuing. I don't do something because others tell me. And I don't do things to please others.

Analyzing my photographic journey I saw how much time I spent experimenting and keeping away from the comfort zone. I have experimented for a long time and still experiment with my approach and even a change of camera forces me to review my way of working. After all these years of experience I can see how this irregular path allows me to be much more capable as an educator and how my experiments and not thinking academically turn out to be extraordinarily effective for those who decide to start a learning path by relying on mine. consulting.

I can also share with a certain pride that I have created, over time, an absolutely personal role in this world called photography. Success is my success. It doesn't have to be a boastful of fame on the web. I say this with all the serenity that I carry inside today and that makes me say that photography today represents a refuge for me from the ugliness of the world.