This is the attitude to me
Many defined it bold, but for me it is not. for me it represents an attitude, a state of mind, a way of being.
This is who I am. For me it is not a fashion ora passing trend in my life. In fact this is my life. I am a Street Photographer, no matter what happens.
When I decided to do this tattoo I knew what I was getting into: I aroused attention, I received criticism, someone came to say that I had turned into a hashtag. Yet most people appreciate it. The tattoo was done by the only tattoo artist who has inked my skin so far: my brother, a professional tattoo artist in Italy.
Mine is not a game, guys. And it's not something I do to join a community or to appear interesting. Being a street photographer has not only made me a different photographer but also a different individual.
I have been a street photographer for 15 years now.
And the passion has never subsided, it has become even stronger I would say. Today I travel in my life with an awareness given by my maturation. So today I feel absolutely calm. I used to notice things that didn't matter at all, like haters. I remain a living fire, yes, but this energy I dedicate to constructive things.
I have some important projects. I believe I can engage in these other photographers and do positive things for the whole movement. I put some bad experiences behind me. Aware that precisely those have served to improve myself and become what I am today.
My photography is better today. I am a best photographer because now I am and I do what I want, much more than ten years ago. I stopped accepting compromises and responding to certain dynamics. Whoever hires me today for a job really has the best. For example, if I could do a job for Leica today as I did in the past, I would do it a hundred times better.
This new website, which arrived in early 2021, represented as a kind of watershed in my career. It is as if in a certain way it has allowed me to get rid of all the garbage accumulated over the years, starting to squash the flight, even getting rid of the weights that did not allow me to fly.
And from a different perspective I was able to notice certain things for their true appearance. Being connected to certain situations was only bad for me. Thus, even the choices on my cameras, selling me the ones I had to choose other, all without depending on something in my choice, made me meet a much better photography.
Today I really feel calm in every situation that comes before me, both as a street photographer and as a commercial photographer and photojournalist.
Is there anything I would like in the future? Yes, there is always something. In the future I would like to shoot more film. I would like to have a rangefinder, which is one of Leica M (M6 preferably) and Bessa Voigtlander. I am pretty sure I could make a great work with one of them, but in the meantime I enjoy to work with my Yashica Electro GSN and the Olympus Stylus Infinity.
Guys, I really hope you appreciate this self-analysis that I sometimes propose on this blog. Uncovering my living is part of who I am. Getting to know the man behind the photographer offers a greater dimension to the galaxy of activities that are part of my work. Thanks to be here, reading this.
