I do not feel like and ...
maybe I'm not even ... a photographer, I feel more like ... a visionary.
With a second-hand bought "Yashica FX3" which I still use today, it was back
in 1985 that I became interested in photography.
I don't have and I have never had teachers (in the physical sense of the
term); I have acquired techniques and the basics just by taking shots and
thanks to reading the two major magazines (at the time) in the field.
I know little of the greats of photography, I have never been inspired by
any of them in particular, and I've never taken one as a role model, I
prefer, instead, "to be inspired" by taking a bit from here and a bit from
there.
It was 1992 ... the passion slipped inexorably towards "obsession", life
changes, need changes and I decided that it was best to leave it alone ...
at least until 2007.
15 years, so much time had passed and taken by an outburst of nostalgia I
restarted but, unfortunately, nothing is ever like it used to be, fifteen
years (maybe less) were enough to revolutionise the concept of
"photography".
It was necessary to acquire new equipment, rethink the way to understand it
... in essence ... start from scratch ... almost.
Thanks to the web I found a virtual photographic community which would play
a key role in the path to the recovery to date, a good place where to learn
and grow.
Since then I have continued on my path ... slowly, partly for lack of time
and partly to avoid falling back into obsession.
From October 2012 to December 2017 I was "Area Delegate" in U.I.F. (Italian Amateur Photo Union),
where I was enrolled from 2011 to 2017.
All things considered, I can say that over time I have built a personal
style, something that characterises me but I do not have a favourite genre,
I like to "look" all around me.
Contrary to most people, moreover, that take a shot a unique ... I like to
work ... process ... dissect a shot in order to obtain more results ...
basically a shot means different emotions.
It was pointed out to me, however, that in my photos there is an almost
total lack of a human element, and when present, it is unrecognisable,
abstract and evanescent.
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