I’m an amateur photographer from Palermo, Sicily . I started taking pictures at the age of 15 years using the Polaroid of my brother. My dream then was to take pictures of pin-up girls or the glossy world of Playboy. The big change came about 18 years old when I discovered Helmut Newton. From then on my way to shoot glamour surely become bolder. And the decision was also rewarded: my first nude photo to participate in a contest has been selected at Px3, Prix de la Photography de Paris. I have to admit that my models are always a bit unhappy to appear since they discovered that most of the times their face is the part that less kidnaps my attention. I see the body as part of a larger scene, in which plays a role not essential, but is a part of a larger composition.
Since I discovered Doisneau, Erwitt and then the team of architecture’s photographers (not least the legendary Basilico who left us too soon) my attention has shifted to the road and the life that takes place there. I am a fan of geometric shapes and I feel attracted by the abandoned spaces, such as old factories or empty houses. It is from this latter tendency that I began working on my last project for the city where I was born, Palermo. I’m trying for months to explore the dark corners of my city, throwing a light where it is uncomfortable: the dark side of a large city, with its inconsistencies and dramas. I hope in this way to take advantage of the medium of photography to expose local politics that seems to have forgotten the promises of development for this area.
Another project concerns the behavior of people on the beach. It applies not only to a simple set of days at the beach but the way in which people of my shares is related to the sea. The beach not only let us strip off some clothes but also of some inhibitions. The beach is a place to socialize, to drown the problems, to re-establish a connection, to overcome shyness . The relationship with the common space becomes different, the barriers fall and distances from the stranger or the unknown are canceled.
It wasn’t therefore difficult to approach people, because people at the beach also lose much of their distrust towards the photographer.
The beach as a second home, the place where contact with the sun and the sea flows into a single joy, a time light and carefree; a place where the reluctance and bustle of city life finally finds a vent. The happy faces of children or the motorcycle ride to the beach are evidence.
My goal is to make a show and I think I use primarily the channels of the web to get to know the initiative
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http://photovogue.artandcommerce.com/artist-detail.php?artist_id=2902
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Hi Giuseppe
Cool project with the beach. It shows another point of view. Keep goin’
Cheers,
Andreas