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Andrej Russkovskij: Kitsune
"The fox's journey symbolizes the trip people go through to find the place they belong to." Remember Andrej Russkovskij? A while ago we posted and article about him, called "Electric Colours by Andrek Russkovskij" which can be found here. This time, he's talkinkg about one of his projects, called "KITSUNE". Tell us the story behind these amazing photos! The fox mask was a Xmas gift for Isabel, my girlfriend. We immediately thought it would prove perfect for a photoshoot. Few months
Riccardo Sirica: Feminine Beauty
"Put your heart in what you do, it will change everything!" Tell us about yourself. I'm a 48 y.o. italian guy and I live in Rome where I work as engineer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My father was into this. When I was 13 y.o. he gave me a Canonet 28 (still in use!) with a roll of bw film and he told not to waste it.. I just did my shots about the killing of a pig in a village festival. But I suddenly realized that reportage was not my focus. I was so interested i
Marianna Cardenio: Inside/Outside and more
"Inside nature, there is man. Inside man, there is nature." Tell us about yourself. My name is Marianna Cardenio, 24 years old, Italian, Freelance Press Photographer based in London and Madrid. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My film journey began about seven years ago. I started doing experiments with an old Nikon when I was studying photography in Florence. It was love at first sight! I still develop my own films in the darkroom and every time I enjoy it more. I fee
Fabrizio Milazzo: Fight the digital desert
"Don't be afraid to experiment." Tell us about yourself. I'm 18 years old and live in Sicily, a beautiful and forgotten island in the Mediterranean. I'm attending the last year of high school. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My first approach to photography was precisely with film. My mom gave me her camera when I was 12 and since then I have not stopped. Now I have my own camera, I improved my technique and the choice of films is more sophisticated, but the desire to
Serena Salerno: Chase away anxieties!
"I began to experience something using 35mm film and then I passed to 120mm film. Since then I fell in love." Tell us about yourself. I’m 24 years old, I’m from Torre Annunziata, a province of Naples. I studied fashion photography in Naples and now I do different jobs but my dream is to work full time as a photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I approached photography with a digital SLR, but I felt there was always something missing, I did not feel satisfied,
Sara Cesari: Steal a moment on film
"You never know what will you see until you develop it, it's always a surprise." Tell us about yourself. I'm 28 years old. I was born in Bologna- Italy but I lived my whole life in Brazil where I studied and worked as a Graphic Designer. After some time I was bored and tired of working with design and I decided to go back to Italy to study what I really love: Photography. Now I'm finishing a Master Degree at Bologna's Fine Arts Academy. When and how did the film journey begin for you?
Analogs in a digital era, by Nicola Neri
"In my fridge there are more films than food." Tell us about yourself. I'm 35 years old, I live and work in Milan, Italy. I'm an Art Director for a videogame company and I do photography during my free time. I have been doing only film photography for the last three years and in my fridge there are more films than food. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started to shoot with my father’s film camera when I was 18, it was a beautiful Nikon FE. Then moved to digital and o
Citizens by Rossella Castello
"In the end, developing negatives, printing in the darkroom, playing around with chemicals was what made up my mind and made me shoot only film now" Tell us about yourself. Hey, I’m Rossella and I’m 21. I’m from Italy but I have been living in London since two years now. I am attending my last year of Photographic Arts. Tell us about the project Citizens Ten different shops, ten different cultures, one road. CITIZENS is an attempt to show how different ethnicities are cooperatively w
Costa Nostra. By Livio de Mia
"I never had a digital camera." This selection of photos is a small part of a larger project entitled Costa Nostra (Our Coast), a collection of snapshot of the Adriatic coast of Abruzzo, Italy, my homeland. It is a trip along the beaches where human presence is perceived as still life. For this selection I've used a medium format Zenza Bronica ETRSi loaded with Fuji NPC160 and NPS160 but the project also includes shots with various 35mm and 120 films. Tell us about yourself. I'm 32 years
An Olympus and rolls of film, by Stefano Ardesi
"Buy a roll of film and try it!” Tell us about yourself. I’m 19 and i live in Brescia, Italy. I finished my studies in electronics in July, and I started to work in a company of the sector a couple of weeks later. In my free time I love to stay with my friends, and obviously, shoot films! When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey started more or less one year ago, photography has always fascinated me, but I had never had a good camera to start shooting seriously, I k
Electric Colours, by Andrej Russkovskij
This photos look like Alice in Wonderland! Tell us about yourself. Andrej Russkovskij. 28 years old vet from the North of Italy, currently settled in London. When and how did the film journey begin for you? New York, December 2010 with a Diana Mini F+ What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? Many different slide films developed in C-41, depending on the weather, the light, my mood and the results that I want to achieve. What camera makes you click?
This amazing world on film, by Andrea Lastri
"I realized that working with film was much more congenial with my personality." Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1965 in Italy and I work in an Internet Service Provider. Hence, I shoot in my free time and most of my pictures belong to the geographical area of Trentino, South Tyrol and the surrounding regions. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I began shooting by sheer serendipity when someone gave me a pocket digital camera before departing for a vacation trip. I