Italy

The Art of Watching People: Yanis Machonis on Street Film Photography

Yanis Machonis shares his approach to street film photography — capturing authentic, unscripted moments in Rome and beyond.

Lulu Withheld

[NSFW] Wild Romagna with Lulu

Romagna is a state of grace. When we began this journey, Gio and I, we didn't know where it would lead us. She wanted to go back to her place, I wanted to discover her country.

Rossana Battisti

Rossana Battisti and her various forms of art

I'm a traditionalist photographer and I work mainly with analogue cameras (Nikon FM2, Canon AE1, Pentax 645, Weltaflex 120 and toy cameras) becouse is much more poetic. I develop my own color and black and white rolls and I print by myself.

Luigi Ulisse Iovane

Polaroid experiments with Luigi Ulisse Iovane

For over 30 years I have been dealing with the world of "images" and organizing a festival of animated films (Imaginaria - www.imaginaria.eu ) since 2003. I have always been fascinated by the Polaroid that has an important place in my artistic and professional life.I can identify myself as a "polaroider experimenter" and i use several vintage Polaroid machines (SX-70, SLR 680) but also new tools such as the Polaroid Lab. The photos here are part of my latest experimental and research works.

Melissa

COVID-19 Lockdown Long-Distance Project – Melissa & Aleksandar

One week ago, we found ourselves talking about our lack of artistic inspiration and motivation during the COVID-19 lockdown. That's when we had the idea for this project

Chiara Dondi

Anthropomorphe by Chiara Dondi

Chiara shoots black-and-white negatives, then manually colorizes the images herself.

Flavia Gramaccioni

Film memories, by Flavia Gramaccioni

" I wanted to bring memories with me, so I started to practice analogue photography." Tell us about yourself. I'm 24 years old. I'm from Arezzo, Tuscany. I'm a theatre actress. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey with film cameras started two years ago with disposable cameras. Back then I used to take photos rarely but, periodically, moving from one city to another, I wanted to bring memories with me, so I started to practice analogue photography. But, later o

Leonardo Bizzarri

A film story, by Leonardo Bizzarri

"I like to think I'm telling a story instead of "stealing a moment"." Tell us about yourself. I'm 31 and I live in Perugia, Italy. It's my hometown. I'm an electronic and audio engineer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It actually started six years ago I guess...I discovered my dad's Yashica FX-3 from the '80 hidden in a wardrobe. At that time my older brother was starting to shoot photos and I decided to try as well using films. What drives you to keep shooting

Marco Mancini

Analog portraits by Marco Mancini

"Film is like poetry." Tell us about yourself. I'm 39 years old, from Rome, Italy and I work as a freelance photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? It started from inside, I was already working with digital cameras but I started to need something deeper than a file...and on january 16th I was walking in the center of Rome and I saw one of the coolest camera shops in Rome, where I found my first love...my Hasselblad 500cm. What drives you to keep shooting f

Eleonora Furlan

Rays of light, by Eleonora Furlan

"If you want to portray a feeling or a moment, I think film is the best way to do it." Tell us about yourself. My name is Eleonora Furlan and I’m a 22-year old amateur photographer, based in Italy. I’m currently studying for a Master’s degree in International Relations. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My parents used to take analog photographs when they were younger, so I already had two very good film cameras at home: a Yashica FX-3 Super and a Pentax K1000. I star

Fabio Sabatini

[NSFW]Roman window - part II, by Fabio Sabatini

"Loneliness (a state I truly love)." Our first post about Fabio's work was published in 2015, called Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini. Last year in december we posted the first part of the project "Roman Window". If you'd like to see the other round of shots, you can check them out here. Some words from Fabio, about the project: "I wanted to represent a series of states of mind I am very familiar with: sorrow, regret, loss, but also intimacy, self-dialogue and the liberation that

Matthew Wilkinson

A trip to Italy, by Matthew Wilkinson

"I don't think you can beat the look of film." Tell us about yourself. My names Matthew Wilkinson and I’m a wedding/lifestyle and music photographer from Norfolk in the U.K. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting film about 2 years ago, I’ve always liked the thought of doing the whole process myself, from taking the shot, developing it, to printing an image in the darkroom and I don't think you can beat the look of film. What camera makes you click?