Italy
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
Dreamy world on film, by Fabio Sabatini
"I love the surreal touch that brutally blurred background give to portraits and not only" Tell us about yourself. I'm 44, I live in Rome and I do scientific research for living. I am professor of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome and I collaborate with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Here you can find my CV and other information on my activities: socialcapitalgateway I love my academic work and to date I am not interested in making photography a sour
Italy, sea, and instant photography. Meet Francesco Sambati
"I think you lose the concept of "instant" if you change something after the development process." Tell us about yourself. I'm 34 years old, I live in Lecce (in the deep south Italy) and until recently I was a journalist. When and how did you discover instant film? I discovered the instant photography about 4 months ago: a photographer friend of mine told me that my photos (shot with an iPhone) were suitable Polaroid format. So I bought an Instant Lab to print my old photos. I later bou