Dear Analog
Photographers,
so far, we've
been dealing mostly with portrait photographers, right? This week we decided to
push that boundary even further, so let me introduce Giangiacomo Pepe from
Genova, Italy. Giangiacomo is a young photographer (in his late 20's) and his
main subjects are female nudes. Since we are not an adult-rated site, we needed
to carefully choose the photos to (hopefully) comply to rules. Giangiacomo
works with various 35 mm cameras, from Nikon to Contax, and uses various BW
films. Sometimes, he also uses a Polaroid. The lighting source mostly used is
flash in the reportage-style fashion. His shooting style is actually quite
»guerilla-style«, »haiku« or even
Terry-Richardson-style, if you prefer. The backdrop of his shots are ordinary
places-apartments, bedrooms, gardens etc.
While at first glance his photos
might not look glamorous or sophisticated, I think this is also the very charm
of his work-breaking the established composition (and other) rules, bringing us
for a while back at the very primordial photographic basics, but also
intimately closer to his subjects. I think many of his photos could be
accomodated equally well either in a gallery or a personal album. Besides
nudes, he also began on a few reportage projects. Giangiacomo's other (and more
explicit) work can be found on Tumblr.
Mitja
All photos copyright: Giangiacomo Pepe
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