My interest in photography began approximately in 2012 when I was an Art Conservation Scientist at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In those days, I had the privilege to work with some curators and conservators on a collection of photographs taken in the early 20th century. We studied their history, provenance, printing techniques and state of conservation. That project, and the time spent looking at those photographs, was my first personal connection with photography.
Several years later, in 2018, I was on maternity leave and I decided to buy my first DSLR. It was a Canon 80D. As soon as I got my camera, I took hundreds of shots of my daughter, but only a few of them were decent. Finally, I got a good one and that was enough to fall in love with photography.
It did not take long before I realized that, if I wanted to take good images, I had to roll up my sleeves and learn more about digital photography. I enrolled in the Institute of Photograhy‘s Diploma in Photography and after a few months, I decided to upgrade to the Professional Diploma in Photography. As a total beginner, the course guided me through all the basics. Then, it took me on a journey through a variety of photography genres and I learned more and more about portraits, landscapes, travel, food, and wedding photography. Working on the assignments gave me the chance to test myself and made me aware of what type of photography I enjoyed the most. Thus, little by little I found myself into fine art photography, in particular landscapes.
My hometown, with its monuments, fascinating architecture and secret corners, is one of my favourite subjects. I try to represent it from unusual perspectives, showing its beauty and its fascination with my own aesthetic.
My style has been influenced by the extraordinary work of several artists and contemporary photographers. In particular, I get continuous inspiration from the sense of colour of Edward Hopper, the style of Tamara de Lempicka, the narrative of Kate Woodman’s photographs, the enchanted atmospheres of portrait photographer Jessica Drossin and the dramatic scenes of landscape photographer Isabella Tabacchi.
What began by accident, turned into a passion and is now evolving into a profession.
Take a look at my Instagram page to see my work.”