I was born in Sicily in 1977, specifically in Messina, I still live in Sicily

 

 

I started mainly making reportage and portraits and Jazz photography came later. My great passion was for music, especially jazz. I even studied a little and tried to play the drums and trumpet, but with poor results, so the only way to live jazz was by representing it with photography.

 

Jazz is an important part of my work, as well as the work of reportage and the research of portraits.

 

Always related to photography, by collaborating with some magazines, some record labels and jazz festivals.

 

I have to say that most of the times, yes, I stayed in touch with many musicians and it was always a pleasure to meet again, that is jazz! And it's great for that.

 

Social networks are always essential for promoting my work; it is always like a window to show that it keeps evolving. And you can always decide what to show and to whom, I basically use facebook. 

 

Certainly "free" because it all starts with what inspires me, without preconceptions and without instructions from anyone. Maybe there's a bit of "avant-garde" lately in a few portraits for booklets.

 

I like waiting for the concert and watching musicians still relaxed, I like music that blends with the light and the darkness above, I like the eyes of the musicians during the concert.

 

I think yes, in life in general, anything that you like sends you a great feeling and allows you to make better, even in jazz. When I like a concert I live in a different way, it affects me to the point of thinking that am playing with the camera; in fact it happened to me more than once that I took the shot according to the beat of music.

 

I like them both, I really like being a reporter by representing what happens on stage and behind the scenes in a "photojournalistic" way, the creative side instead is essential in the composition and selection of the set during the portraits.

 

Everything has its importance and its characteristics, it is clear that the modernization and evolution of the music represented on stage leads to different results in photography, especially due to the design of the lights and the selected colors that bring you to express yourself accordingly, and at the same time to evolve hand in hand in photography. I continue to love the darkness, contrast, and the old black and white photographs.

 

I am part of "Jazz Photographers" community in Facebook, where every day I see so much good material of some international jazz photographers. It would be hard to mention just one name because of several features, some of these photographers really arise at a high level. Among the ones in Italy, I like Andrea Boccalini.