Running Lady - Limited Edition 13 of 60 Print

Time is essential for me, because it is fleeting; photography is essential for me, because it lasts. I like to cross them together, as happens at the precise instant I am taking a picture, and I cannot hide the special thrill I feel at this moment. I must confess that it is always an instant of pure joy. I would like to address my ambiguity regarding the term “ to take a picture “ and the role of the photographer : I don’t exactly want to “ take “ a shot, but rather to “ reveal “ an instant in the life of someone, something, somewhere. But, of course, it must be done quickly. In an infinitely brief instant I must “ take " the necessary distance to become the unique witness of that instant. This is how I have become an errant photographer, wandering the city in search of all that light reveals of its buildings, its passersby, its shadows and colors. Photography gives me the possibility to create more than just an image. Using reflection has fascinated me because it has allowed me to capture a facet of reality that is not part of our everyday life and to create more than just an image, more than just a reality, I would say an unreality. And I want my photos to tell an entirely different story from what it shows. It creates something unreal and I hope this unreality is a narrative. If that story is strange, if it arouses the imagination of the person who sees it, then, at that moment, I have achieved my goal.