About me
There’s a photo I’m particularly attached to. I shot it on film, developed it myself, and printed it during a black and white darkroom course. I still remember the smell of the chemicals, the red light, the silence, and that moment when the image starts to appear on the paper in the developing tray, slowly, like it’s surfacing from somewhere. Nothing happens, then suddenly something does.
That’s still how I think about photography, even now that everything is digital. I’m not creating the image. I’m finding it. It was already there, hidden in the moment, waiting for someone to notice.
And once it’s found, I don’t think my job is to explain it. My photos aren’t answers. They’re more like a tap on the shoulder: look here, just for a second. What happens next is up to you. Two people can stand in front of the same image and feel two completely different things, and honestly, that’s the best part. A photo that means exactly the same thing to everyone probably isn’t saying much at all.
My name is Domenico. I was born and raised in Bari, but I have been living in Parma since 2001. In everyday life I am a public employee in the IT service, but photography is my escape route, my way of exploring and portraying the world. When I go out with my camera, I let instinct and light guide me, trying to capture the essence of what I see. Besides shooting, I love spending time with my family and watching soccer and tennis on TV.
Welcome. Look around, take your time. And if something stops you, good. That means it worked.
People who know how to see use their own heart, not they eyes, nor their mind. The heart is not distracted by colors or nuances. Only the heart will let you capture the emotions that the photographer has captured, in his/her turn, with his/her own heart.
The camera is only a tool, it is the heart that commands it.
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