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MASSIMO VITALI - PHOTOGRAPHER .

WHERE DOES YOUR WORK START?

WHEN I WAS 17 I STARTED WORKING AS A PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF NOT GETTING WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR OUT OF MY WORK, I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO FIND A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO RECORDING REALITY, AND THUS BEGAN THE BEACH SERIES IN 1994.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU MOST?

I'M INSPIRED BY MY OWN CURIOSITY, WHICH AT TIMES MAY SEEM TO BORDER ON VOYEURISM, TOWARDS MY FELLOW MAN. I AM ALSO INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF MY CONTEMPORARIES - MOST ANY CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHER THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR WORK?

I LIKE THE FACT THAT WHEN I TAKE PICTURES, I AM COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY RELAXED. I CAN PASS ENTIRE DAYS WATCHING PEOPLE AND CREATING MY OWN STORIES FOR THEM - FANTASIZING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM ETC. I ALSO LIKE THAT WITH AGE I HAVE BECOME INVISIBLE, AND SO I AM NOT CONFRONTED BY STRANGE QUESTIONS THAT I COULDN'T ANSWER ANYWAYS.

WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BEST AND WORST BITS OF YOUR CAREER SO FAR?

THE RELATIONSHIPS I HAVE WITH MY GALLERIES ARE BOTH THE BEST AND THE WORST PARTS OF MY CAREER. THEY CAN BE VERY MUCH LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIPS. WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP IS GOOD IT GIVES ME A REFERENCE POINT AND HELPS ME FIND SUPPORT FOR MY WORK. WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP IS BAD, IT IS AWFUL. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS THAT YOU WANT TO WORK WITH A GALLERY WHO DOESN'T WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND VICE VERSA, BUT THERE IS A KIND OF CODE THAT GOVERNS ALL THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND YOU CAN'T STEP OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDS.

WHAT OUR YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?

MY PLAN IS TO DEVIATE FROM MY CURRENT PLAN. WHEN A PHOTOGRAPHER/ARTIST FINDS A PATH, I BELIEVE HE SHOULD REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THIS IDEAL AND PLAN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE AND NOT CHANGE CONSTANTLY.

HOW DO YOU INCORPORATE THE VARIETY OF INFLUENCES IN YOUR WORK?

IN PHOTOGRAPHY EVERYONE DOES SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DOING SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM, BORN - LIVING?

BORN IN COMO, LIVING IN LUCCA.

WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE THING RIGHT NOW?

MY CANNONDALE BICYCLE BAD BOY.

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