Honorable Mention
London at Dusk
DESCRIPTION
Here is a wandering around a small area in London, very close to Tottenham Court. It was dusk and the sky was marvellously clear, the temperature mild even if it was already midfall, walking further I arrived to a place, an open place, surrounded by constructions, it was a complete contrast with the quiet streets I was coming from : a crowd was moving quickly, the traffic was very heavy, everyone seemed to be in his own world like sad shadows, it reminds me from Malcolm MacLowry paintings except the dark blue sky. Through these photos, I want,to give the impressions I had during these hours walking all around.AUTHOR
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.
I have always given myself complete freedom in my approach to photography, not subscribing to any one method, attempting to defy classification. With no theory to guide my work or to support it, it is wide open to the subjective view of the beholder. I am very attached to my freedom, and I accept the risks that go along with it.
Photography gives me the possibility to create more than just an image, more than just a reality. The photo should also 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.
