PhotoTherapy

Sometimes life is not easy and is full of stressful events that can unbalance your photography. A good Friend of mine told me that to re-gain your inner balance you just need to grab your camera and walk, forgetting every thought: Edmond call this PhotoTherapy.

These months have been extremely busy and our photography has moved to a more coordinated level, gaining a proper team of incredible individuals, but at the same time putting at risk the spontaneity of our approach, the communication we want behind what is becoming our brand, and this is a risk that we cannot take.
As photographer we want to maintain what has moved us so far: our images with the distinctive approach to them. As persons we need to maintain the passion behind the camera, not only behind everything that go.

In these last days I grabbed my camera and I spent my lunch breaks just wandering around, trying to let all the thoughts fly away. As always, in the beginning re-gaining my confidence in doing street photography has been really hard, but after some time the documentary instinct returned. Immersed in all the details that were quickly moving in front of my eyes I was able to estrange myself from the tasks lists waiting for me on my desk, the reminders, the emails and everything that is boxing me in these days.

I strongly believe that a camera do not make a photographer, and neither do techniques and knowledge. A photographer is a photographer because she or he has something in her or his heart that can be only described in a photo. When I let my emotions go, when I get out from the box some works require me to be in, I need to find the peace that is needed to look at a scene and love it, capturing those emotions I so much look forward to encounter.

I, too, will start calling this the PhotoTherapy. The world, in the end, is our oyster!


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  1. Beautiful photo! I’m a big fan of phototherapy myself :)

  2. Wonderful – glad to see you’re back doing street. Hopefully we’ll get to see some more.

  3. beautifully balanced work, great candid portrait.

  4. theroundpeg theroundpeg says:

    RT @carlonicora: PhotoTherapy http://www.theroundpeg.com/2010/07/photo...
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  5. timallenphoto timallenphoto says:

    @carlonicora Whoah, she looks *angry* ! Great shot.
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  6. ghenesnowdon ghenesnowdon says:

    @carlonicora ohh I like that idea. Forget that you shot the place already and just take a photo.
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  7. carlonicora carlonicora says:

    @timallenphoto Thanks. She was quite “inquisitive”, let’s put it in these terms
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  8. timallenphoto timallenphoto says:

    @carlonicora :) Carnaby Street yes?
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  9. carlonicora carlonicora says:

    @timallenphoto Yes, Carnaby Street indeed!
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  10. timallenphoto timallenphoto says:

    @carlonicora I shall be there next week :)
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  11. carlonicora carlonicora says:

    @timallenphoto Give me a shout when you’ll be here. I work close by!
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  12. timallenphoto timallenphoto says:

    @carlonicora Cool. Next Wednesday I’m treating myself to a day in town, only taking my 10-22 lens as a challenge!
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  13. carlonicora carlonicora says:

    @timallenphoto :) Really really wide!
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  14. timallenphoto timallenphoto says:

    @carlonicora It’s a lot wider than I am that’s for sure!! It’s a scandal how little I use this very expensive glass, I must force myself!
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  15. carlonicora carlonicora says:

    @timallenphoto It is a niche lens. I don’t think I would use it a lot.
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  16. fubbetta fubbetta says:

    RT @carlonicora: PhotoTherapy http://www.theroundpeg.com/2010/07/photo...
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  17. felice di rivedere le tue street!

  18. Super to see a street shot Carlo!! PhotoTherapy.. I can concur with that :-) )

  19. Indeed, street photography does take confidence and I can almost guarantee you my first frames on a street walk will just be total rubbish whilst I warm up!
    Good to see you around again.

  20. good to see You on therapy ;-)

  21. Fantastic street shot and commentary!

  22. fabulous mood and posture, i love

  23. A really cool shot, light balance…PERFECT! when next one?
    S. M. Adshoker

  24. Your entire work is amazing. I love the texture on this.

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