Man swimming, Syracuse, Sicily 2013

The days of film photography pt.1 - Film Development - by Glenn Pierce

Glenn Pierce is an american photographer and friend of mine. He is also a mentor who helped me (and still helps me) improve my work. He advised me on how to look at my work with critical eye and always pushed me to put more effort on the post production phase.
If I have doubts about a photo he's the one I go to!!

One day I asked him how the whole film processing worked, when there was no digital, no Photoshop:

…if you are a history buff about photography I will over the next several weeks relate to you in small steps how I first got started in photography & B&W darkroom work in the early 1970's.

What you would have to put in perspective is that we had no internet, computers, credit cards, pay pal, cell phones, etc...

Exhibition in Romania 2013

From the 26th July to 02nd August 2013 3 photos of mine will be exhibited in Suceava (Romania), at The Water Plant “Uzina de Apa” – Center of Architecture, Urban Culture and Landscape for the International Art Festival "Border Cities & New Identities".

Thirty-three artists, from different countries, have been selected to be part of this project based on the main concept of hybridization between identities and urban environment, as the result of liquid identities and liquid contacts between people. People, backgrounds, societies, progress and all their inputs creates hybrid identities, modifying each other and being mixed in prospect to shape a better world. Mixing sustainable transport; modern (ICT) communication infrastructure; sustainable economic development; and wise management of natural resources, human, intellectual and social capital, is the key to reach a future better life quality.

                                                        "Lylle" (2013, gelatin silver print)

Le Comptoir - Cabinet of Curiosities, Art and Photography- Paris

My photographies will be exhibited and on sale in Paris at the shop Le Comptoir together with the work of five other artists.

I'm quite exited to be showing off my work in France since I've always had this special bond with this beautiful country to which I owe a tremendous debt in terms of endless inspiration.

There will be seven photos of mine, all gelatin silvers prints.

The shop opens Tuesday 16th and this exhibition will run for three weeks.

There will also be a small gathering on Friday 19th from 6.30 PM.

Le Comptoir   

 72 Rue de la Villette,

 Buttes Chaumont 

Paris 

19eme

Please follow this facebook link for more details: Le comptoir.

Au revoir!

Artsdepot Open 2013, London

My photo titled "You don't belong" will be displayed at the annual Artdepots Open 2013 London's exhibition.

The exhibition will run from Friday 26^th July to Sunday 8^th September.

The signed print will also be available for sale.

Artsdepot, 
5 Nether Street, 
 Tally Ho Corner, 
North Finchley,
London, 
N12 0GA

Exhibition in New York

I have been invited to participate to an international exhibition titled 'The Story of the Creative'  opening in New York City on July 25th, 2013 until September 10th.

The work displayed will include sculpture, works on paper, and the launch of a newly built digital exhibition: 3 photos of mine will be projected as part of a digital presentation, and shown on multiple monitors featuring an array of international talent from around the world.

The opening reception will be on:

Thursday, July 25th, 

7p through 11p 

with complimentary cocktails.

at

See | Exhibition Space

26-19 Jackson Ave.

Long Island City,

 NY 11101

The show will be open to the public, so if you live in New York or around you are welcome to go to the opening party.

Journalist/Writer Paul Raffaele about my photography

Paul Raffaele is a journalist and writer. 

He is the author of five books and has been defined 'one of the greatest journalists of our times' (Bernard Ohanian, Editorial Director, AAPR)

His latest book is 'Among the Great Apes' and it's been published in 2010.

Emiliano Santoro’s street photography signals the arrival of a major new
talent. His black and white scenes pulsate with the cruel anonymity of
today’s city life. Stark architectural lines that form nondescript
buildings, bridges and streets capture the tiny human figures within their
frames, pinned with a brutality like insects stuck by a scientist onto a
display board in a museum. Santoro’s photos evoke an aching loneliness where
humans have been brutalised into a mute acceptance of their nothingness. It
is as much an invaluable early 21st century vision of city life in Europe as
Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photos evoked a human passion of people of his time
who had not yet been ground down by overbearing big government, a pervasive
media, heartless capitalism and babbling call centres. Where
Cartier-Bresson’s iconic photographs could immediately be recognised as a
mid-20th century Paris that vibrantly celebrated its people’s humanity as
they celebrated their city’s very big heart, Santoro’s cityscapes show us
early 21st century city life ­ anonymous, faceless people seen as silent
shadows drifting across papier-mâché tableaus.

My favourite is the shot of a narrow cobblestone street empty save for a figure at the top about to turn
the corner and disappear.

I saw it as a motif of life, the climb up a tough,
steep, rocky incline through the decades until the end is very near, the person
about to disappear around the corner only to reappear somewhere else as a
bronze container of dust cemented into a remembrance wall with hundreds of
other bronze containers or a jumble of bones secreted in a deep black hole
in a long line of deep black holes

Another favourite is the embrace of two lovers not caring if the passing world glimpses their intimacy while unaware that the passing world, seen as an anonymous blurred person, neither male
nor female, slides by them oblivious to their lust.