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NORMAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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Gate on the sea - Baia Toscana (2017) "Normal photography" is for me an attitude, a condition of the soul, not a technique or a style. It is a gesture that begins as a reaction but becomes controlled and deeply aware over time. It is to satisfy the need to record one's own vision, no matter whether for fun or artistic research. It is a sequence of intents, a flow of movements that starts from the recognition of the scene, goes on with a thoughtful technical execution aimed at its acquisition, and ends with the slight touch of the shutter button. It is an act in itself, a harmonious flow, the fairest epilogue of a happy discovery. Have you ever tried to combine meditation and photography? It is a bit like focusing on yourself before you do it with your lens. I invite you to find your method. When you are standing in a crowded place, for example, full of impulses, and saturated with potential creativity, it can be difficult to recognize the decisive moment through that much