ENTRY DESCRIPTION
An old pub, in Italian 'osteria'. A winter evening. Before entering I look through the window that overlooks the sidewalk. To the left, on the glass, the 'osteria' logo (To the Priests). On the right, from behind, an old pianist. The street noise cover the sound of the piano. I pull out my old iPhone 4, open the faithful app Hipstamatic and take the picture. That night I took other photos, but this is the one to which they are most fond. And I propose. No processing on the computer, only the adjustment of pixels as required.
AUTHOR
I shot photographs from when I was 6 years old. I played with Threepenny machines up to 18. Then I discovered the reflex camera (first an old Zenit E, then Olympus OM1, OM2). I discovered the black and white (the mythical Ilford), the dark room. From 20 years to 45 I snapped, developed and printed thousands of photos. Especially dance, theatre, portraits. Almost always black and white. When digital arrived I was very wary. Then, slowly, I discovered the advantages in the use of digital cameras and, sometimes, Photoshop. I'm not a pro but (I think) a good amateur and today, 63 years old, I'm still taking hundreds of photos with Canon EOS 550D and Olympus EM-10 MARK III. I always love dance, theatre and portraits. But also the landscape, reportage and above all street photography. And now that I have the iPhone, I discovered a wonderful chance to take pictures whenever I want...
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