Massimo Vitali

A.M. Is the fact that you have shot photographs because in those places and in those moments some particular happens?
M.V. On beaches certain interactions are more exposed, easier to see, to grasp.

A.M. They create small stories.
M.V. Yes, but they mustn’t become too important. At times I also need extras, walk-on parts. […] I begin with a stage set. I search carefully for theatres that work and I adopt them. I never arrive at what I photograph by chance but through hints and study. I move for various days around the places that interest me so that the theatres I am looking form themselves in front of the lens. I establish the place first and also the position of the camera. These elements are unchangeable; they are the basis of the work. The rest I decide on later. I want the photos to be normal. There is never a particular angle for the shot.
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