If I look back into my years of life, I can see that the love for nature and travelling has been in my blood for as long as I can remember. I have always felt a deep fascination for the world around us, and I had always been a passionate of its contemplation and exploration.
I do think that photography imposes a very special life philosophy on those who have been fallen under its spell, based on humble observation, understanding and respect of what is around us. And the reason is that photography comes down to just one word: vision. Call it vision, imagination, or seeing; it all comes down to the same thing: the ability to envision a final result in your mind's eye, and then to make it so with your tools at hand. Of course, the mastery of those tools and the full command of the technical side of photography are paramount, but only because it is just once the photographer has achieved them that he will be able to focus on the real raison d'être of photography: transmitting to the viewer a personal vision of the reality around us and making him/her part of the feelings the photographer experienced when pressing the shutter.
As many other photographers, I am totally self-taught. Having been bitten by the bug several years ago, I have gone through several dozens of books, magazines, and most of all, hours and hours of practice, which have taught me everything I know. Once one has been hooked by photography, one never stops taking photos, even when there is no camera in your hands.
I hope that you will enjoy visiting my portfolio and website and I will succeed in my objective of conveying to you, the viewer, at least a tiny part of the emotions I felt when pressing the shutter.
