portraits

Fabrizio Mingarelli – Young + Burnt

Hailing from Rome, Italy Fabrizio Mingarelli is a photographer well worth featuring. His work varies from moments captured throughout Europe, to women, friends, women friends, and a series of self portraits. I was immediately drawn to his Young and Burnt Series and had the opportunity to ask Fabrizio what these images were all about, and his process. He was searching for a way to manipulate colors and photos without photoshop and for the last three years he has been shooting portraits of his subjects with an analog camera.

I started burning portraits and i still prefer burning them, but lately i found interesting burning place’s shades too, I’ve never tried to use landscapes or skylines and it’s not planned for now, but i never say never.

You can see more of Fabrizio’s amazing work on his site.


Genius: Russell Spencer

Russell Andrew Spencer is a 28 year-old visionary from Southern California. He has 11 years of experience shooting and editing videos, with 6 years of photography experience. Russell’s video style combines simplicity with vivid images and sometimes feels like you’re in his dream world. His photography would make any photo journalist smile.

our take: A portrait can be a daunting task to shoot because usually your models are beautiful, or interesting, so it’s your task to show the rest of the world exactly that. Then there is a conversation with the model that sometimes evokes a new image that wouldn’t be there with just person standing there. Russell knows how to work with people and it shows. We appreciate his simple, yet powerful approach to his portraits. More of an experience together, rather than a photo OF you.