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  • Story of an interview – Joseph /Part 1

    Story of an interview – Joseph /Part 1

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    Matteo Franchi

    When an interview becomes a narration Happy Tuesday, my friends. Thanks for being here, your support is amazing and means a lot to me. This week I want to share with you an idea, something new and, maybe, a little weird. I prepared an interview with my friend Joe about his poetry and his life.…

  • Unpublished #5

    Unpublished #5

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    Matteo Franchi

    Here we go with some more Unpublished images. I remember it took me a lot of time to plan this set. I wanted to get to shoot into these old caves and every time I started to plan, the weather didn’t allow us to go. When we finally reached the location, I was impressed by the dimensions…

  • Midjourney, ChatGPT, Skynet & Co.

    Midjourney, ChatGPT, Skynet & Co.

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    Matteo Franchi

    The revenge of the machines The cinema history of the past decades is full of masterpieces describing a far future where machines took control over humans. My favourite one is Terminator. In most cases, the scenario saw mankind on the edge of the disaster, facing a substantial risk of being annihilated and cancelled from Earth by…

  • Inside the Photo #5

    Inside the Photo #5

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Wesley Jacobs Happy Tuesday, my friends, and welcome to another appointment with Inside the Photo. This month, I’m putting a spotlight on the amazing landscape pictures of my friend Wesley Jacobs. I think back across my life and realised that, in one form or other, I’ve always enjoyed having a camera in my hands. It…

  • Bye bye, summer! See you next year!

    Bye bye, summer! See you next year!

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    Matteo Franchi

    Clouds, a Castle and a couple of days at the beach It’s been one month, more or less, since my family and I have come back from our last small vacation at the seaside. To be honest, the weather was not that friendly: out of 5 days of stay, we had two days with rain, one…

  • Unpublished #4

    Unpublished #4

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    Matteo Franchi

    Great to see you again, delighted by your decision of following and supporting me with this newsletter. Thanks! This was a crazy set. I wanted to have a powerful make-up, something that could remind of warriors and at the same time give a hint of a sort of futuristic world. I used the white neon…

  • The secret behind some of my most particular sets

    The secret behind some of my most particular sets

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    Matteo Franchi

    A good artist is the one who can steal, not the one who can copy. There is a big difference between stealing an idea and copying an idea.And it’s all into the ability of the author to drive the creativity to achieve the result. Be very careful here: I’m not talking about stealing or copying an image, which goes…

  • Inside the Photo #4

    Inside the Photo #4

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Tonspi Happy Tuesday, my dear subscribers. I’m beyond excited to present to you Tonspi, my very welcome guest for this month’s Inside the Photo. My name is José, or Tonspi for my friends; I was born in Angola and currently live in Luanda.I started taking pictures on the sly when I was 8 years…

  • Take your time to switch off…

    Take your time to switch off…

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    Matteo Franchi

    …and recharge the batteries August, typically, is the slowest month for me.The day-by-day routine is frenetic and drains energies for an entire year. Work, family and unexpected issues to deal with are all a source of stress that gets accumulated with almost no chance to release it. This month is a sort of “mindfulness month” when I…

  • Back in the summer of…well, can’t remember when it was

    Back in the summer of…well, can’t remember when it was

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    Matteo Franchi

    But it was amazing, wild and smelled like freedom When I read this post by Nat Persoglio I was immediately thrown back into my teenage years. It was a punch, because those memories, though vivid, had been hiding back in my mind for a very long time. I was still in high school and we were three…

  • Unpublished #3

    Unpublished #3

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    Matteo Franchi

    If you had a look at my website or my socials, you know I don’t shoot only with female models. I also like to work with men, and I know some who are really great models and actors. Scrolling my archive to create this new Unpublished article, I came across this set I organised with Francesco right after the first lockdown…

  • Exit the exif obsession

    Exit the exif obsession

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    Matteo Franchi

    Are EXIF data an important info? Yes, but not really Ok, I admit it. I also fell into this vortex when I started my photographic journey.I believe it is a normal step towards learning and growing self-confidence, maybe even an essential one.When you approach something completely new, you first look for some guides or tips…