Photography, in this context, is not the point of arrival, but the point of departure. It starts with a shot – technically valid, well composed, rooted in reality – to arrive at something that goes beyond the boundaries of photography itself. The original image becomes raw material, the first step in a process that aims to create something "other".
The scenes, set in evocative places such as the streets of Paris or the alleys of Venice, represent a dialogue between reality and imagination. However, what is obtained in the end can no longer be defined as a photograph in the traditional sense of the term. Through post-production, the image detaches itself from its documentary nature and transforms into a work that lives in a different dimension, closer to pictorial art or visual narration.
Textures, lights and shadows are manipulated to create atmospheres that transcend the moment of the shot. The use of antique tones, evanescent nuances and deliberately imperfect details gives the image a dreamlike and timeless quality. It is no longer a snapshot of reality, but a reinterpretation, a creation that draws on the language of memory, dream and abstraction.
Fundamental to this process is the step-by-step control that the artist exercises during post-production. Every change, every detail, every nuance is thought out and created according to a precise vision, consistent with the starting artistic idea. This profoundly distinguishes the human approach from that of a generative AI, which, by its nature, operates in an unpredictable and non-reproducible way. Here, photography is not "transformed" randomly, but carefully guided towards a result that is unique and unrepeatable, the fruit of a conscious creative will.
In this process, photography gives way to something more complex, which invites the viewer to reflect, to feel immersed in an alternative reality. What emerges is not a simple captured image, but a work that exists in a liminal space, between photography, painting and visual poetry. Art, in this sense, is no longer limited by the camera, but expands beyond it, creating a new form of expression.
The scenes, set in evocative places such as the streets of Paris or the alleys of Venice, represent a dialogue between reality and imagination. However, what is obtained in the end can no longer be defined as a photograph in the traditional sense of the term. Through post-production, the image detaches itself from its documentary nature and transforms into a work that lives in a different dimension, closer to pictorial art or visual narration.
Textures, lights and shadows are manipulated to create atmospheres that transcend the moment of the shot. The use of antique tones, evanescent nuances and deliberately imperfect details gives the image a dreamlike and timeless quality. It is no longer a snapshot of reality, but a reinterpretation, a creation that draws on the language of memory, dream and abstraction.
Fundamental to this process is the step-by-step control that the artist exercises during post-production. Every change, every detail, every nuance is thought out and created according to a precise vision, consistent with the starting artistic idea. This profoundly distinguishes the human approach from that of a generative AI, which, by its nature, operates in an unpredictable and non-reproducible way. Here, photography is not "transformed" randomly, but carefully guided towards a result that is unique and unrepeatable, the fruit of a conscious creative will.
In this process, photography gives way to something more complex, which invites the viewer to reflect, to feel immersed in an alternative reality. What emerges is not a simple captured image, but a work that exists in a liminal space, between photography, painting and visual poetry. Art, in this sense, is no longer limited by the camera, but expands beyond it, creating a new form of expression.
