DELIA SIMONETTI
Where are you from? Where do you live?
I’m from Turin (Italy) but I use to travel in every place that could inspire me.
How old are you?
I’m 22.
How do you pay your bills? Are you working as a professional photographer?
Yes, it’s an hard way to live, but now something is finally working.
What cameras do you use?
I use a Canon Eos 5d Mark II for digital works and videos, and a 80s Pentax, a 70s Zenith, a bi-optical lens Yashica, an Holga, a Polaroid for everything else.
Any photographer or artist inspiring you?
Nan Goldin, Ryan McGinley, Brian Duffy, Marchus Ohlsson, Yoann Lemoine, and then many movies, Canadian music and my father travel photos in 70s.
What/who do you enjoy to shoot the most?
People in coffee breaks or just awake.
Do you believe in god?
I believe in birth charts and divining.
What do you drink on a night out?
Montenegro with ice.
Do you like dancing?
Sometimes, I like to see other people dancing.
What’s your favorite first name?
Nadir, it was the name that my father would give me if I was born a male. It represents the midnight and the unknown, in persian.
Are you a fashion addicted?
I love to buy bands t-shirts after a good live.
What’s your favorite tv series?
Lip Service is the only tv series that I’ve ever seen in whole.
Recommend us a book.
“Reverence for the light” by Sven Nykvist is the book in my bag now.
What’s the country of your dreams?
For now it’s Vancouver, Canada. Then, I’ll see.
Have you ever been to Iceland?
No, but only for now.
What song would you choose for a slideshow of your work?
“Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts” by Wolf Parade, it’s the song that gives me bravery.
Ask yourself a question. Tell me your answer (like Marzullo does)
What is the best thing in life?
To be loved, it’s rare, but it’s the true miracle of these fast times.
website: http://deliasimonetti.com/
blog: http://deliasimonetti.tumblr.com/
twitter: @DeliaSimonetti
email: silviadelia.simonetti@gmail.com
blog for photos and everyday feelings: http://unkillersentimental.tumblr.com/