FRANCESCO PALU’

FRANCESCO PALU’

Where are you from? Where do you live?

I’m from Parma, but now I live in Milan because I’m graduating at Politecnico di Milano (Architecture).

How old are you?

I’m 24.

How do you pay your bills? Are you working as a professional photographer?

Unfortunately I don’t work as a photographer, but I’m trying to find a way to publish my works.I pay my bills working as lifeguard in a swimming pool but I have to admit that I get some money from my parents: life in Milan is really expensive, you know.

What cameras do you use?

I use only analog cameras: a Yashica fx-3, a Nikon f, a Start 6×6, a Nettar 6×6.

Any photographer or artist inspiring you?

I think that Ansel Adams’s work is an icon.

What/who do you enjoy to shoot the most?

I prefer to shoot the geometric shape of nature, to crystallize one moment and observe it like a dead butterfly in my hands, with no movement. I like also if someone is captured in my shots, so I can emphasize the instant shortness.

Do you believe in god?

I believe in a cosmic order, that keeps us connected to earth. All religions are created to dominate the human herd, to divert the attention from our problems, wishing that a god would solve them for us, making us act like a child with his parents.

In these days we can see clearly what kind of dirt religions are creating; I refer in particular to the Vatican, a lobby of bankers full of money.

I’m not a pure materialistic, I’m sure that we have a particular relationship with nature but I can find my way without the belief that someone imposes to me.

What do you drink on a night out?

My favourite drink is beer-gin, a glorious mix.

Do you like dancing?

I like dancing….when I’m perfectly drunk.

What’s your favorite first name?

Pietro.

Are you a fashion addicted?

I’m not a fashion addicted, I wear what I feel to wear.

What’s your favorite tv series?

I don’t like too much TV-series, but if I have to choose: Miami Vice.

Recommend us a book.

“La Nausea” by Jean Paul Sartre.