GIULIA MANGIONE

Where are you from? Where do you live? 

I was born in Florence, but I left it 5 years ago. I am currently living in Rome.

How old are you?

24.

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

No, I am not. I do some random job I get to find. I worked at my photography school as a darkroom assistant to pay for the course I attended.

What cameras do you use?

Mostly I use my dad’s camera, a 35 mm Minolta X-700. Then, I have a couple medium format cameras, which I love: a Liubitel’166 and an Hasselblad 500CM. Sometimes I use some Polaroid cameras (600, Spectra, Land Camera, 1000).

Any photographer or artist inspiring you?

Paolo Roversi, Sarah Moon, Diane Arbus, Peter Lindbergh, Anders Petersen, Michael Ackerman, Francesca Woodman, Mario Giacomelli and some people on Flickr (Sara Costa Escobar, Lina Scheynius, Annette Pehrsson). 

What/who do you enjoy to shoot the most?

People lifestyles, people in the nature, old people. 

Do you believe in god?

Not too much. 

What do you drink on a night out?

Mojito or beer. 

Do you like dancing?

Not much. 

What’s your favourite first name?

My goldfish’s name: Egle.

Are you a fashion addicted?

Not really. 

What’s your favourite tv series?

Above all, “Twin Peaks”. Then I enjoyed “Harper’s Island”, “Boris”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “The killing”.

Recommend us a book.

“Trilogia della citta di K” by Agota Kristof.

What’s the country of your dreams?

I haven’t found it yet.

Have you ever been to Iceland?

No, but I would really love to go there.

What song would you choose for a slideshow of your work?

I don’t know, it depends on the photos. Maybe Apparat, “You don’t know me”.

website:  www.flickr.com/photos/mangiulia

mail:  giulia.mangione@live.it