Interview to Matthew Albanese

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When did you first know that you wanted to be a photographer? I remember when I was in high school someone brought home an old manual canon 35mm camera that was damaged. I remember how complicated it seemed and for whatever reason I became obsessed with understanding it. I had it repaired and I never put a camera down since. I was hooked.

Who were the first artists that inspired you? Going as far back as I can remember, I loved a lot of Andreas Gurskys enormously printed vast and sweeping landscapes that really defined a sense of scale. I also looked to Greg Crewdsons constructed realities and miniature work i was always attracted to the cinematic approach.

In your bio, you mention that solitary play was a role in inspiring your photography today – can you elaborate on that? I think that speaks more to they way I played. I would get lost imagining entire worlds for my action figures and created sets to display them.

If you could go back ten years, what advice would you give yourself? I would tell myself of a need to be patient and take a more methodical approach to building my career. I knew it would be a challenging path but I had no idea just how challenging.

Any words of wisdom for the up and comers? Be patient. Do it because you love it. Walk through every door that opens.

 Some of  Matthew Albanese Photos

“Train Wreck” – Matthew Albanese
“Dead Little Things” – Matthew Albanese
“Aurora Borealis” – Matthew Albanese
“Sugarland” Made out of 20 pounds of sugar, jello and corn syrup. The crystals were grown in my studio over the course of two months. – Matthew Albanese
“Tornado” – Matthew Albanese
Behind the scenes of
Behind the scenes of “Tornado” – Diorama made of steel wool, cotton, ground parsley and moss

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Photography Tips For Travelling

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  1. Pack lightly. Lugging around a long list of photography equipment can be exhausting and impractical.
  2. Capture details about the place you’re visiting that make it unique. Create a collection of photos that contrast the differences between the place you’re visiting and where you call home.
  3. Capture the details. Turn your camera away from the easy to spot characteristics of a place and look for more obscure details to photograph. Road signs in different languages, the local people and what they like to do, stores in the area, what a typical street looks like.
  4. Capture a variety of different kinds of photos. Pay close attention to the background of your photos and include information that gives your photos context. Where you were, how the weather was… Closeups are great, but including some of the background scenery tells a story.
  5. Hand the camera over to someone else and get in a shot or two or even give them the job of playing photographer for the day. Capturing the trip from a travel companions perspective can be fun and provides a totally different vantage point.
  6. Think of yourself as the storyteller of your trip. Capture the details of your journey from start to finish. From packing, arriving at your destination, the fun you had while there and your return home.
  7. While capturing beautiful photos from your trip, don’t forget to put the camera away sometimes. Enjoy the details with all of your senses and create memories to attach to your photographs. Taking photos is great but knowing when to put the camera away is great too.