Interview Martina Giammaria
It’s hard to find a unique style.
Name: Martina Giammaria
Hometown: I’ve been living in Rome since July 2006. I hope that in the future I will be able to live in many different places.
Style of photography: Post fashion
Type of camera(s): Canon EOS 5D mark II, Yashica mat 124g, Yashica t5, Holga, Instax and I just got a Mamiya 7!
Website: www.martinagiammaria.com
What gives you inspiration?
I’m the inspiration for my photography. Things around me only catch my attention when I can relate to it. I look at those things as projections to see the interior for my world. Taking pictures makes me transparent. And it is, obviously, an exercise in auto analysis. This is the reason why I love to photograph women, play with them as they’re dolls and put them in situation slightly beyond reality, situations where there is a sense of disorientation and impermanence. I’m a woman after all, I have the right to do so!
What are your influences?
It’s hard to find a unique style. I’m not able to stop and choose a style and I’m not sure if it would be the right thing to do. I fear that choosing will make me lose everything. That’s why I let everything influence me. I say: “why not?”. But two names are indispensable: Guy Bourdin and Gregory Crewdson.
Why did you choose these photos?
They represent the different ways I am looking.
What does photography mean to you?
It’s a good way to avoid the analyst.
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