New story: “O Tannenbaum” (with music)

[cml_media_alt id='2108']O Tannenbaum | by Marco Ristuccia[/cml_media_alt]


O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
They are green when summer days are bright,
They are green when winter snow is white.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
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Publication in “European Photography” magazine

I’m thrilled to be part of the current special “anniversary edition n.100” of the semestral magazine European Photography.

I’m in with my shot High hopes of immigration!

A small tribute to photographic film

[cml_media_alt id='1955']Photograph: "A small tribute to photographic film" - © Marco Ristuccia[/cml_media_alt]

Photograph: “A small tribute to photographic film” – © Marco Ristuccia

I’m cutting as usual the strips of black-and-white photographic film developed yesterday. I then scan and store them in transparent sleeves. It’s a slow and methodical ritual, which culminates in the ever renewed surprise to discover the shots’ details on my computer monitor. I don’t make analog prints anymore, I am a lover of hybrid techniques: I shoot on film because the process, slow and thoughtful, is useful to me. I print digital because it gives me more creative freedom. I hate religions, I pursue my visions. Continue reading

Honourable mention at MIFA

[cml_media_alt id='1637']Photo: a child is playing on a swing hanged on the remains of an immigrants' boat. - © Marco Ristuccia[/cml_media_alt]

Photo: a child is playing on a swing hanged on the remains of an immigrants’ boat. – © Marco Ristuccia

I’m very proud to have received an honourable mention at Moscow International Foto Awards with this photograph called High Hopes of Immigration.

You can read more about this photograph by clicking here and here.