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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 340 - Donato DiCamillo

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

When Donato DiCamillo first picked up a camera he knew he would have a hard time putting it down. It became a reason for him to step out from a dark place, which he had struggled with for some time. The dark world in which he knew so well would soon come to light after being released from prison in 2011. His inspiration derived from many great documentary photographers, such as Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Helen Levitt, Garry Winogrand, and William Klein, just to name a few, but it was Bruce Gilden and Klein's street photography that made Donato realize that he could scream through his images. His work is a constant search that's forged out of his own curiosities. They're derived from his own interpretation of people, as well as deep rooted moments in the physiological confines of his mind. "I love the amazing differences in people and how beautifully unique we all are. Good bad or indifferent; People never cease to amaze me, they often answer many of my own questions. The littlest detail, maybe in the eyes or the way someone walks can be the difference of making a photograph". Resources: Donato DiCamillo http://donatodicamillo.com Elias Williams http://www.eliaswilliams.com Nina Robinson http://www.ninarobinsonphotography.com Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

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There are a lot of different ways that lead people to pick up a camera. Some of us are

0:56.3

introduced to the camera while we're still kids, either from a parent or at school. Others discover

1:02.4

photography later in life with the birth of children or the beginning of retirement. For some,

1:08.3

they knew it was going to be a big part of their lives from the very beginning,

1:12.6

while others came to it more slowly, almost accidentally.

1:16.8

For photographer, Donato de Camilla, his early interest in photography didn't automatically

1:21.9

result in a career as a photographer.

1:24.4

Instead, his life in a working-class neighborhood in New York led him to make some bad choices,

1:30.0

which culminated in a criminal conviction in jail time.

1:34.1

But it was his time in the system that ended up being the best thing in the world for Donato

1:38.8

when it came to his photography.

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