Meeting with the photographer with a hat.

Describe yourself in three words.

Determined, friendly and smiling.

What’s the main inspiration behind your photographs?

Greg Williams and Peter Lindbergh are my two greatest sources of inspiration. When taking a photograph, I like interacting with the person before capturing the moment. That’s what makes the image real.

How did you know you would be a photographer?

Before being a photographer I was a hairdresser. I started taking pictures for the salon’s social media account — it was my best friend and photographer Luca Dal Gesso who taught me how to take a picture. Then, after seing the images online, customers started asking me to take pictures of them after work, and from then on I kept doing it and slowily became the photographer I am today. It all started around a bit more than three years ago.

What do you like most about Fashion Week?

Street style and going backstage at a runway show: from just a photograph shot in a particular situation, you can become friend with the person on the picture. And much more. Let’s say you can relate to people even if it’s for a short moment.

What’s the hardest part of being a photographer that people ignore?

Unfortunately, many people don’t understand that it’s a job; and it’s a job that can also bring a lot of work to others. We invest a lot of money in equipment, and we try to understand the dynamics of the industry to deliver the best version of the art of photography and, by doing so, stand out from the crowd. It’s hard for people to understand that our work isn’t finished when the picture is taken. It isn’t over until late at night after editing the images, delivering them, etc.

What’s the best part of your job?

Making people smile.



interview CYRIL VINCHON