PORTRAIT OF TIME

In an era where we all produce images of ourselves, self-portraiture has become one of the defining languages of our time. I communicate through images too, and inevitably through my own presence.

The difference, perhaps, lies in the way I choose to look at myself.

Creating these portraits with an analog camera means slowing down. Every frame carries weight, cost, and time. There is no endless possibility to delete and try again. There is only choice, patience, and intention.

This practice has taught me the art of waiting. It has taught me to observe rather than consume images. Not to waste film, but more importantly, not to waste attention.

That is why my self-portraits have never been just photographs. They are pages from a diary, an ongoing exercise in self-awareness, a way of inhabiting time and questioning my own image without necessarily searching for an answer.

This series marks a new chapter in my journey. For the first time, I worked within a constructed environment and in collaboration with a stylist, developing a visual narrative entirely centered around leather—a material that protects, reveals, and transforms.

More than a story about vanity, this series is a reflection on presence. On what happens when we stop producing images and begin to truly look at ourselves.

Photo_Davide Campanella

Styling_Brando Prizzon

Styling assisitant_Vincenzo Fineo Trionfo