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All photos: Matteo Prezioso © all rights reserved.
Using these images without permission is in violation of international copyright laws (633/41 DPR19/78-Disg 154/97-L.248/2000)

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"If they think you're crude, go technical; if they think you're technical, go crude. I'm a very technical boy. So I decided to get as crude as possible."
- William Gibson, "Johnny Mnemonic"

"Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'." - Emmanuel Radnitzky (a.k.a. Man Ray)

"I'm known for taking pictures very close, and the older I get, the closer I get."
- Bruce Gilden

"Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics" - Susan Sontag

"I never know it all, I'm prepared to learn something each time" - John Geilgud

"I am eye. I am a mechanical eye. I, a machine, am showing you a world, the likes of which only I can see." - Dziga Vertov

"Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it."
- Leon Trotsky

"Only you have ever understood me. … And you got it wrong."
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"The camera shall be more an extension of your imagination, rather than your arm".
- ...

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"Bokeh"
From the Japanese boke ぼけ, "blur" it is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens.[1] Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject. The effect itself is the circle of confusion, an image of the aperture convolved by the image itself.
(wikipedia)



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'Matteo' (English variant: Matthew - Spanish variant: Mateo)

Pronunciation: ma·tte·o [mah-THE-oh]
Origin: Derived from the Hebrew Matithyah, composed from matath "gift," and Yah, abbreviation of Yahweh "God."
Meaning: Gift of God
Form of: Matthaios (Greek)
Used in: Italian, English & Spanish speaking countries
Name Day/Onomastico: September 21st (in memory of St. Matthew the Evangelist)

'Photography'

Pronunciation: pho·tog·ra·phy [fuh-tog-ruh-fee]
Origin: It comes from two Greek words, ‘photo’ (light) and ‘graphy’ (draw).
Meanings:
1. A pure aesthetic art form combining shapes forms, including the interplay of light and shadow.
2. The art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.
3. The art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs.
4. A body of photographs.
5. A recording of light.

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matteo preZioso weaponS of choice:

A N A L O G:

MEDIUM FORMAT (120mm):

- (1959) Rolleiflex 3.5F w/ Carl Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=80mm
- (1951) Rolleiflex 3.5 Automat MX w/ Carl Zeiss Tessar 1:3.5 f=75mm

35mm:

Rangefinder:
- (1957) Leica M3 "double stroke" w/ :
.) Ernst Leitz Summaron 35mm 1:3.5
.) Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm 1:2
- Rollei 35 (Made in Germany) w/ Carl Zeiss Tessar 1:3.5 f=40mm

SLR:
- Olympus OM-1 (MD)
- Olympus OM-2n
with:
.) Zuiko Olympus 50mm 1:1.4
.) Zuiko Olympus 24mm 1:2.8
.) Zuiko Olympus 35mm 1:2.8
.) Zuiko Olympus 100mm 1:2.8
.) Zuiko Olympus 135mm 1:3.5
.) Olympus t20 electronic flash

VARIOUS:
- Olympus Pen EES-2 w/ D. Zuiko f=30mm 1:2.8
- Olympus XA2 w/ D. Zuiko f=35mm 1:3.5
Digital:
- Olympus E-3
- Zuiko ED 14-54mm 1:2.8-3.5
- Zuiko ED 50mm 1:2.0 Macro
- Zuiko ED 9-18mm 1:4.0-5.6
- Zuiko ED 25mm 1:2.8 'pancake'
- 2x 'OM to 4/3' lens adapters w/ AF confirm &amp
- 2x 'OM to 4/3' lens adapters (standard)
- 3x Metz 48 AF-1
- 1x Metz 44 AF-40
- Lumiquest Pocket Bouncer (LQ101) Soft light

Light meters:
- Minolta Auto Meter IVF
- Sekonic L-398 (no batteries needed, oh yes)
- Gossen Lunasix 3

Miscellaneous:
- Filters: skylight/UV, circular polarizer, infrared, red, green. yellow.
- Tripod: Manfrotto pro-series + fluid head (one of the best thing I own. trust me on that.)

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my music

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my network pt1 aka myspace

my network pt2 aka facebook (why not, just trying to keep up with the rest of the world).

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The Cinematic Orchestra To Build A Home

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"If hope lights off, then there will be no more light" - Greek proverb



I don't believe in heroes, but if I did, I'd have them in my top list:
- Buster Keaton
- Yoshihisa Maitani
- Federico Fellinin
This is all rather obvious, and I clearly should not have mentioned that.

Please do respect the copyright of the photos. You can contact me for questions related to them.





I am Male and That's none of your fucking business