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Passionate Fine Art Photography by Gabriele Rigon

Gabriele Rigon

Gabriele Rigon

Gabriele Rigon is an Italian photographer. His passion is capturing and sharing the sensual beauty of the female form.

A recipe of trust, understanding, humor, and friendship allows his models to relax, so Gabriele’s camera becomes simply a tool for capturing the moments they share.

While looking at Gabriele’s photos, you may find how subtly he emphasizes a woman’s form.

We were delighted to meet and have an interview with Gabriele Rigon, and we hope you’ll enjoy reading it!

AP: How would you describe your first photos? What did they look like?

GR: I was born in 1961 in a small town called Gemona del Friuli (Italy), and my main job is as a helicopter pilot in the Italian Army. Photography is my passion. I fly Huey’s and CH 47 Chinook’s. It’s wonderful work, but it steals much of your time. The first serious use of my camera was in reportage. It used to be a compact camera of my flight group, and my first works were some images from a United Nations mission in Namibia (South West Africa) in 1990. The relationship between the sky and the land is probably the freedom you want to feel with wings and the freedom you want to feel when you take photographs of passion.

AP: Do you have any formal education in your sphere, or were you self-taught?

GR: I didn’t study photography at school. Since I was young, I was accustomed to seeing people interested in photography because my grandfather had a photographic studio. My grandfather’s studio was established in 1898 and was previously owned by my grandfather’s father. That is to tell you that I have known this world since I was born (1961).

AP: What genre are your photos?Gabriele Rigon Photography

GR: Even if, at the beginning, I was mainly working with reportage pictures, a nude female is the most compelling and provocative for me… It’s perhaps the nature’s finest form. This could be my philosophy. I am so attracted by the aesthetic form of a female body that I try to express my feelings in the images. To capture an image of the beauty of a female gesture is like creating an eternal symbol of beauty.

If you look at the Nike of Samothrace statue of ancient Greeks, you notice nothing has changed in more than 2000 years. In the modern world, we are more accustomed to dynamic images of film or television, where images are fast. Fine art nude photography is like recuperating classical values, giving eroticism a noble dimension. My devotion to the nude is because I consider it as the real nature of people, with nothing to hide, just a gift from nature. So now I am mainly known as a Fine Art Nude and Glamour photographer, and I sometimes work in Fashion.

AP: How would you describe your present works?

GR: I am so moved by female beauty that I try translating what I feel into images. In every photograph I take, I freeze a woman’s mood in time and create an eternal symbol of beauty. The truth is that I am a romantic person, and when faced with female beauty, the only way for me to say something is for poetry to translate into an image.

AP: What equipment and techniques do you use to create your pictures?

GR: I am mainly working with digital cameras now. I have a 22-megapixel Canon DSLR camera; it’s an excellent camera. I love digital cameras because they allow control of the work and give new perspectives and freedom to photography. For many years, I used to have only two lenses: 35mm and 50mm. Now it’s the same; I only use 50mm and 35mm lenses to take my photos. I recently bought a 24/70 lens but still prefer the fixed ones. I use Photoshop to edit my pictures with minimum retouching.

Gabriele Rigon PhotographyAP: Would you consider yourself as an expert in photography?

GR: I consider myself an expert in photography. I have been working with a passion for photography for more than 20 years, and I will continue following photography as, in my opinion, it is an art and the most beautiful way to see the world.

AP: What is the formula for success in your activity?

GR: Do not work with photography by thinking to become rich, just take pictures as you like, use all of your passion to realize photographs, follow your instinct and you will succeed!

AP: Is there someone who supports you in your creativity?

GR: First of all, my family, especially my wife, always allows me to express my creativity and gives me the freedom to take photos of what I want. Internet is also essential; every comment or feedback I receive greatly supports my activity.

AP: What’s the golden tip you can give our readers?

GR: Always believe in dreams; if you trust them, you can realize them!

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