SHAMIRS June 2012
Information Manuel Giacometti Italian ArtPhotographer www.shamirs.com
Shamirs Manuel Giacometti portraits by Manuela Nicolini
EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUE ARE JUST THE BEGINNING... ...hatever the subject, is the heart of the photographer who creates loveliness (Shamirs) C r e a t e a p i c t u r e i n y o u r m i n d , p e r m e a t e i t w i t h emotion, poured from the heart and
technology, which grant us to o v e r c o m e o u r l i m i t a t i o n s , producing spectacular images leaving
transforming and illuminating our life. WIZARD: ... a person unusually skilled in a specific field.
place it in reality: this is "the way of imagographer". The technique, technology, equipment, location, subject, mind, heart, vision, b e a u t y, e v e r y t h i n g i s p a r t o f a
us intuitively carry out from the "heart". I like to photograph everything: somebody consider it as a limitation, but I like to think I went beyond the mutual
Graphie in French language: γραφή (graphe), meaning "drawing, writing," together meaning "drawing with light"
spell: the imagographie.
limits , facing each shot following the i n s t i n c t , t h e e m o t i o n s , t h e heart, producing images that excite me (and I hope , other people too). T h e t e c h n i c a l a n d d e e p
I M A G O g r a p h i e , a t e r m c o i n e d by Manuel Giacometti to identify the " w a y f o r t h e re d i s c o v e r y o f t h e power inside ourselves", which was surrounded in our hearts, allowing us to convey the moment we imagine and that we see, permeated by the emotions we want to forward in that exact moment. The i n fl u e n c e of our background and our emotions are very important for the results we’ll be able to obtain. Furthermore our work is s u p p o r t e d b y t h e p h o t o g r a p h i c technique and the use of modern
knowledge of our equipments are essential, but they are only the beginning of a journey ... create beautiful images following our own heart is a journey that leads us to know ourselves better and let us be in touch with some more. IMAGO = magician, whom who imagine. IMAGINE means: MAGICIAN IN ME AGE RE I believe in the power of imagination of
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Bird nest - Beijing 2008 The fantastic Bird Nest Stadium is reflected in the lake at night during the Paralympic Games 2008
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