andrea lombardi

i am andrea lombardi (he/they), i am visual artist, I left Italy after my diploma to study in the Royal academy of Art in the Hague, netherlands, where i’m currently based.
my practice started with photography and video making to then discover performance and installation, it evolved in time on observing and studying peoples interaction and their way to approach today's reality.
i also enjoy photography in its wholeness, i really enjoy to be busy with photoshoot or to document events, parties and performances of any kind!

i took my first photo when i was 4 years old haha, i don't remember but i know that i never left a camera

i alway was interested in visual arts, movies and performances, and my parents also have a past with art, i had my fisrt compact when i was really small, but when i got 15 i recieved my first semi professional camera and i started studying by myself to then discover my biggest passion and what i work for

usually when have a good comunication with who i am working with, i do like what i shoot most of the time, but i enjoy more if i know that is what it was wanted. i don't mind freedom on some decision but o like a clear comunication

a bit before a shooting, to know if there is a theme or something to be aware of, or if it's needed to talk about the shooting, the time that is considered necessary to preprare the shooting

of course it depends from what we are looking for, but a good picture can be created from the story that is bringing or for the concept, or maybe is based the shape and colors, so can be mostly for a visual pleasure

when is about pubblic events i always enjoy the fact that there is a documentation of the event, maybe for some people, as it would be for me, is important to have a visual memory or is nice to remember a moment with a picture.

i started my career with street photography and documentaristic project, i like to observe, to have a complete awarness of a situation and knowing what is particular about it, i like to notice little things that maybe not everyone might grab

i think is about the moment of a photo, what spcific detail is wanted in the picture or in the moment

sometimes pure beauty, sometimes i want to have a documentation of something but i like for people to have a look at my picture and feel something familiar, a feeling of reassurance when i can but also to bring questions and issue with the stories i tell

i am not a big fan of technology, i have a good quality camera and a good laptop to be able to work on my pictures professionally but i also enjoy the style and vibe of compact cameras, or analog devices.

i kept asking around, if anyone needed a photographer, to start with parties of friends, or ask people i knew to model for me to study the light, reach out to events i was interested in

it really depends from the porpouse, i have a certain morality on it, i don0t use it to modify shapes of body or to reach standards that are considered not healthy, but i enjoy it to modify the mipcture if the light or the colors does not work, or if there is an item that i can remove or add!

to be honest what i learned that you just need to try and not be let down if you think is not good, if you have an idea just try it and just do it for every idea you have, whatever is about, to always have your camera with you and just give try out to moments and or staged situations

i would say, more then a good quality camera, to understand the reason why you want to use a camera, how you want to use it and what you want to convey to people who look at your work. not always a good camera makes a good picture