Biography
Marina Giannobi takes pictures of frames of mind. But she does not draw inspiration from people's attitudes, nor from their portraits or expressions. She borrows moods, excitement, yearnings, instincts, joys and sorrows from the urban landscape, capturing those emotions that may be glimpsed, at least for an instant, in certain city quarters, in some places, at certain junctions. Giannobi imbues her photographs with character and a liberal dash of mystery, and she achieves this without recourse to toning or predominant colours, or even computer tricks. Rather, she waits for the atmosphere to become poignant, waits until she feels the right energy wafting in the air, and then clicks the shutter, playing exclusively on the shutter and f-stop settings.
