When did your passion for photography begin? And how about the erotic photography?
I have always worked in the communication field, but about 10 years ago I started creating video projects as director/filmmaker. When I bought my first digital camera, an entire new world of uncontainable fantasy opened to me. I could easily turn all my fantasy or vision into reality, just with one photo. Now, most people have had smartphones since elementary school, but back in the day, having a digital camera was literally thrilling. So, I started to work with a small point and shoot camera backstage for film productions, and some advertising jobs. With this new fabulous tool (which is with me 24/7), I document everything, even the most intimate moments. The passion for erotic photography was there, waiting for me. I have thousands of photos of that particular period, all realized with hundreds of girls. Unique shots that tell and show a period of mad and transgressive life, where I had an inexhaustible thirst for images that would materialize in front of my eyes and that I wanted to keep forever. The idea is to make a book in the future.
Do you feel like an erotic photographer?
If I was unshaven, with a “Men’s Health body” and an open jean jacket baring a naked chest, I would feel actually very erotic.
What’s your idea of femininity and eroticism in the art, and more specifically in erotic photography?
Eroticism is seduction, an intelligent flirt between souls that are fulfilled by this game of “material” sex, sort of. In Art, we find that in various forms: poetry, tales, images and videos. I tell the ‘eros’ through photography, with several personal styles and more often “imitated” from a black and white or colored image, as well as with ironic or more “explicit” shots. There is no end to this path. It’s like taking an idea from your mind and improvising a photo from that. I live my life and everything else with intense emotion. I constantly need strong doses of eroticism, in every form. Over time, this form evolves, it changes prospective and “flavor”.
In Art, there is always this constant need to have a message from the author to give some sort of “tone”. I will let those who need to find value in photos come up with their own bullshit.
Is there a message you want to send through your photography?
In Art, there is always this constant need to have a message from the author to give some sort of “tone”. I will let those who need to find value in photos come up with their own bullshit. Do you want to know what is my message? My life, my passions, my work don’t have a schedule. They merge 24/7, and I believe this is the most beautiful message that can be given from a person who aspires to do this job.
Have you ever been accused of machismo or anyways to show the woman as an object/merchandise? If yes, how do you respond to these accusations?
I have never heard of this question before… [laughs] …I wonder why a person who photographs landscapes is never blamed for exploiting wheat fields. There have just been a few cases over the years (maybe 3 or 4) of women that have publicly expressed these accusations on Facebook. But after a few hours, they had to give up to the dozens of people that had commented on their posts, convincing them of the opposite. It just takes a bit of initiative to go on my website and see how I actually love women and how much I exalt their femininity. That prejudice, which comes from human mediocrity, comes up immediately in people’s head that, as soon as they see a female body in a photo, they associate “woman-object”. If you try to ask them to explain their reasons, 99% of the time, they’ll tell you that they heard it on the TV. I love to relate with people that think with their own head, expressing thoughts free from stereotypes. My models are not mistreated at all. We offer them water, food… and Playstation. [laughs]
You actively collaborate with an online magazine. Could you present to us this new project of yours?
ADLmag is a new project that was born from interaction with one of the best authors of digital publishing, Jean Zaffanella, together, we decided to tell the story of Anthony De Luca in a magazine. Art photography, advertising projects, performance, reportage, curiosity, backstage; everything I create in my photography, all to be seen in the next publication of the magazine. 😉
Are there any (erotic) photographers that inspire your job?
No. There are actually plenty of photographers that are inspired by my work. 😉
What kind of relationship do you establish with your models?
A relationship of absolute understanding; I don’t just look for a body, but also for a personality.
If a girl wants to be part of your art, what should she do?
Surprise me. Dozens of beautiful girls email me every day, proposing themselves with very explicit photos. But if I don’t feel the “soul”, they get discarded. Passion, self-irony, exhibitionism, sensibility, madness, resourcefulness, enthusiasm are the qualities that I have to feel when reading their first email.
Photo: Anthony De Luca | website
Model: Francesca Stella di Plastica | tumblr
Model: Natasha Guarnieri | facebook
