Inside the photographer's 'open and vulnerable' photo series ❤️
Piantadosi’s own fears as a photographer catalysed the project, which is a departure from her usual work in fashion.
“I found the idea of doing a book of nudes really uncomfortable, and I started to question that,” she tells AnOther. “When I was starting out, a lot of male photographers were using go-sees as an excuse to photograph models semi-nude.” Piantadosi was galvanised by the wave of contemporary feminist photographers reclaiming a ‘female gaze’ in the context of the nude, and accounts of exploitation in the wake of #MeToo.
Many models are depicted with objects that subjects were invited to bring along. “It wasn’t about trying to put a look onto somebody, but more about bringing themselves into the picture,” says Piantadosi. Inspired by Mary Ellen Mark, a photographer who built a close relationship with her subjects, for Piantadosi, chatting was as important as the shoot. “Each photograph was preceded by at least a 30-minute chat,” she says. Unprompted, after this interview Piantadosi sends an email with “a few more stories” behind each of her subjects – from Theodore’s unexpected scar and shyness and Alli’s experience as an abortion doula to Donnika’s floor-length wig.
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