Per il secondo capitolo della nostra rubrica dedicata a fotografi e filmer emergenti abbiamo scelto un giovanissimo ma ispiratissimo fotografo e skater, viene dalle parti di Lugano e si chiama Enea Auberson!

Ciao Enea! Benvenuto su candiesmag! Dopo tanto tempo che ti seguo su FB e Flickr finalmente un dialogo un po’ più articolato! Intro di rito – da dove vieni e quanti anni hai?

Ciao Carlo!Ho 17 anni e vivo a Lugano, in Svizzera.

Ricordi ancora la tua prima foto? Cosa ti ha spinto inizialmente a prendere in mano per la prima volta la macchina fotografica e cosa ha fatto si che diventasse una parte – immagino – predominante nella tua vita?

Beh, la prima foto che ho scattato no, però ricordo che la prima volta in cui ho trovato una soddisfazione per una foto che ho fatto è stato in montagna, nel 2009 credo…correvo nel prato con la reflex di mio padre cercando di fotografare un insetto che saltellava in giro, e dopo circa mezz’ora di inseguimento ho ottenuto ciò che volevo! È stato in quel momento, credo, che ho iniziato a vedere la fotografia in un altro modo.

Dopo un po’ di tempo poi ho provato ad abbinarla allo skate e da lì è nata la grande passione.

Cosa c’è nel tuo zaino fotografico attualmente? Stai pensando anche a qualche upgrade?

Allora…visto che in prevalenza faccio foto di skate non posso farmi mancare della cera, delle stringhe e dei cuscinetti (sarebbe peccato perdere uno scatto per della cera che manca o per un cuscinetto che si rompe!) …per il materiale fotografico invece ho: Nikon D90, Nikon 50mm 1.8, Nikon 10.5mm 2.8, Nikon 70-200mm 2.8, 2 flash (un Nikon SB900 e un Canon 430EZ), Canon EOS 1dmkII, Canon 20-35mm, Cactus V5 e 2 cavalletti Manfrotto Nano.
Riguardo all’upgrade si, appena avrò i soldi vorrei cambiare il corpo macchina! I nuovi modelli che ha sfornato Nikon sono dei gioiellini, però sono un po’ lenti per poter fare delle sequence decenti, e tutti quei soldi per avere gli 11fps della D4 non ce li ho! Ahah…non mi resterà che andare sull’usato e cercare una D700 o magari perché no, una D3!

Sfogliando il tuo portfolio non si può che rimanere impressionati dall’incredibile progressione fatta rispetto agli esordi. Sapresti dire quali siano stati i fattori che più ti abbiano aiutato a crescere in questo senso?
Vero! A volte riguardo le vecchie foto e mi metto a ridere…anche se però allo stesso tempo mi dico “beh, se vedo tutta questa differenza vuol dire che ho fatto passi avanti!”. Diciamo che questo miglioramento è dato soprattutto dai miei amici che mi hanno sempre dato la possibilità di provare e riprovare e hanno fatto da “cavie”…all’inizio molte volte capitava che per arrivare ad un risultato decente rifacevano il trick decine di volte!
Penso che la cosa più importante se si vuole avanzare è non aver paura di provare cose nuove. Magari all’inizio i risultati sono scadenti e anche demoralizzanti, ma c’è da ricordarsi che si impara dai propri errori e la prossima volta si farà meglio!

Hai avuto diverse collaborazioni in diversi ambiti, da gruppi musicali a skaters, quali sono stati ad ora i lavori che più ti hanno dato soddisfazione, o comunque le collaborazioni più importanti?
Beh, nell’ambito skate diciamo che un mio grande traguardo è stato la pubblicazione di alcune mie foto sulla rivista di svizzera Whiteout! È stato sempre il mio sogno e alla fine ce l’ho fatta! Prima di questo però ho pubblicato diverse foto online come report di contest per marche diverse, sul giornale locale, o stampe di flyer per eventi.
Per i gruppi musicali invece ho fatto diverse foto promo, alcune finite su manifesti, altre sul giornale locale e una su 6:00AM. Tutto sommato sono molto contento dei lavori di questo ultimo anno!

Fotografi innumerevoli tricks alla bowl di Lugano ma non è raro vederti in clips e foto mentre te la skatei. So già la risposta, ma quanto è importante nell’essere un buon fotografo di skate essere anche uno skater?
Trovo che sia una delle cose fondamentali per uno scatto ben riuscito! Spesso vedo foto su giornali fatte da fotografi professionisti che però non sanno niente di skate…a livello di illuminazione si nota la qualità del professionista ma poi tutto cade quando si guardano inquadratura e resto…li mi rendo veramente conto di quanto sia importante conoscere un po’ da vicino la disciplina! Se sei uno skater vedi tutto in un altro modo e stai attento a dettagli che magari un fotografo “normale” tralascerebbe come la rincorsa dello spot o l’atterraggio che molto spesso possono determinarne la difficoltà! Per non parlare del timing in cui vengono fermati i trick…se ne vedono di tutti i colori!

Dato 100 il tempo dedicato ad una foto finita pronta per la pubblicazione, come suddivideresti percentualmente il tempo che solitamente dedichi a scelta dello spot, dell’inquadratura, della composizione ed infine della post produzione?
Secondo me se una foto è ben pensata e sviluppata in partenza l’uso della post-produzione diventa veramente limitato, mi verrebbe da dire un 70 alla preparazione ecc e 30 di post produzione.
Anche se però in certe situazioni si è limitati proprio dalle prestazioni del materiale fotografico a disposizione. In quel caso trovo che una corretta post produzione possa fare molto! Personalmente scattando in raw do semplicemente una regolata a luci/ombre, contrasto, bilanciamento colore e curve.

A proposito di photoshop. Dopo essere finito nel frigo, in una lavatrice, ed anche in un WC (Enea è un ottimo manipolatore di immagini, N.d.A.) ci dici a tuo parere quanto sia importante al giorno d’oggi per un “buon” fotografo, essere anche un capace utente di Photoshop etc.?
Come ogni cosa ps va usato nel modo giusto e non eccessivamente, però essere capaci ad utilizzare un software così potente può essere vantaggioso!
Molti lo criticano, ma io trovo che ormai photoshop sia diventato un elemento chiave nella fotografia digitale. È uno strumento di lavoro in più che ci è stato dato dunque perché non usarlo?

Parlare solo di skateboard sarebbe alquanto limitante, siccome hai ottime foto un po’ in tutti i settori. Tu personalmente quale preferisci? Pensi ci siano ambiti dove la creatività è più stimolata rispetto ad altri?
Allora…tralasciando lo skate la cosa che preferisco sono i paesaggi! Abitando un po’ isolato dal mondo e in mezzo al bosco ho la fortuna di poter vedere tramonti e altre situazioni stupende! Ogni volta rimango stupito e non posso fare a meno che prendere la macchina fotografica e immortalare il panorama.
Penso che i momenti più creativi siano semplicemente quelli in cui provi a fare qualcosa di nuovo…in quell’istante tutte le porte sono aperte e le possibilità sono infinite! L’unica cosa che ti limita è la fantasia e la capacità nell’usare il materiale che hai a disposizione!

Giri spesso con gli skaters del team Warriors; stai attualmente collaborando a qualche progetto particolare con loro?
Per il momento nulla di particolare…siamo tutti molto presi e abbiamo sospeso per un po’ la rivista online “Wagazine”…continuiamo sempre con i cataloghi per i nuovi vestiti e sia io che l’altro fotografo siamo pieni di materiale pronto per l’uso!

Cosa ci dici a riguardo della tua formazione fotografica? Hai seguito corsi, o comunque investito in qualcosa di specifico o anche tu un adepto del DIY?
Qua in Ticino purtroppo non ci sono molte vie di formazione per la fotografia, dunque ho optato per il DIY. Basta solo avere un po’ di perseveranza e pian piano i risultati arrivano!

Hai dei “mentori” o comunque fotografi a cui ti ispiri per i tuoi lavori?
Non posso proprio dire di avere UN fotografo a cui mi ispiro, però se devo dire un nome penso a David Tur. Tra l’altro un grandissimo grazie va però ad Alan Maag, che da ormai quasi 2 anni a questa parte continua ad aiutarmi e darmi consigli senza stancarsi mai! THANKS ALAN!

Pensi ci sarà spazio per la fotografia anche nel tuo futuro? Credi sia (ancora) possibile farne una professione, seppure con tutte le contraddizioni che stanno nascendo in questo ambito?
Spero di si!! Farne una professione è possibile, ma qua in Svizzera non credo si possa campare di fotografia…magari in altri posti si!

Grazie Enea per il tuo tempo! Seguite i suoi lavori su Flickr e 500px!

UnderExposure is our new section dedicated to emerging photographers and filmers. Words, pics, ideas, inspiration and stories told through the words and not only through pixels. There were a few names to choose from, and we decided Sergio Pontillo because he’s totally new on this mag and we’re a bit curious!

Hi Sergio, welcome on Candiesmag! It’s raining cats and dogs while I’m writing. Cool! Let’s make a quick intro to present yourself to our readers:
Hi, my name is Sergio Pontillo, I’m 20, I’m afraid of driving alone, I know some Italian cities better than the one where I live (Napoli) and I like cooking. Skateboarding is the source of all my satisfactions, successes and failures, thoughts and ideas of my last 7 years. I take pics from 5 years.

It’s strange how I run across your pics for the very first time. I bought a trigger Cactus V5, I took a look at the attached sample and I saw a beautiful skate pic made by an Italian.. and with an entry camera like the D60..I immediately looked for your profile on flickr and your pics were the best presentation possible. How did you pic arrived on that flyer? Do you still use the cactus triggers? 
It was unusual for me too when an Italian wrote me for my pic on the Cactus flyer (and great too!) I’ve always used them since I bought my second flash. I used to use the v3 but after that publication they sent me a couple of v4s, and it’s what I’m using now.

Let’s going on with your equipment… The photographers’ backpacks are really heavy. What’s in yours? And most of all, what could never miss in your backpack before a shooting session?
My backpack is surely heavy: inside there are – besides a second pair of socks, laces and a seven of diamonds – a Nikon d60, a totally manual 50mm f1.4 and 35mm f2.8 Nikon, a 55-200mm Nikon, a fisheye Tokina 10-17mm, a Cactus v4s, 2 non-TTL flashes , an analogue compact Canon, colored jelly and other filters, a Sony TRV900 with fisheye, grip, batteries and extra minidv. Before every session I watch whatever clips with Ryan Ticknor, my favourite skater. It became quite a rite.

There’s always a story behind every photographer. Can you remember what was your first picture? Was it a random approach or a weighted one?
At the beginning I was using my father’s compact camera, just to take pics with family and friends. I’ve always loved keeping memory of my days, I think past is very important and it’s also the only sure and real thing we have I think my first skate picture was in the parking lot of the Centro Direzionale, I had my father’s old flash which couldn’t be synchronized with the camera, so I used to push the flash button with one hand and the camera with the other… the fastest fingers in the west.

You’re very young but with a great portfolio. What are the highlights in your career as photographer?
It’s funny how my few highlights come all from flickr! First of all the appearance on the Cactus flyer. Then the cooperation with a German brand of street culture (H1pnuz) – the guy came to Naples to shoot with the brand’s t-shirts. I made with a few others an advertising spot in stop motion for some watches. Three of my pics were published on 6:00am, and finally you

What can you tell us about your schooling? Did you take part to classes and courses or you learned it all by yourself?
DIY since the beginnings. I learned watching pictures on flickr, reading a lot on the web and taking tons of pics, experimenting and failing too. Last year I joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, the only school I attend with joy. So now I’m studying photography, cinema and tv.

A lot of photographers decide to specialize as videomakers and I know you realize some clips every now and then. Are they two complementary fields or you had to start from zero?
Surely they’re two very close fields. If you can take pics you can also shoot with a videocamera. With the new cameras you can even do it all with just one reflex. The coming of dslr in the field of skateboarding clips is a revolution. A lot of people criticize them because it’s deeply different from the combo vx1000 mk1. But in the right hands also a dslr can produce good clips, it’s simply another way of filming.

Your blog is great starting from the name: http://serialchillers.wordpress.com/ . Tell us something about it.
The name is an idea of my friend Antonio (Romanelli), the guy I run the blog with. Serial Chillers because we live skateboarding to the fullest without being trapped in the negativity and competitiveness of many other skaters. Skateboarding it’s not about how many stairs you can ollie or how many flips you can do, otherwise nobody could talk about skateboarding except Rodney Mullen. We think skateboarding is few but good friends, a pavement and beers with lemon

Besides skateboarding what are the other subjects you like capturing?
Faces, mouths, noses, eyes, eye circles, eyelashes, teeth, hair, scratches, smiles. I love photographing people, both the known and unknown ones.

Another subject I like is postproduction: yes/no/maybe. What do you think about photoshop, use and abuse, and about the complexity of a software which is often taken lightly even by the pros?
Like evey powerful thing, it can be good and bad. I hate the pictures with too much postproduction. I personally use it only to adjust contrast/level/curves, color balance and rarely to erase the rumor. I think that textures, flares and fake lights don’t make a picture better but simply more fake.

This was a year full of high tech news, with Nikon that tried to make FX filming accesible to everyone. Do you already know what you’ll buy in the future?
Nothing, but if I earn some money I’ll take the d600. I’m waiting for it by Nikon, a full frame that films too so I could use the 50 – my favourite lenses – to the fullest, I could film in HD for the Serial Chillers film and I could make sequences with the 5,5 fps I’m a bit upset cause Canon is superior in terms of filming…

What do you think about the fact that “everybody is a photographer nowadays?”
I really don’t care, everybody can do what he wants. What surprises me is the amount of young people who succeed into makin new and fresh things and nobody cares about them. On the magazines I see always the same few names, or people who’ve taken pictures for less than a year and they’re on a mag only because they’re with “famous” skaters.

How’s your arm? There’s a very important link between photographer and photographed subject. Do you think that a good photographer should be also a rider?
Now my arm is good enough to skate If you want to photograph skateboarding you have to be a skater, absolutely… otherwise you can’t capture a difficult trick in the right way, or an easy trick in the right place because you don’t understand it to the fullest. Somebody who doesn’t skate can’t see the difference between a trick and the other and this is evident in pictures where the skater is placed in the middle and you can’t see where does he come from neither where is he going…

Sergio thank you a lot for your time, last space is yours as usual:
Thank you for this interview Thanks to my family who always supported me in what I love doing, to all my friends who believe in me and I spend incredible days with, to Antonio Romanelli because he bought a pair of Janoski from his iPhone while he was with me in the hospital, to Vittorio Guglietta, Penni, Ed Templeton, Jackson Casey, Briggs Ogloff, Matt Price, Alex Burrell and everybody who inspires me with his art.

yo! Follow Sergio on his blog [http://serialchillers.wordpress.com/]
and flickr! [http://www.flickr.com/photos/serskater/]

If you visit Candiesmag pages every now and then, I’m pretty sure you noticed the articles with Nicola’s pictures. We met this guy by chance and we’ve been suddenly stoked by his talent. His reports are super sick and his pictures really innovative. We could define it as a sort of vintage look on hi tech shots. Fresh stuff, in any case. He also founded Dobermani Production and we’re so damn glad to have a talk with him go Doberman!!

Gianosky, 180 FS grab

Hi Nicola, let’s start with some presentation, how old are you, where are you from and where are you currently living?
Hi there! I’m Nicola Debernardi, a 30-year-old physicist. I come originally from Biella (Italy) and during my studies I moved to Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where I currently live and work to obtain a PhD degree in Physics.

Can you remember what was that pushed you to shoot your very first picture? And maybe you even remember what was in it?
Mmm, no I can’t, unfortunately. I’ve always liked to take pictures during family trips, but I didn’t own a good camera and I was not really interested in more than just saving memories. In 2005 I got a good digital camera and I started to have fun and inspiration in photography.

JJ-Hamilton,180 FS Ollie over the Rail

What does photography mean to you? What kind of feelings does it give you?
A photograph is a moment recorded in time. A good photograph is also beautiful. Simple as that!
It helps to connect with people. It feels nice to photograph and even exciting when shooting actions sk8, since I like so much this sport. When I develop a picture I like, it feels realizing. But the best feeling is when you receive positive feedbacks, especially when coming from the subject of your photograph.

Are you a self-made photographer or you maybe went to schools, courses and so on? Can you explain what’s behind this approach?
Completely self-made, I grew my skills up with books and Internet. I would have really liked to do a photography school, but I simply just took another direction in my studies.
Nowadays you can find everything you want on the Internet, just need to look for it. For instance, few days ago I was looking for info on HDR photography which I never did before; I ended up with too much material I don’t even have the time to read..

Stan Postmus, Tailslide

How did you approach skateboard photography?
Two years ago two friends of mine, Gianosky and Toni, visited me in Eindhoven. One afternoon I tried to picture them during a skate session and I discovered myself having a lot of fun in doing it. I occasionally repeated the experience with them and their crew in my hometown, Biella.
About one year ago, I started to take skateboard lesson at the Area 51 skatepark in Eindhoven ( www.area51skatepark.nl ) with Daniele, another friend of mine. Wouter Bosch, who is my teacher, asked me to join the training session of the skatepark team to shoot some pictures. This is still going on and it helps a lot to gain experience, not only with photography, but also with knowing the tricks and to establish connections with the local skaters. Seriously, here in Eindhoven there are few great talents and a lot of people above average! And the skatepark is awesome!
Moreover, I have been shooting few skate contests, the Amsterdamn AM and the Air Attack in Antwerp were the most famous and exciting.

Tim Bijsterveld, Fingerflip

We’ve seen some of your videos too. Is it something you’d like to develop in the future? Why did you choose photography instead of filming?
Videos were just fun in that moment and in the future I don’t plan to produce a lot of them. I prefer photography as a form of art. A photo can say more than a 1000 words. A single photo (in skateboard particularly) can summarize an action. One single good frame communicates the same of few seconds video.
I actually quite like a lot the HD GoPro camera-like concept and I might consider getting one and develop something in the future. I like the idea of recording from my point of view, while skating/skiing/diving.

In your opinion, how much should be important Photoshop and postproduction in a good image? How much time do you usually spend editing after a photo session?
If the image is good, I would keep it as it is, but it depends on what you want to obtain. I spend a lot of time in postproduction because I am still experimenting and trying to improve my own style. I can’t really quantify it, it depends on inspiration/satisfaction and it varies a lot..
In skateboard photography I like to mix technique with an artistic touch and therefore retouch is needed. A good composition is basilar but you can say a lot, combining it with also harmonious colors. Personally I like the “vintage look” (it is nice the way you define it) applied to skate/surf pictures, which reminds of the 70s, when those sports exploded in popularity.

Job vd Linden, 180 FS grab

How do you prepare before a shooting session? Do you try to visualize new angles, or you let yourself to be inspired on place?
I am more instinctive and go for the moment. The skaters guide you in a way and are of great help: I basically just follow them.
Places usually inspire me, unless it is a known place, then I have already figured out more or less the best angles.

In your website (www.dobermaniprod.biz ) there are a lot of very good pics. Skateboarding, travels, lifestyle. What’s your favorite subject to portray, and why?
Thx! I love traveling and I’ve always a camera with me. Therefore travelling/nature photography really fits me: the best would be being paid to trip around! Oh, that would be an easy living for me…
I like portraying people as well, but I find it really difficult to capture an emotion. If it happens, I am very happy!
Lately, I focused on skateboarding photography and capturing an action is what keeps me inspired now.

Daan vd Linden, Ollie North

What’s your equipment at the moment? And your favorite lens in your bag?
I use a Nikon D300s camera. The NIKKOR 35mm F1.8 is my fav objective for low light conditions and portraits. The fisheye is the best for sk8, I use a relatively cheap SAMYANG 8mm F3.5. For travelling, in my opinion, the best one is the NIKKOR 18-200mm, so that you have a useful lens perfect in all situations you might be in.

How much is a good equipment important to create good images? In your opinion, it’s more important having a 5 thousand dollars equipment or a lot of creativity into finding new angles and so on?
The composition (so creativity) is the most important part of an image in my opinion and for that you don’t need expensive equipment. My camera is at the semi-professional level and was quite expensive. I chose that because of the high frame it achieves. A high frame rate is very important in skateboard photography. A part for the frame rate, I think the lens is more important than the camera and there is where I prefer to invest my money.

Venice Beach

You’ve been travelling a lot in Europe but also in the States, Africa and so on. The sickest photographers out there usually spend a lot of time travelling and maybe exploring new cultures. Do you think there is really a link between travelling and photography? Did being in contact with so many different places and cultures change your behavior in any way?
For me travelling and photography go together. I could not travel without a camera and when I feel like to photograph I need to visit new places.
Being in contact with multiple cultures enhance your awareness of different realities and form you as an individual. In photography your behavior changes as well depending on the subject of your picture. The relationship photographer-subject changes for different people and you need experience to relate with it. Experience that you can gain studying the culture of the people.

Lecio Batista da Silva, Rock to fakie

And in the meantime, you’re going thru your Ph.D. Are you planning to make a living out of photography, or you see it more as a hobby, or maybe you’ll quit it once enrolled in a big corp ? In any case, what are your plans for the future, for you and for DobermaniProd?
I would seriously like to live out of photography but it is really difficult. There is a lot of competition and stock photography is undervaluing the job of photographers. I am almost at the end of my Ph.D. and I’m debating on what to do next. It is difficult to decide for me at this point. Maybe a good compromise is to look for a part time job in technology so that I still have time to go on with photography.
Definitely DobermaniProd will go on! I have so many works to put online, a lot of pictures of trips I didn’t even have the time to work on due to lack of time. Also I would like to organize some expositions; here in the Netherlands there are a lot of possibilities and places are open to expose works (in cafés, art centers or even coffeeshops). Finally, I have some projects in mind, not all related to skateboard, and I am again just waiting to have time to finalize them.

Venice Beach

I’ve never seen so many “photographers” as today. It reminds me those days when every kid was wearing Vans and the ‘Nevermind the Bollocks’ t-shirt listening to Nofx. It’s getting freakin mainstream. What’s your opinion about that? Do you think it’s good, or is it something that upsets you?
Ah ah, I remember those days too and I am not changed since then too much! (I’m a Vans, addict… I wear only Vans since more than 10 years, I just love their old school style. Seriously, they should sponsor me!)
I have nothing against that, the digital era made it easier for everybody, more and more people approached photography because of that (me included). Today with just cheap camera and a PC/MAC, you can do what once was done by a production studio. So I like this openness and simplification that technology gave to everybody.

Mimi Knoop, Rock to Fakie

Thank You Nicola, we love the Dob! Follow Nicola’s latest jobs on
Facebook ( www.facebook.com/dobermaniproduction )
Website ( www.dobermaniprod.biz )
Flickr( www.flickr.com/photos/hardcola/ , but before Dobermani Prod. times)
Thank you guys for publishing my pictures and for this interview! I really appreciate your work and CandiesMagazine.com rocks!
A special thank to Wouter Bosch and the guys from the Area51skatepark!

Pictures: (c) Nicola Debernardi

We’re glad to present you today our new contributor and photographer, Luca Piras! You have already seen some of his images here, and now you’re knowing him a little bit more with an interview in pure Candies-style.

Hi Luca, first of all I want to say thank you for the passion you show for Candiesmagazine.com. How old are you and where do you come from?

Hello everyone, I’m 20 and I’m from Turin…

*How long have you been loving photography?

…I’ve been loving photography for almost 3 years, since when I started shooting with my first compact camera…

*What triggered the spark?

…surely it was also thanks to my father’s passion for photography and also the fact that I’ve always loved extreme and less common sports…

*What’s that passionate you the most into sports photography? And what are the sports that you love shooting the most?

…Sport is an endless resource of images that can be shooted and moreover sports photography is real and spontaneous…Till now I’ve had the opportunity to shoot at some downhill and bmx contests…If I had the chance, I would like to capture any extreme sport…

*What’s you equipment? Camera body, lenses etc?

….Currently I’m using a Nikon d3000 with 18-55 f3,5/5.6, 50mm f1.8, 18-200 and an old sb-24

*What are your favourite lenses among those that you already own?

Surely the brightness of the 50mm f 1.8

*If you could choose the lenses you want without caring of the price, what would you choose?

… I’d surely choose some creative and funny lenses, a fish-eye or also a bright tele it wouldn’t be bad…

*Your favourite brand?

…I know that someone won’t agree with me, but I prefer Nikon….

*What do you do in your life, are you studying/working?

… I’m looking for a job, but unfortunately it’s not easy….

*Your plans for the future?

…To become the photographer of some magazine should be nice…we’ll see

*What sport do you practice?

…some snowboarding during winter and downhill during summer…

*If you were obliged to choose, snowboard or downhill?

…downhill foreva!….

*What kind of different sensations give you those two sports, so differents but both bond with mountain?

…the opportunity to leave the city and to come in close contact with the mountains using what they offer to us…

*Your favourite bike spots? And the snowboard ones?

…for the bikes I say Prali, it has a lot to teach and it can be a good to practice, but also Bardonecchia offers a lot of fun…talking about snow I love the snowy peaks of Montgenevre…

*Park or pow? Be careful, this could be a compromising answer

…I’m not a champion but I prefer the pow

*Do you think that a thousands euros equipment is essential to take good pictures?

..well I think that it can help a lot, but without fantasy and a good hand they are wasted

*What do you think about Candiesmagazine.com? Suggestions/advices?

…Candiesmagazine .com it’s a great idea to support all these expandig sports

*Coming to end, you have the floor. What would you like to say to our readers? Is there anyone you’d especially like to say thanks?

… Surely I thank you of Candiesmagazine for the nice opportunity you’re giving me, and I hope it’ll be the beginning of a future career…Thanks…And hello everyone!!