Biography
Born in Varese, Italy, in 1979, Pierfrancesco Celada completed a PhD in biomechanics before turning his attention to personal photographic projects. Celada has self-published a photographic book titled Insideout and exhibited his work in the US, UK, Italy, and Austria. He recently won the Ideastap and Magnum Photo photographic award, and is currently working on a project that explores human disconnection in Japan’s Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka Megalopolis.
5 Questions for Pierfrancesco Celada
What is the one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning?
My daily impulse is to ask myself questions, to look for the answers, and knowing that, although I’ll finding some of them, I’ll never find them all.
What would be your perfect day?
Any day that starts with a good cup of coffee.
What is the longest trip you ever took to make a photo?
I tend to walk extensively when I am making new work; a slow pace allows me to fully observe my surroundings. These are often long trips, but it is the journey itself that I value the most.
What was the hardest image you ever had to make?
Some situations are more complex than others, but you always have to push the shutter with the same strength.
What is your favorite thing about being a photographer?
Being able to make my own rules and — especially — being able to change them as I go along.
Previous life #1: a 7 years old, before photography
got silent for a decade and a half
Previous life #2: in a previous life I was a wizard
More photograph series by Pierfrancesco Celada