BPP 273: Donato DiCamillo - Learning Photography in Prison

Donato DiCamillo is a New York based street and portrait photographer who today shares how he learned photography while incarcerated. Today Donato captures compelling portraits of people on the street that make you stop and want to explore the image more.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

  • How Donato got interested in photography

  • How Donato taught himself photography without a camera while incarcerated

  • What Donato photographed once he got out but was still on house arrest

  • How he transitioned to shooting on the street

  • The most important element Donato looks for when approaching a stranger to photograph them

  • How Donato interacts with his subjects

  • How Donato deals with frustration when what hes shooting isnt working.


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