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danalynnne: oh hi kelly, its dana.. i freaking LOVE your blog. and you of course heheh okay bye<3Hi hi hi!! I love you too!! And I’m so following yours!(:
Lissy Laricchia
Hello, my freaky darlings! I’m terribly sorry about not posting any interviews for awhile—school has completely swept me up in an array of frantic chaos. But I ask for forgiveness and bring you the uniquely, fantastic Canadian photographer named Lissy Laricchia. Her photos always manage to induce fantastical dream-like wonders. So, go ahead read on. I know you want to.
A little about yourself and the place you live: My name is Lissy and I live between a tall forest an old cornfield. I wander between them imagining terribly impossible things, and scribbling in journals about how to make them real.
Type of photographer: I have been told I am a fine art photographer. I’m not quite sure what that means. I love portraiture and really want to move more into fashion.
What inspires you as a photographer: Songs with piano, new stuffed animals, thunderstorms, girls in tutus, the circus, Victorian houses, and a childlike imagination.
Where’s the craziest, coolest, weirdest, most incredible place you’ve shot?: I once shot in this abandoned Church in Illinois. It was in such a lovely state of decay. Half the rooms were flooded, water dripped down the staircases, light shone angelically through the tall windows. Upstairs, spray-painted on one of the walls, someone had written “Question Everything” in black.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done for a photo?: I climbed through a window of an abandoned house in Ontario that I could have sworn meth addicts were squatting in. Turns out, they weren’t, but for a second there I took the risk!
Do you plan on buying any new equipment, and, if so, what do you have your eyes on?: I always dream of new equipment, never plan! Right now I really want an SB-900 flash for Nikon, but who really knows when that’s going to happen…
How do you decide on locations & subjects?: How much I gasp as I happen upon them.
Hint or tip for other photographers?: Don’t be limited by what you think you can do and what you think you can’t.
Which photographer do you love and why?: Tim Walker. His photos are pure fantasy, but when you look at them, for a moment you believe they’re real.
What are some of your other passions?: Writing childrens books and pretending I know how to draw.
“Every child is born blessed with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales in later years if he ceases to exercise it.” - Walt Disney
Passion
Hello i just discovered this wonderful tumblr, and got to know some amazing works. Makes me realise that everyone can acheive their dreams of being a photographer regardless of abilities or age.
Thank you so much!
That means a lot, and I promise more interview are on the way(:
-Kelly
