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Donato Di Camillo
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'''Donato Di Camillo''' is an [[United States|American]] [[photographer]] and [[video]] [[documentarian]],<ref>https://ift.tt/2O3MbBz> best known for his New York City street photographyand documentary portraits of the fringe and underdog populations of the United States. His work has been celebrated around the world and featured in publications including [[National Geographic]]<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqjFa>, American Photo magazine<ref>https://ift.tt/2NZPkmb>, [[Stern]]<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqnoo> and [[Amateur Photographer]].<ref>https://ift.tt/2O5ZaCU>
Di Camillo's work has been compared to his influences, including [[Bruce Gilden]], [[Robert Frank]] and [[Diane Arbus]]. Priscilla Frank wrote in the [[Huffington Post]]: "The photographer remains committed to capturing people on the fringes of society, those that often remain unseen or, even worse, deliberately ignored. The sharp and colorful images linger on every single sloppy detail, translating the ugly beauty of being a human being into intoxicating images that, like a shot of hard booze, will burn in a good way."<ref>https://ift.tt/2Q4lAlB>
==Background==
Born in Brooklyn New York, Di Camillo became intensely interested in photography while serving out a federal prison sentence in Petersburg Medium Security Correctional Facility<ref>https://ift.tt/2OakGqo> in Hopewell County, Virginia. After his release in 2012, he taught himself to use a camera while under home confinement. At first, he photographed, bugs, plants and other subjects within the 120 feet of the home he was restricted to. Upon gaining his freedom, he turned his lens toward people. In part due to his sensational backstory, he and his work was soon featured in publications and news broadcasts around the world, including the BBC, Washington Post<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqrEE>, CBC and Huffington Post.<ref>https://ift.tt/2O7dcnR> He was also invited to speak at the prestigious HEARST magazines annual summit.
==Projects & Commissions==
Di Camillo was commissioned to photograph the denizens of Louisiana in November 2016. His subjects included descendants of slaves, the Lake Charles SWAT team and a leader of the United Daughters of The Confederacy. <ref>https://ift.tt/2Q4lEBR>. The following year, he carried out a similar project in Cuba. <ref>https://ift.tt/2O5QSuN>.
Di Camillo conducts workshops<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqwrW> in New York City and other cities (including Havana). He currently resides in Staten Island, NY.
==Awards==
Di Camillo was listed among LensCulture magazine's 100 Top Street Photographers Awards of 2016<ref>https://ift.tt/2O43SkJ> (in its international competition among artists in 141 countries) and a finalist in its 2018 Portrait Awards<ref>https://ift.tt/2Q1Dg16>.
==Sources==
* [https://ift.tt/2O32zCx La Republica]
* [https://ift.tt/2bv6bcB Feature Shoot]
* [https://ift.tt/2cCDhsu Huffington Post]
* [https://ift.tt/2PXjIuA LensCulture magazine]
* [https://ift.tt/2O71REe Donato Di Camillo Instagram]
* [https://ift.tt/2PYqxfu Donato Di Camillo photographs]
==References==
Di Camillo's work has been compared to his influences, including [[Bruce Gilden]], [[Robert Frank]] and [[Diane Arbus]]. Priscilla Frank wrote in the [[Huffington Post]]: "The photographer remains committed to capturing people on the fringes of society, those that often remain unseen or, even worse, deliberately ignored. The sharp and colorful images linger on every single sloppy detail, translating the ugly beauty of being a human being into intoxicating images that, like a shot of hard booze, will burn in a good way."<ref>https://ift.tt/2Q4lAlB>
==Background==
Born in Brooklyn New York, Di Camillo became intensely interested in photography while serving out a federal prison sentence in Petersburg Medium Security Correctional Facility<ref>https://ift.tt/2OakGqo> in Hopewell County, Virginia. After his release in 2012, he taught himself to use a camera while under home confinement. At first, he photographed, bugs, plants and other subjects within the 120 feet of the home he was restricted to. Upon gaining his freedom, he turned his lens toward people. In part due to his sensational backstory, he and his work was soon featured in publications and news broadcasts around the world, including the BBC, Washington Post<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqrEE>, CBC and Huffington Post.<ref>https://ift.tt/2O7dcnR> He was also invited to speak at the prestigious HEARST magazines annual summit.
==Projects & Commissions==
Di Camillo was commissioned to photograph the denizens of Louisiana in November 2016. His subjects included descendants of slaves, the Lake Charles SWAT team and a leader of the United Daughters of The Confederacy. <ref>https://ift.tt/2Q4lEBR>. The following year, he carried out a similar project in Cuba. <ref>https://ift.tt/2O5QSuN>.
Di Camillo conducts workshops<ref>https://ift.tt/2PYqwrW> in New York City and other cities (including Havana). He currently resides in Staten Island, NY.
==Awards==
Di Camillo was listed among LensCulture magazine's 100 Top Street Photographers Awards of 2016<ref>https://ift.tt/2O43SkJ> (in its international competition among artists in 141 countries) and a finalist in its 2018 Portrait Awards<ref>https://ift.tt/2Q1Dg16>.
==Sources==
* [https://ift.tt/2O32zCx La Republica]
* [https://ift.tt/2bv6bcB Feature Shoot]
* [https://ift.tt/2cCDhsu Huffington Post]
* [https://ift.tt/2PXjIuA LensCulture magazine]
* [https://ift.tt/2O71REe Donato Di Camillo Instagram]
* [https://ift.tt/2PYqxfu Donato Di Camillo photographs]
==References==
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