Michele Casagrande

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A great pleasure and honor at the same time when I recently had the chance to portray painter Carla Tarruella in her home studio • • • I was able to observe the meticulous process behind her abstract works of art: patience mixed with technique, color mixed with emotions • • • Privileged as I always feel whenever I’m admitted in the intimacy of the artist creating process, here are a few portraits. • • • #artist #painter #abstractpainter #abstractpainterofinstagram #carlatarruella #artistportraits #creativeprocess #sonyalpha7 #pintora #pintorasespañolas #pintorasabstractas (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkfZ_vxDbfu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Before summer I had the pleasure to meet and portray painter Francesca Dondoglio in Turin, Italy. • • • She opened her atelier for me and showed me all the meticulous process involved in every work of art she creates. I was sincerely blown away by her dedication and commitment into her art. • • • Once again I felt deeply privileged to have the chance of meeting great minds, real artists and incredible human beings through my work: thank you photography for such an honor! 🙏🏼🤩📸 • • • #francescadondoglio #viadimezzo #artist #artistsoninstagram #painter #abstractpainter #painterphotography #painterinthemaking #pittriceitaliana (presso Turin, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiwrB_1juoG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s not the first time that I have the pleasure of make pictures with Djemila: I had already photographed her when she was preparing to attend the Mini Transat, a solo handed Atlantic crossing on 6,5m sailing boats! 🤯 • • • Not only she completed the race but she decided to challenge herself again, willing to compete in next year Mini Transat regatta! 💪🏼 • • • For this new race she got a better boat and she’s already training for it! She’s so focused and determined that I can wait to see her in full race mode! 😉🙌🏼🤩👍🏼 • • • #djemilatassin #minitransat2023 #solosailing #baseminibarcelona #antistene #antistene992 #mujeresquenavegan #mujeresalarueda #portaitphotographer #portraitphotographers (presso FNOB - Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfD5pkuDIE1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A few more pictures of this beautiful couple of friends of mine • • • We shot some rolls together for Valentine’s Day but I’m always more than happy to document love between two human beings • • • Thank you dear friends to show me your love and for your sincere friendship! A huge hug to you both 🤗 • • • #loveisintheair #couplegoals #coupleshoot #romanticcouples #ishootfilm #filmisnotdead #staybrokeshootfilm (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbo2KReDTIy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Maldives, wow!! 🇲🇻 What a holiday!! 😍😎🤩 • • • Besides visiting this little amazing paradise, the most incredible experience was to do it with all my family!! 🙏🏼🥰🙌🏼 • • • Really some magical memories that will last and remain with us forever! 🎞📷🌅 • • • #holidaymood #familytime #familytravel #maldives #maldivesislands #filmisnotdead #staybrokeshootfilm #ishootfilm #ilovefilm #familyholiday (presso Maldives) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbhLzVFDhIz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Friends visiting are great but when it comes to family it’s even better! That’s why I was so happy to receive my cousin Luca and his girlfriend Irina the other day 🤩 • • • We spent a lovely Sunday together: no stress, just enjoying time together. We cooked, we talked and -of course- we snapped some portraits together! 😋🙌🏼📷 • • • After months and months of social distance, it warms my heart to finally get closer to my family, for a hug or a picture! 🙏🏼🤗🎞 • • • #familytime #familymatters #cousinlove #couplelove #couplephotography #analogphotography #filmphotography #filmportrait #staybrokeshootfilm #ishootfilm #filmisnotdead (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbemNTqjGoy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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One of the things I’m most grateful of is that my existence is surrounded by great friendships. • • • People that support you while helping you grow in a better person, that listen to you but also need you sometimes to be there for them in a relationship of mutual benefit. • • • Ada is one of them and now that years have confirmed that our bond grew like a tree I couldn’t be happier to enjoy the fruits of our beautiful friendship! 🍇🤩👫🏻💫🙏🏼 • • • #friendship #friendshipgoals #longlastingfriendships #friendsonfilm #analogphotography #filmphotography #staybrokeshootfilm #filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #kodakportra #naturallight (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaHG-dSqFR4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We know a lot of stuff about love but still it’s hard to define it. • • • It’s true that there’s no right or wrong, better or worse love: there’s just love. • • • And if you are celebrating your love once a year, you are doing it wrong my friend. Celebrate love everyday, celebrate life! • • • #celebratelove #beyourvalentine #celebrateloveeveryday (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8tOOGqdqN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My dear friend Sonia always had an intrinsic curiosity for crafts and art in general. Gifted by a unique sensibility, she never really decided to stick to a specific field. • • • Until a while ago when she discovered herself enjoying hand drawing on ceramics more than expected... she started drawing more and more and more, almost compulsively! It’s amazing to see how much she has grown now! • • • If you haven’t go and check @clara.holt.ceramics to fall in love with some of her work of art: I adore almost everything she paints related to the sea and that universe! This is a recent portrait we made together in Milan: always support your local artists! 😉🙌🏼 👩🏼‍🎨 • • • #ceramics #handdrawing #ceramicsart #handdrawingart #portraitist #filmianotdead #staybrokeshootfilm #portraitphotography #portraitphotographer (presso Ceramic Studio Milano) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ6RRBsK9nN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My mum and dad a few weeks ago on dad’s birthday 🎂😍 • • • So happy to be in Milan with my family a while ago to spend the day celebrating my father for his birthday 🥳 • • • Can’t express enough how this kind of images are the true foundation for all my work, personally and professionally. Feeling blessed 🙏🏼✨💝 • • • #familymatters #familytime #qualitytime #fatherandson #lovemyparents #lovemyfamily #filmphotography #filmphotographer #happydays (presso Milano italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ11OJIK_t2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Recently arrived from his native Cuba, Alejandro is a dancer with a great soul which sparkled good vibes since the first moment we met. • • • We decided to realize a few portraits together during a beautiful sunny winter afternoon. • • • Love to meet such unique human beings thanks to my job. Thank you, Alejandro! 🙏🏼✨🙌🏼 • • • #portraitphotographer #portraitsession #fotografoenbarcelona #sesiondefotos #dancerportrait (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZbO1dWKbnK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sharing some old pics of super talented @pradosonia from a shoot we realized more than a year ago • • • The end of a year is always a moment to assess matters and I realized I don’t show here much of the work I create 😅🙈 • • • So my new year’s resolution is to shoot more with digital (while keep shooting film 😜) create more personal work and show it, collaborate more with inspiring people and in general do more of what I like, because I love making portraits! 😊♥️📸 • • • #portraitist #fotografoderetratos #portraitphotographer #dancersofinstagram #bailarinas #retratosfemeninos #filmphotography #pentax67ii (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbBeVfqbH6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Some recent portraits I’ve realized with @daria_calpena on a gorgeous winter afternoon • • • If you haven’t seen her magnificent watercolor paintings, check her account and fall in love with the delicacy of her artworks, like I did the first time we met! • • • I was surprised by the total trust she gave me when we shot these images: it always blows my mind when a stranger decides to open up in front of my camera and we build a relationship of trust together, we meet. Feeling grateful every time this magic happens! 🙏🏼✨🙌🏼 • • • #portraitphotography #portraitist #painterportrait #naturallightportrait #sonyalpha #winterlight #portraitsession #barcelonaportraitphotographer (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXfwcWMjs05/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Some weeks ago I embarked on a unique journey which revealed to be more than just a sailing adventure... • • • The bound created with the crew members on board was deep and authentic and we all felt a magic connection between us, the sea and the stars! ✨ It’s difficult to explain how a simple trip could mean so much for all of us. • • • These images are just random moments of the days we spent sailing in the Mediterranean, without the help of any GPS, just finding our way looking at the stars, the sun, maps and compass. A real adventure of a few individuals at sea, that’s what Stella Oceani is about. • • • #stellaoceani #stellaoceani2021 #sailinglife #navegandoconlosastros #sextante #navegacionastronomica #sailingthemed (presso Balearic Island, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXQQ_39D3-G/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Some weeks ago I embarked on a unique journey which revealed to be more than just a sailing adventure... • • • The bound created with the crew members on board was deep and authentic and we all felt a magic connection between us, the sea and the stars! ✨ It’s difficult to explain how a simple trip could mean so much for all of us. • • • These images are just random moments of the days we spent sailing in the Mediterranean, without the help of any GPS, just finding our way looking at the stars, the sun, maps and compass. A real adventure of a few individuals at sea, that’s what Stella Oceani is about. • • • #stellaoceani #stellaoceani2021 #sailinglife #navegandoconlosastros #sextante #navegacionastronomica #sailingthemed (presso Balearic Island, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/emmecasagrande/p/CXNmCV7jB0c/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Some weeks ago I embarked on a unique journey which revealed to be more than just a sailing adventure... • • • The bound created with the crew members on board was deep and authentic and we all felt a magic connection between us, the sea and the stars! ✨ It’s difficult to explain how a simple trip could mean so much for all of us. • • • These images are just random moments of the days we spent sailing in the Mediterranean, without the help of any GPS, just finding our way looking at the stars, the sun, maps and compass. A real adventure of a few individuals at sea, that’s what Stella Oceani is about. • • • #stellaoceani #stellaoceani2021 #sailinglife #navegandoconlosastros #sextante #navegacionastronomica #sailingthemed (presso Balearic Island, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXLFXPgjhxw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Here’s a few more portraits of French architects I’ve been recently asked to photograph. As sometimes happens, I didn’t have much time for every single portrait: literally less than a minute for almost a hundred people! • • • It was fun and challenging at the same time to try to get in touch with strangers in a few seconds and get the best image we could accomplish! • • • This wouldn’t be possible without the kindness of all of them, without my assistant and friend @pablorinconvega and thanks to @theslowkind which trusted my work blindly! 🙏🏼😉🙌🏼 • • • #studiophotographer #portraitist #studioportraits #studioportraitshoot #shootingonlocation #studioonlocation #photographerinbarcelona #fotografodeestudio #retratista #retratistaenbarcelona (presso Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW-cQm1Kxra/?utm_medium=tumblr