Interview with photographer Zuek

Name
Alessandro Zuek Simonetti
Age
30
Nationality
Italian
Where do you live?
Lower East Side, New York, but born in Bassano del Grappa
What do you do?
Walking around taking photos
When did you start and how?
I started taking photos when I started to be closer to the street scene. I used to take photos of skaters and painted trains

How would you describe the style of your pictures?
I don’t know how to describe my style.. but I love to tell story about human behave and people in general. I definitely love to shoot people.
Last trip done?
NY- Vegas Vegas-london london-venice venice-London London-NY in two weeks.
Next one?
probably to Italy. I’ve heard it is nice there!

Which one is your favorite shot?
mmmh… I dont have one in particular
Your worst vice?
I don’t have vices.
Why did you choose NYC?
I was kind of attracted from the city… many things were already part of my background.. so I tried, and here I still am.
Do you have any inspiring photographer your really admire?
Bruce Devidson, Boogie, Agust Sanders, Larry Clark, Alex Tessarolo..
Future plans?
oh gosh.. any ideas for now…
Canon or Nikon?
I used to be a Nikon fan but now i’m Canon fan as well.. eh eh
I’m still using both for my shots: film with Nikon, digital with Canon.
Black&white or colours?
Both.. I’ve a huge body of work in BW but start to shoot color again this last year.
Portraits or panoramas?
portraits!

NYC food or Italian food?
italian one, absolutely the best!!
Why and how did you come closer to photography?
I shot since I was a kid.. friends of my mother were photographers and they let me use their cameras while they were hanging around in our house in Italy. So, my parents are both close to art and… you know… things came along.
How did you discover you interest in photography?
Probably because I like medias that can let me realize images in the same instant I think this is the mean reason… I used to draw as well but… too loooong…

Thank you so much
Verena G

WWW.ZUEKPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
www.myspace.com/zuek

thank you babe see you in Bassano!