Ashley Riffo

3 weeks ago | streetphotographymagazine.com | Ashley Riffo |Bob Patterson

Before he ever picked up a camera, Brad Jones was already an artist. As a kid, he could spend hours holed up in his room, painting or illustrating, completely absorbed in the process. That passion followed him to college, the place where everything shifted. He took his first photography class, and something clicked. Photography gave him the same creative focus he’d always had, but with a different kind of freedom. He didn’t have to stay inside, working on a canvas.

1 month ago | streetphotographymagazine.com | Ashley Riffo |Bob Patterson

As a kid, it took Larry Racioppo a while to make a connection between photography and art. “The only photographers I ever saw growing up in Brooklyn were wedding photographers. Every neighborhood had a little photo studio, where you get your communion picture, your wedding picture, your passport picture. But I had no idea about the art of photography.” That all changed when he stumbled across the work of Eugene Smith. “I really liked his work.

2 months ago | streetphotographymagazine.com | Ashley Riffo |Bob Patterson

What I Love About Street PhotographersInside Street PhotographyThe official newsletter of Street Photography MagazineWhat I Love About Street PhotographersI don’t always join Bob when he interviews a photographer for the podcast. More often than not, Bob tackles the interview solo (he’s a fantastic interviewer and doesn’t really need me there, of this I am well aware.) Recently, though I made time for one. Afterwards I felt refreshed and inspired.

2 months ago | streetphotographymagazine.com | Ashley Riffo |Bob Patterson

Antonio Pisani was first introduced to the magic of photography by his father who was a professional photographer. Throughout the 80s and 90s, Antonio got a firsthand look at how film cameras work, and how his father brought his ideas to life in the darkroom. It made an impact on Antonio, if only a subconscious one at first. The decision to pick up the camera at a young age was his own, and he is grateful he recognized photography as his calling early on.