Meet Julian Foglietti | Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Julian Foglietti and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Julian, how has your perspective on work-life balance evolved over time?
I’ve always referred to my work-life balance as always working, never working.

Photography has always been my primary means of understanding and expressing myself in the world, it’s the experiences I have day to day that influence the art and creativity I bring when working with brands and publications. Art cannot exist in a vacuum. So, while work-life balance are important, I consider my downtime away from the camera to be some of the most fundamental work i do. It’s in these moments that new ideas, projects, and techniques begin to surface. What I will say is I do schedule my life to allow for as much serendipity as possible, and allow as much space as possible outside the studio. The notion of the grind is antitetical to art because good work, the kind that impacts people and moves people, has to be born out of experience, not forced. That’s why as an artist creating space for those eureka moments is so vital.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I look to my photography as a way to push back against many elements of the craft I take issue with. Photography is often a violent activity. The terminology of being a “shooter” or “taking” an image are examples of this. Often times photographers think of themselves as lone wolves, capturing moments and spaces while utilizing a veil of objectivity to avoid confronting our role in the spaces we inhabit. Within my work I’ve always held tenderness as a paramount aesthetic when photographing others. I always aim for interactions with subjects that leave them feeling huged as opposed to taken from, and that love is something I hope is communicated in my images. Additionaly in my personal projects I often refer to them as memoires that tell a personal story of my time in a space through the people I meet, rather than a “portrait” of a specific place or group. Finding this voice has taken awhile, but it has largely come from years of experimentation and sitting with large bodies of work, searching for a common thread that unites it.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
This is a funny one to think about because I just recently moved, so I’ll include a few spots from my old home, and a few from my new. In Columbus, Ohio I would go to the Market in Italian Village, as well as Pauli Gees pizza for a square. In Brooklyn my spots are different because i’m still in the process of figuring the city out. When people are visiting I often go to SEY coffee in Bushwick, otherwise my day to day spot is Variety. For food I’ve been a big fan of Forma, though I much preffer cooking for guests. Bar wise my go too’s are Minnows and Beer Street deppending on the mood.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My family, and the community at Chromedge Studios for giving me the space to hone my craft and become the photographer I am.

Website: www.JulianFoglietti.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianfoglietti/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-foglietti/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JulianFoglietti