Pietro Corti

Pietro’s photography transcends documentation: it’s a quiet act of attention, a way to slow down and rediscover beauty in the ordinary. Working primarily with analog film, he uses the camera as a tool for presence. The limitations of film — its slowness, its unpredictability — sharpen his perception and lead him to notice what often escapes the naked eye: a subtle gesture, the fall of light on a face, the tension of a passing moment. His practice revolves around people and their emotional landscapes. Through portraits and everyday scenes, Pietro reveals the fragile poetry hidden in routine — moments that, once framed, acquire new weight and tenderness. We find his work particularly compelling for its sincerity and for the way it invites viewers to pause, look closer, and connect. We asked him to share more about his process and recent travels. We now leave you directly with Pietro’s words.

“My name is Pietro, I’m a 28-year-old Italian photographer with roots in the Tuscan countryside, now based in Berlin. I wouldn’t call myself a professional — photography is, above all, a way for me to slow down and look more closely at the world around me. I started taking pictures to understand things I couldn’t quite put into words. Shooting on film limits my field of vision and makes me more attentive: I start noticing how light touches a face, how a hand moves, how silence can fill a space.

My work revolves around people and the quiet moments that define them. I’m drawn to expressions, gestures, and the unspoken emotions that surface in between. What interests me is not perfection, but presence — those moments when something ordinary becomes meaningful simply because it’s being seen.

Recently, I left my office job and spent several months travelling through Southeast Asia with my backpack and an old analog camera from the ’80s. I photographed people and places across the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia — small encounters that now feel like fragments of a larger story about movement, solitude, and curiosity.

Living in Berlin has now shaped my way of seeing. The city’s openness and diversity have taught me that beauty often lies in imperfection — in moments that are raw, fleeting, and real. Each photograph I take is a small story — sometimes mine, sometimes someone else’s — but always an attempt to connect, to remember, and to hold on to what would otherwise disappear.”

Pietro Corti,

Studio Fibra