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ANGELA CAPPETTA

Contemporary Photography Interview|Lenscratch Angela Cappetta is reproduced from an article written by Aline Smithson on January 21, 2011

New York based photographer Angela Cappetta is a full blown, highly skilled media creator. She is an influencer in her niche. And she works as a commercial, wedding, fine art, and social media photographer. Angela’s work uses her skill with flash and as an observer to fine tune her projects. Her series, Medusa: Love Letters to the Mountains, will be exhibited this fall. A print from Medusa is even collected by Agnes Gund, garnering Angela major modern art credentials. Angela’s series, Glendalis is a long-term project documenting a family on the lower east side. It has been featured worldwide. Angela's work has appeared on TV, billboards and publications. Furthermore, her images are held in significant museum collections.

The work featured below

 Undoubtedly, it is an extensive fine art project. The work is panoramic, darkroom, color negative. Its working title is Family, Etc. In it, Angela brings intimate details into cinematic scale. She says: "While photographing pro work: advertising, editorial jobs and NYC wedding photography  I’d turn the camera on my own family. I'd shoot it, process the film and make proofs. And then I'd leave it. After a fashion, though, I began making prints. Once I edited the stacks of contact sheets, I was charmed by how photogenic my family is. Without a doubt, they became something for me to examine. They hold my permanent interest. So, my family is used to a camera being in the room with them when I’m there. Needless to say, they still do things I like to photograph. So some are familiar, and some the fresh."

   

 

        

 

                  

 

                    

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Contemporary Photography Interview|Lenscratch film photography of family by Angela Cappetta