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Roberto Pestarino

Lives and works in Gavazzana (Alessandria), Italy
www.fotorobit.it

photographers, thus extending my experience.
Being the president of the photographic club,
Oltregiogo photograph of novi Ligure (AL), has
provided the further substance I desired. Some of
the cameras which I enjoy using at present are the
Olympus, Sony and kiev 88 system cameras and
medium format cameras.

Roberto Pestarino was born in Alessandria, Italy on
november 6th, 1966. Since 2004 I have lived alone
with four cats and no television in the countryside
village of gavazzana, in the Province of Alessandria.
For years my interest in photography had been
grossly entrenched, if not lost, in other pursuits
and I had rejected the photographic medium.
One day, while on a journey I was perplexed by
the complex beauty of a sunflower, alive, thriving
in the nooks and crannies of an abandoned field,
creating its own narrative and instantly inspiring
me to purchase my first camera. Through its lens,
enabling me to capture the phenomena I saw
unfold earlier in the day. Soon afterwards, my
passion for photography as a conception for my art
was fully awoken - experimenting with the complex FaCe, 2013 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
dynamics, bridging my vision and the medium, 
for a full year. I was working together with other  StairS, 2011 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
VertiGo, 2011 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH

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