JONATHAN CHERRY: What got you started with photography? PHIL TORRIERO: Hard to say, I have always had a passive interest in photography. I started shooting little over a year ago after picking up my first camera from a second hand store that I purchased on a whim. My main creative outlet has always been music and writing. therefore, photography is quite new to me (and I’m still learning). Personally, analogue photography has been more appealing for aesthetic reasons, digital has it’s place for sure, but my preffered medium lies with film.  JC: Any emerging artists inspiring you at the mo? PT: Lots. There are such an abundance of great photographers out there, and so many that seem to utilise the blogging networks especially. I’m not the only one taking pictures amongst my social circle either. i heartily recommend my friends, Jamie Robinson, Harvey Hartley & Andy Jones. Their work continually stuns me and they are great for helping me out with technical advice when i need it. Favourite photographers that inspires me? The legendary Glen E Friedman and Edward Colver. JC: Whats your current project all about? PT: I’m in the process of putting together a photo/writing zine that I plan to get out there in the new year. I’ve been sitting on a bunch of photographs I haven’t put up on my blog and a bunch of writing for sometime now. It’s going to be a little more personal than the stuff I usually post. I’ll still be shooting bands and artists at shows I attend and I’d like to do more intimate shoots with them outside of a live setting.  JC: Where are you currently living and how is it shaping you? PT: I’m currently living and working in West Manchester. It’s pretty fertile in terms of arts, things to shoot and people to meet. The city has a multitude of diverse culture - there really is something for everyone here, but there’s plenty of things that piss me off about the place too. I’m not sure how much I absorb from here personally, my life seems to get weirder and weirder as I get older and I’m hoping to translate that in future projects. We will see. JC: One piece of advice to recent photography graduates? PT: Not sure I qualify to answer this, given the short period of time I’ve been shooting. If pushed I would say - don’t be afraid to get right in there to get the images you want. JC: Any big plans for 2012? PT: I want to get the aforementioned photo zine out there for sure. but the majority of my time will be helping gain the the attention of the punk rock/tattoo communities to a book I have been helping my friend Stewart Ebersole out with entitled Barred For Life. I urge everyone to check it out. It’s an in-depth study into the mythos of California’s hardcore pioneers Black Flag in particular ‘The Bars’ (Raymond Pettibon designed logo) and how it has found it’s way onto the skin in tattoo form across the globe. The book is released by PM Press in October 2012. JC: Favourite tree? PT: A tough call. Silver Birch or Douglas Fir.

JONATHAN CHERRY: What got you started with photography?

PHIL TORRIERO: Hard to say, I have always had a passive interest in photography. I started shooting little over a year ago after picking up my first camera from a second hand store that I purchased on a whim. My main creative outlet has always been music and writing. therefore, photography is quite new to me (and I’m still learning). Personally, analogue photography has been more appealing for aesthetic reasons, digital has it’s place for sure, but my preffered medium lies with film. 

JC: Any emerging artists inspiring you at the mo?

PT: Lots. There are such an abundance of great photographers out there, and so many that seem to utilise the blogging networks especially. I’m not the only one taking pictures amongst my social circle either. i heartily recommend my friends, Jamie Robinson, Harvey Hartley & Andy Jones. Their work continually stuns me and they are great for helping me out with technical advice when i need it. Favourite photographers that inspires me? The legendary Glen E Friedman and Edward Colver.

JC: Whats your current project all about?

PT: I’m in the process of putting together a photo/writing zine that I plan to get out there in the new year. I’ve been sitting on a bunch of photographs I haven’t put up on my blog and a bunch of writing for sometime now. It’s going to be a little more personal than the stuff I usually post. I’ll still be shooting bands and artists at shows I attend and I’d like to do more intimate shoots with them outside of a live setting. 

JC: Where are you currently living and how is it shaping you?

PT: I’m currently living and working in West Manchester. It’s pretty fertile in terms of arts, things to shoot and people to meet. The city has a multitude of diverse culture - there really is something for everyone here, but there’s plenty of things that piss me off about the place too. I’m not sure how much I absorb from here personally, my life seems to get weirder and weirder as I get older and I’m hoping to translate that in future projects. We will see.

JC: One piece of advice to recent photography graduates?

PT: Not sure I qualify to answer this, given the short period of time I’ve been shooting. If pushed I would say - don’t be afraid to get right in there to get the images you want.

JC: Any big plans for 2012?

PT: I want to get the aforementioned photo zine out there for sure. but the majority of my time will be helping gain the the attention of the punk rock/tattoo communities to a book I have been helping my friend Stewart Ebersole out with entitled Barred For Life. I urge everyone to check it out. It’s an in-depth study into the mythos of California’s hardcore pioneers Black Flag in particular ‘The Bars’ (Raymond Pettibon designed logo) and how it has found it’s way onto the skin in tattoo form across the globe. The book is released by PM Press in October 2012.

JC: Favourite tree?

PT: A tough call. Silver Birch or Douglas Fir.

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