Giacomo Brunelli

Giacomo Brunelli Analysis 

Giacomo Brunelli is an Italian photographer that uses animals to inspire his work to portray the effects of development in current urban and country side wildlife. His images are bases upon both wild and domestic animals in their own habitats and shows a slightly unsettling representation of the animal kingdom that we understand. His work makes us question how much we understand each animal and the predictability of animals that we familiarise ourselves with. His work presents us with the darker side of the life of an animal, by using darker tones and capturing unusual behaviours in black and white, Brunelli creates an eerie, mysterious adaptation to the images of common animals that audiences are used to. He often takes the photographs from low angles to be able to capture the subjects in full and uses shallow depths of field to concentrate on areas of the photograph which infers emotions such as fear and anger. His images are commonly slightly blurred and  unclear, he also maintains a border to images and finishes them with rounded corners to recreate a dated effect. He often captures subjects while startled or angry, to create the intense emotional power that his photographs present, this adds to the unusual, abstract nature of his work. By constantly pushing boundaries and creating dramatic, shocking images, Brunelli produces captivated pieces in which he has described as “animal focused street photography”.