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Rino Pucci

Photographer and writer specialised in portraiture • Taking portraits | Talking portraits

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Identity Reflection24 April 201812 March 2021

We made it, therefore we pose

The young man says just two words – “photo, please!”. But they mean a lot, to him and to his family.

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    Esi Darmma  |  Headshots by Rino Pucci Rino wri Esi Darmma  |  Headshots by Rino Pucci Rino writes ✒️ : Model and actress Esi Darmma is celebrating 10 years of modelling, and to mark this significant milestone, I am posting two of her headshots, that truly exemplify her two different casting types: the sophisticated lady and the next-door girl. I had the great privilege to take Esi’s first headshots for her Spotlight profile. Esi is a pleasure to work with! It was a very productive photo session and I still remember the conversation we had about headshots and “normal” portraits. Here’s to many more years of creativity, Esi! 🥂
    Miles Lucien-Walters | Portrait by Rino Pucci It Miles Lucien-Walters | Portrait by Rino Pucci It’s the in-between moments I love, when the sitter is lost in their thoughts, simply waiting for a change of backdrop or to put on their next outfit. Silence, and then “click!”. As a portrait photographer based in Manchester, I’ve helped many talented people – actors and musicians, dancers and writers, composers and models – stand out from the crowd with authentic, contemporary portraits. Every sitter is unique, and so is every portrait session. I believe that a real emotional connection, even a short one, is the key to authentic portraiture – which is much more than striking a pose. Are you going to be my next sitter? © Rino Pucci 2025 #headshot #portraitsociety #headshotphotographer #manchester #artportrait #portraitphotography #headshotcrew #storyportrait #acolorstory #chasinglight #editorialportraits #manchesterportrait #manchesterheadshot
    Yana Korsiuk   |   Portrait by Rino Pucci Rin Yana Korsiuk   |   Portrait by Rino Pucci Rino writes ✒️: This is one of the images we recently took during a photo session with Yana Korsiuk, an emerging Ukrainian model based in Manchester. I am working with Yana to build a strong portfolio of images for her modelling career and we are focusing on variety, fluidity and authenticity.  As a portrait photographer based in Manchester, I’ve helped many talented people – actors and musicians, dancers and writers, composers and models – stand out from the crowd with portraits that are authentic and contemporary.  © Rino Pucci 2025 #headshot #portraitsociety #headshotphotographer #manchester #artportrait #portraitphotography #headshotcrew #storyportrait #acolorstory #chasinglight
    There is a subtle pleasure in digging up an old ha There is a subtle pleasure in digging up an old hard drive and looking through past portrait sessions. Take this portrait I made of Harry May, a while ago. I remember very little about its circumstances – it might have been taken during a workshop I attended. What does this portrait tell me today? Was Harry holding it still as instructed, or had I managed to catch one of those unanticipated moments “in between”? The truth is – it doesn’t matter. * * * Writer and curator David Campany has written at length about the intrinsic ambiguity of photographic images: “Photographs have a way of covering their traces – when you look at a photograph, it’s often hard to know how it was made or why it was made, and that produces an anxiety. So people often want to know that and think that that’s the meaning.” This is also true for the photographer himself. * * * I mainly work on commissioned portraits, which means that mostly I need to look at them almost straightaway – clients require them as soon as possible. But whenever it is possible – test sessions, personal projects like books, etc. – I leave the photos to age. I like looking at them months later and listening to the right music in my headphones that takes me somewhere else. A different era, a different mindset. Sometimes the magic happens: I can see these images as if they were taken by someone else. * * * I am a photographer based in Manchester and, as you might have guessed, I specialise in portraiture. I’ve helped many talented people – actors and musicians, dancers and writers, composers and models – show their true selves in portraits. Every sitter is unique, and so is every portrait session. I believe that a real emotional connection, even a short one, is the key to authentic portraiture – which is much more than striking a pose. Are you going to be my next sitter? © Rino Pucci 2025 #headshot #portraitsociety #headshotphotographer #manchester #artportrait #portraitphotography #headshotcrew #storyportrait #acolorstory #chasinglight #editorialportraits #manchesterportrait #manchesterheadshot
    An autumn morning | Portrait of Aimen Jahangir, b An autumn morning | Portrait of Aimen Jahangir, by Rino Pucci | in Lostock Rino writes ✒️: There are so many great quotes about autumn. My favourite is by Emily Brontë : “Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night’s decay Ushers in a drearier day.” It sounds like a gentle reminder that change is not only inevitable but can be beautiful, like the light that changes, leaving the harshness of summer behind and embracing the softness of autumn – which, for a photographer, is pure bliss.
    Actress, writer and public speaker Johanna Thea | Actress, writer and public speaker Johanna Thea | I had the great pleasure to meet Johanna a while ago and I still have fond memories of when we worked together. It’s Johanna’s birthday week 🎂 and I thought of celebrating this by mentioning that she is doing an amazing job as a professional speaker on wellbeing and resilience. This week, she is introducing a livestreaming freedom series for anyone wanting to ask questions about being a professional actress, published author, and columnist. I warmly suggest checking her profile for more details!
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