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Rino Pucci

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

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Manchester portrait photographer & videomaker
Thoughtful, story‑driven portraits for creatives & freelancers
Book in the making: @_when.in.manchester

Rino Pucci | Manchester portrait photographer
It’s always a rewarding exercise to go back to l It’s always a rewarding exercise to go back to long‑ago portrait sessions and look at their outcome with fresh eyes and expanded experience.

As soon as I browsed the portraits I took of Mickaella some moons ago, it was the brightest detail in this one – the spark from her eyes – that immediately caught my attention.

Once one looks at those two tiny flashes of white, one forgets that everything else around is dark and saturated, almost like dripping wet paint – and starts wondering what really lies beyond that darkness.

© Rino Pucci 2026

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Yana Korsiuk   |   Portrait by Rino Pucci Rino Yana Korsiuk   |   Portrait by Rino Pucci

Rino writes ✒️: Poised, calm, dignified. This is how I saw Yana when I took her portrait, this is how I see her again.

This is another of the photos we took recently took during a very productive photo session ✨ – Yana Korsiuk is an 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 2026

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This is Harry – before you ask, no, I’m afraid This is Harry – before you ask, no, I’m afraid I don’t have his number anymore.

This is Harry – resurfacing from an old hard drive, while I was looking for something else today.

This is Harry – you can read whatever you want in his eyes.

This is Harry – I think the dark suit was mine.

This is Harry – and I don’t think you’ll forget his stare today.

This is Harry – perhaps a quiet companion of a test session, perhaps just clickbait to feed the Instabeast.

This is Harry – and the light on his hair is just beautiful.
Some portraits feel less like records and more lik Some portraits feel less like records and more like reminders: the hush of a room gone still, the warmth that lingers, the almost cinematic sense that time has paused for a heartbeat.

Some will read this as a pensive mood, others as a toasty, cosy atmosphere – but it always comes back to the comfort of being unhurried, the simple act of sitting with one’s thoughts.

Portrait of Simone Lomax by Rino Pucci, made in Manchester.

If you’d like to have a portrait that holds a mood or a memory in this way, Rino’s sessions in Manchester are now open for booking.

© Rino Pucci 2026

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DUSK OVER THE DOCKS | At dusk, the Manchester Shi DUSK OVER THE DOCKS |  At dusk, the Manchester Ship Canal settles into soft pastel light, the water holding cranes, warehouses and a scatter of distant lights along Salford Quays. 

“Just one more picture, Mark. The light is perfect and you look great.” 
“Thank you.” 

Mark Thomson is a retired firefighter and he took part in my “When in Manchester” portrait project, which will become a book. 

If you are not yet following my @_when.in.manchester account, I would be very happy if you gave it a follow. And if you would like to be involved in the project – or if you know a Mancunian who might – please do as Mark did and give me a shout.

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AQUARIUM | Throwback to the time I painted a full‑length backdrop from a massive cardboard roll, layering light blue and white like a fairytale seabed – and Amy L walked into the studio in an outfit that was perfectly in tune with the portrait I had in mind.

I can’t promise I’ll always paint a fresh backdrop from scratch – but I can promise we’ll create a portrait that’s very much yours.

I’m now booking portrait sessions in Manchester from April onwards. DM to book and secure your date.

© Rino Pucci 2026

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