to purchase his first camera: “Seeing the entire production
working together like an orchestra just to put something
on the 2D screen of a monitor, was fascinating to me.”
Once a camera was in his hands, Fascione voraciously
seized learning opportunities in his environment by
observing and educating himself as he worked with an
array of photographers with different styles. Through
film noir, he found a taste for contrasting light, and in
the genre of horror film, he discovered an appeal for the
beautiful imagery found in shocking and unconventional
arrangements. Other times, Toronto itself has served as
muse for the exploratory photographer, who scouts the
streets for opportune moments.
“The city life in Toronto will always be a source of
inspiration for me; it has all the things that make up an
amazing image, just happening, at any given time,” affirms
Fascione, “I have never come home without a full SD card
and I’m a firm believer that we are all photographers—but
only some of us pick up cameras.
Since his establishment as a photographer, Fascione
developed a keen interest in portraiture as a means for
capturing “diffused and subtle emotions.” Moved by
the aesthetic and conceptual style of famed American
portraitist, Philippe Halsman, Fascione is “humbled and
in awe” of Halsman’s ability to “utilize bizarre psychology
to reveal traits of his subjects.”
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