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day. And then of course the exhibition too—prints of my
photos will be available to buy and after that they’ll be up
on my site ( justpaulyphoto.com). I may try and do a cou-
ple of conventions this year but I’m still not 100% sure
on working them though—I struggle with big crowds and
being on show.
How do you keep doing what you do and keep it all
fresh and inspiring every day?
A huge impact on my influences recently is new and im-
portant people in my life. Surround yourself with artists.
Not the same artists as yourself, people who are passion-
ate about different art forms. Learn why they love them
and learn from that. I fell in love with portraits and oils
out of the blue. I’ll always explore art of all kinds. Food for
the soul as they say.
Last but by no means least, can we all meet theversion of your brain that introduces himself as Just
Pauly Photo (@justpaulyphoto). How is that guy?
Where did he come from and where is he going?
The photography side came about from someone asking
to trade a camera for a tattoo. It was a good camera and
I’d already watched maybe 50 hours of photography tu-
torials on YouTube so I gave it a go—it turned out to be
something I love that I didn’t know I had in me.
People are my main focus: street photography, por-
traits, gig photography. I’ve got a couple of zines coming
out soon and an exhibition later in the year. I managed to
get some small photos in a couple of magazines too.
The contrast I use in my photographs, tattoos and art-
work seems to influence one another. I’m stuck in a con-
stant vortex of contrast and shadow, but I wouldn’t have
it any other way. DªòïøYªď¡jÃĄĄÊtòYĄÃ¡ÃòY¶¶àDª¾øĄYμøěÊď
make can’t be undone with a simple gesture on the screen.