The Darkrooms of... Don Giannatti

The Dark Rooms of... is an interview series in which a photographer talks about his or her darkrooms, the digital and the mental, or technical and inspirational. What makes you click?

In this edition of The Dark Rooms of… we focus on American photographer Don Giannatti

By the way, if you haven’t read the previous 11 interviews, you can find them in the archive.

Here we go.

Who are you?

I am a photographer, writer, designer, and composer. I have done all four of those at a professional level. I also ride a motorcycle, play the drums and piano, and own a mule. I have been shooting for over six decades, and have done fashion, beauty, and commercial work in my studio in Phoenix, Arizona. I have written 5 books available on Amazon, and 6 that are not. I live in the desert, travel extensively in the western states of the USA, and am happiest in Wyoming – although only in the summer and fall. Forty below is not conceivable in my mind. I don’t particularly care about stuff that is of no consequence, rarely watch TV, and prefer vinyl over digital when listening to hardcore jazz. I mentor photographers (over forty five years old), teach online, and absolutely love the desert in …