Your name

Stephanie Elia Cinelli

Your Age

24

Website

Stephanie Cinelli

Where are you from

Clearwater, FL

Where do you live now?

Jersey City

What’s your day job?

Studio Manager

Artist’s Statement
At the age of 10 I became transfixed by the idea of a yearbook portrait. Soon after, on a trip to Mexico to visit my grandparents during the holiday season, my brother and sister became my subjects. I shot roll after roll of film, posing them as I imagined a portrait photographer would. Since then I have become drawn to photographing the spaces in which people call home.

After my initial discovery of photography in Mexico, I began doing simple documentations of friends around the age of 15. When I went on to boarding school I got my first hands on experience with the darkroom learning the art of film processing. It is here that I became familiar with names such as Cindy Sherman, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and William Eggleston.

Currently, after many years of formal training and life experiences, I have found that I am most drawn to and inspired by interior spaces. The portraits and interiors in my body of work embrace the quiet splendor that can be found when allowed to breach the wall of privacy that enshrouds our daily lives.

Which artists inspire you? (Not necessarily photographers.)

Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Ellen Brooks. Also, music is a big inspiration for me.

Describe that moment when you knew for sure that photography was something you wanted to pursue seriously

My junior of high school was my first year at prep/boarding school. I documented that lifestyle and in the end made a book from it. After it was complete and I looked through it in its entirety, I knew that I wanted to do that on a larger level one day.

What kind of camera do you use?

Hasselblad. I also shoot with a Pentax 6×7 and a 35mm but the Hasselblad seems to be the camera I always go back to.

What’s your favorite beverage?

Daytime: Green Tea

After 5: Vodka with a splash of Cranberry.

What’s your favorite movie?

Classic: As classic as I get might be Aliens.

Contemporary: Maybe Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

This is always the most difficult question! Netflix keeps me in constant rotation..

What’s your Favorite Museum?

The Whitney

Where do you want to go on your dream vacation?

Relaxing: St. Barths. I went there when I was 12 but need some relaxation now.

Exciting: Glasgow , Scotland

What’s the last CD you listened to?

Benzos- Morning Stanzas (My photography is the album artwork for this band’s first release.)

What are you reading now?

Blink. I’ve been trying to get through this one for the past month. Every night before I go to bed I only end up getting 1 page further than the night before. Maybe I should attempt to read this during daylight hours.

What’s your favorite season?

Fall

Favorite color?

Kelly Green

Name at least three web sites you visit everyday

The Weather Channel

The New York Times

Gawker

What are your favorite foods?

Sunday Italian style “dinner” (which really takes place at 1pm).

Cucumber/Avocado sushi.

It’s Saturday night. Are you going out or staying in?

I usually end up staying in with my boyfriend watching movies and falling asleep by 10pm.
My body’s internal clock is on elderly mode.

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