The La Fortezza Collection is HERE! If you haven’t heard, I have opened my online print shop this year! Every two months I am releasing different bodies of work to my store, with interior styling in mind. Where escapism meets function. This collection features postcards and high-quality prints of various sizing.
The first time I visited La Fortezza was in 2018, I was a student. I was awarded the Les Dames d'Escoffier Continuing Education Grant and I chose to attend the Slow Food Styling Workshop with Angie Mosier and Chef Rebecca Wilcomb. Throughout the week we visited a local cheese shop, a specialty baker, a truffle hunter, an olive oil producer and a digestiv factory. Authentic food and immersive experiences are the focus of this story.
Shooting in Europe was something I knew I wanted to do, especially involving food and small food producers. The story for La Fortezza continued after Annette hired me back in Atlanta for a magazine article. Throughout my first visit to La Fortezza I wanted to capture everything in stills, and in motion. Utilizing this footage I put together a small film for Annette, to share my perspective of the amazing experience that I had. I showed her this after our shoot wrapped and she hired me on the spot. Annette followed up the next day and sent me to dates to come the next year as the On-Staff Photographer.
Annette Joseph has really created something special with her Italian fortress, La Fortezza. My favorite moments are in the details and Annette has a fine tuned eye. She pays close attention to every element, which makes it a lot of fun for me to capture. She’s a fellow Virgo.
La Fortezza is my favorite subject to photograph and I’ve had the pleasure of photographing it twice. Every moment is a photographic moment. Fresh bouquets being clipped and arranged, freshly picked tomatoes being prepped for sauce and the sun setting with every shade of lavender. I’m excited to see these in print and in spaces.
