During the shooting dedicated to the Dolce&Gabbana SS2011 collection, SWIDE did an interview with the fashion photographer Giampaolo Sgura. Here are the questions that we posed.

Q1. Although you are very young you already have a lot of experience. Did fashion photography change in the past ten years? How?

Q2. How did your studies in architecture influence your work or do they?

Q3. Do you like fashion or photography best?

Q4. Which part of your body you think is more involved when you are shooting? The heart, the eyes, the mind, the stomach, or another…

Q5. When you cast the models what do you look for?

Q6. How would Giampaolo Sgura describe the women for Dolce&Gabbana Spring Summer 2011?

Q8. What do you think should be the work of a fashion photographer when collaborating with a brand?

Q9. For a magazine?

Q10. In general how is your relationship with the stylists and fashion editors?

Q11. What do you like of Vogue America? Vogue Paris? Vogue Italia?

Q12. How do you think fashion explains the world?

Interview by Giuliano Federico

For more on Giampaolo Sgura on Swide, click here.

Giampaolo Sgura's official blog can be reached here.