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Origins
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I'm very happy to have finally managed to create a space where I can share my thoughts, my personality and also my work. I know I'm not a well-known person, so let me introduce myself and tell you a little about my story.
My name is Caio Pietro and, since I was little, I have always been very curious. I would always go through old albums at home, trying to understand the stories behind each image. Sometimes, it wasn't even about the pose or the landscape, but about the feeling that the photo conveyed. It was as if, for a moment, time stopped there. I think that was when I started to pay closer attention to photography — this way of seeing the details that almost no one notices, but that, for me, always had something special.
At the age of 13, this curiosity turned into something I really enjoyed doing. And everything became more serious when people around me started to notice that I had a different look — they always complimented my photos and the creativity of doing something out of the ordinary.
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I remember going out with a slightly older cousin, with whom I was always very close, to take pictures. We would spend the whole day downtown, looking for cool places and pretending we were professional photographers — with an iPhone 5s (when I think about that, I still laugh a lot... those parts are the best).
And the most random thing: we even created a watermark on PicsArt to put on the photos! I'll never forget that. What a good time, how I miss it.
There was a time when I decided to send messages to several people I knew on Facebook, offering them our “work”. The funniest thing is that we only got two clients. Two! And even then, I remember being scolded and even punished for this whole thing about wanting to be a photographer.
My grandparents were very picky about this, they were terrified that someone might do something to me or take advantage of me in some way. To this day I don't really understand why, but at the time it made sense to them — it was their way of trying to protect me.
My first “clients” were my family. I loved photographing my grandparents, birthdays, and I even photographed my cousins’ wedding, which took place during the pandemic, in 2020.
I am very grateful for those moments, because it was there that I began to see myself doing something that truly made me happy — and that filled me with hope. And the best part? At that time, I did everything with my cell phone: improvising, learning and, above all, having fun.
For a while, I was too embarrassed to show my photos. I compared myself to other people and thought that what I did wasn't as interesting as it seemed in my head.
Over time, my perspective changed. I realized that photography wasn't just about 15th birthdays, weddings or birthday photos — which, to be honest, I started to find a bit repetitive. This discouraged me a bit, until I decided to explore other styles.
I started researching references, exploring other types of work and, without realizing it, I found myself in more conceptual photos — objects, architecture, flowers, different portraits… especially in analog photography. Everything that strayed from the obvious caught my attention. And that's when it hit me: I could be good at this too.
I then began to seek inspiration in the things around me: in the films I watch, in the music I listen to and in the people I live with, especially my family — those simple conversations, the spontaneous gestures, the silences that say more than any words.
Photography: Laura Santos
For me, photography has become a way of storing feelings. Of expressing what I often can't even explain. It's through photography that I can show who I really am.
And maybe that's why I want so much to leave something beautiful in this world. I've made mistakes, like everyone else, but if there's one thing that gives me meaning in life, it's leaving a sincere piece of myself here. Something that the people who love me can cherish — and, who knows, maybe even draw a little inspiration from.
My art teacher, Veronica, has always been one of the people who supported me the most. I was embarrassed to show my photos to people who knew me, so I would only show the most unusual ones to her — because I knew she would understand what I wanted to convey, and not just say “an apple on the bed? I don’t get it…”
She told me that if I ever published a photography book, I would spend hours leafing through it. And that never left my mind. That day was special for me.
Even now, as I write this, I get emotional. Because it's these memories that leave a mark, that give us the courage to move forward and start believing that things can work out.
I am very grateful to my grandparents, my parents, my uncles, my teachers, my cousins and, of course, my friends — who always believed in me, even when I still had doubts.
At the end of the day, it's these people who really matter. They were the ones who built this dream with me, which has now become something bigger than just mine.
A kiss to everyone who got here, who had the patience to read and was interested in getting to know a little more about me.
Really, thank you for being here.
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