Circus is one of the most demanding and rewarding subjects in live performance photography — and one that Mattia is particularly drawn to. The physicality is extraordinary, the moments are fleeting, and the margin for error is zero. What interests him most is not simply the spectacle, but the performer within it — the concentration before a trick, the release when it lands, the quiet exchange between artists that an audience rarely sees. His aim is always the same: to produce an image that doesn’t just show what happened, but makes you feel what it was like to be in the room.
