My name is Mario De Rosa, born in 1968, and my motto is: "Photography is like fishing: you need a lot of patience!"

Translated, this means that I take a lot of time to compose the shot, sometimes waiting a long time until the last person has left the frame or the lighting situation is just right.

The focus of my work is on depicting historic vehicles. Ideally, in a context appropriate to them. This might be a half-timbered house in the background or an ancient marketplace where the vehicle is located. Stylistically, my photographs sometimes have a documentary feel, as I like to depict artifacts in their entirety. With vehicles, for example, I find it important to capture their lines and the resulting body design in all their beauty.

To achieve this, I use both modern and older methods. All my black-and-white photographs, for example, were shot on conventional film. The impression a classic vehicle creates on negative film is incomparable to that of a digital image.

The emulsion's naturally fine grain creates an image effect that cannot be achieved through digital imitation. You can find me with my camera either at classic car events or in museums, because the "hunt" for the ultimate subject never ends.