About

ENG:
Marco Calandra was born on 11th December 1989 in Gothenburg (Sweden). His interest in photography started in 2010, after buying a compact digital camera to keep all the memories of the summer of that year. After abandoning his studies in Engineering Management and after the enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania at the Technological Arts course, he decides to take the plunge by buying the his first DSLR. His passion for photography increases over the years by reading magazines, books and photoblogs.
In the 2014 he wrote the thesis on "The Unreality of the photography", achieving the highest grade. In the same year he decided to continue the last two-year in specialization of Photography and finish his studies with a complete degree .
In the 2015, after having used and experienced with the APS-C, he decided to move to the next level by purchasing a Full Frame.
His academic career ended in 2017, by writing a thesis named "The silent landscapes" achieving the highest grade.
At the moment he is living in Dublin, Ireland.

ITA:
Marco Calandra nasce l'11 Dicembre 1989 a Göteborg (Svezia).
Il suo interesse per la fotografia nasce nel 2010, dopo aver comprato una compatta digitale per conservare tutti i ricordi estivi di quell’anno.
Dopo aver abbandonato gli studi di Ingegneria Gestionale e dopo l’iscrizione all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania al corso di Arti Tecnologiche, decide di fare il grande passo comprando la sua prima reflex.
La sua passione per la fotografia aumenta così negli anni attraverso la lettura di diverse riviste, libri e blog fotografici.
Nel 2014 scrive la tesi sull’Irrealtà della fotografia, ottenendo il massimo dei voti. Decide nello stesso anno di iscriversi al biennio specialistico di Fotografia e di terminare gli studi con una laurea completa.
Nel 2015, dopo aver utilizzato e fatto esperienza con la reflex APS-C, decide di passare ad un livello superiore acquistando una Full Frame.
La sua carriera accademica si conclude nel 2017, scrivendo una tesi nominata "I Paesaggi del silenzio" ottenendo il massimo dei voti.
Attualmente risiede a Dublino, Irlanda.

Photography Equipment:
Nikon D750
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D
Various ND and GND Filters
Manfrotto MT190XPro4 + BHQ2
Manfrotto Befree Advance Travel

Other:
*Nikon D7000
*Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
*Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR
*Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR

Photography Equipment

This is the main photography equipment I use during my travels and photo sessions.
By clicking on the image you can find more information about the product.

CAMERA BODY

Nikon D750

The Nikon D750 is my main camera and what I use most of the time. Previously I had the D7000 but an fullframe camera has better image quality.

LENSES

Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8

A wide-angle lens that I use for I mainly user for my landscape. A perfect lens if you want to shoot some night photographs.

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro

This macro is the lens I use when I want to catch details that I'm not able to use this other normal lenses.

Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8 D

When my wide-angle doesn't not zoom enough this lens helps me very well. This lens is good for taking portraits.

Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 G2

This telezoom lens is perfect when I want to get close to different subjects. I use it both for my portrait shots and landscape shots.

TRIPOD & TRIPOD HEAD

Manfrotto MT 190 X PRO4

This is the tripod which I mainly for my travels and during my photo sessions. It is very stable for all weather conditions.

Manfrotto XPRO - BHQ2

This ballhead has a good construction and good locking-levers to create perfecet panorama photographs.

FILTERS

NiSi 15-30mm Holder

A filter holder that suits the Tamron 15-30. The filters to use with it have a width of 150mm and it is possible to mount a total of 3 of them.

NiSi Filters

I use several of NiSi Filters including: HD Polarizing Filter, ND1000, ND8 GND Medium and other filters.