Ieri è morto Giovanni Cozzi. Aveva solo 55 anni e la sua morte ha colto tutti di sorpresa.
Era un fotografo straordinario e una persona riservatissima che non amava mischiarsi con gli altri. L’ho incontrato la prima volta al Teatro delle Vittorie a Roma, durante Fantastico 8 con Celentano quando faceva ancora il “paparazzo” e se ne stava dall’altra parte dello studio televisivo a scattare foto in continuazione.
Del “paparazzo” aveva l’occhio lucido nel cogliere “il momento” al pari del mitico Tazio Secchiaroli. Guardava attraverso l’obbiettivo con occhi diversi e privilegiava spontaneità e naturalezza.
Quante foto, quanti servizi e quanti ricordi assieme! Tutti indimenticabili. Alcuni scatti erano davvero sensuali e provocanti, ma a me, ora, piace ricordare gli ultimi fatti assieme a giugno del 2010 a La Posta Vecchia, appena fuori Roma. Giovanni è stato il primo fotografo a ritrarmi nella copertina di un magazine (“Chi“) con i miei gemelli Elizabeth Jaden e Dylan Maria.
Lo voglio ricordare come era quel giorno, estraneo alle frenesie del quotidiano, bucolico, in pace con sè stesso e con il mondo.
Mi mancherà quel tuo sorriso tra il sarcastico e l’ironico, mio caro amico …..
HP
— English Version —
Yesterday Giovanni Cozzi died. He was only 55 years old and his death was caught off guard.
He was an extraordinary photographer and was a very reserved person …. not keen on blending in with others. The first time that I met him was at Teatro Delle Vittorie in Rome during Fantastico 8 with Celentano when he was still a “paparazzo“. I was always noticing how different he was than the others … regularly on the totally opposite side of the television studio.
He had a clever, penetrating eye and was keen and lucid on “catching the moment” as was another legendary “paparazzo“, Tazio Secchiaroli. He would look thru the lense with a peculiar eye and bring out the brilliance of spontaneity ….
I have so many a photo, photoshoots and memories of us together! …. All unforgettable and precious. Many of these photos were sensuous and provocative but I would like to remember him when we did our last shoot together. It was June 2010 and we were at La Posta Vecchia on the outskirts of Rome. Giovanni was the first photographer to shoot the first cover (“Chi“) with our one month old twins, Elizabeth and Dylan.
I would like to remember him that day, foreign to the frenetic outside world …. unspoilt …. peace was within us all ….
I will miss that smile which was between a sly grin and, an ironic and sarcastic glow in your eye, my dear friend ….
HP
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