"An intimate and essential portrayal of Gen Z. As The Smashing Pumpkins’ song 1979 says: Cool kids never have the time.
A personal portrait of self, concealed by fragility and uncertainty. It’s an essence to be uncovered not with judgment, but with curiosity. From Barcelona to my home region of Abruzzo, I sought to capture what it means to belong to an era defined by innocence and disillusionment."
Thanks to: Luca, Danyl, Julia, Teo, Patrick, Derek, Viola, Dami, Aleix, Valeria
Photographer: Mattia De Benedictis @mattia_dbstudio mdbstudio.net
Location: Abruzzo and Barcelona
Text: Mattia De Benedictis
Mattia De Benedictis is an Italian photographer currently based in Milan and Barcelona. He attended design school and enrolled in several photography classes with a strong focus on urban subcultures, portraiture, and fashion. His work often expresses the narrative of youth, identities, and nostalgic atmospheres—an intimate conversation between understanding and feeling, a continuous exploration to redefine a personal "horizon." He has collaborated with fashion brands, and his photographs have appeared in publications including Vogue Italia, Vogue.com, Schon Magazine, C41 Magazine, L’Officiel Hommes, Sicky Mag and FY!
