Maria Ricossa
"We Three"
25” x 26”
Archival Print
$650
Maria Ricossa is a professional actor and a Street photographer who has lived in the Beach community in Toronto for over 30 years. She and her camera are often prowling the beaches and city streets looking for a story. As an actor she has spent her life digging beneath the surface of a character to reveal the details of human behaviour. As a photographer, she's drawn to the moment of dramatic tension, the beginning, middle and end of something.
Who are you? What are you doing? What has just happened? What is the story here? The improvisatory nature of street photography captures her imagination, because like acting, she has to respond freely and creatively without attempting to control what happens next. Maria relishes paying close attention to these transient moments, imagining the moment before and after, and the surprise and mystery that arises from capturing moments on the fly.