Apr 2, 2025
Debora Medici-Guetta has inspired me since the day I met her. I could feel her intense passion for her work, her support of women, and for being someone not afraid to talk about her journey in life.
So won't you please welcome her to our show this incredibly
talented photographer &
photojournalist, graphic artist, and documentary filmmaker. Debora
was born in Rome, and the first time she landed in Los Angeles, she
felt at home among other creatives free to express their art
unfiltered. She now divides her time between
here and Italy.
Debora took time off, like many women, to focus on family. Her husband is famed artist #MrBrainwash, aka Thierry Guetta, and that alone is a full time job managing that level of notoriety.
But a decade ago, Debora decided to get back into the game and began the intuitive process of reframing who she was, one image at a time.
A return to making art meant embarking, in Debora’s words, on “a big, long, introspective journey.” After several years refining her technique and honing her perspective, she would reveal a series of photographs aptly titled, “Out of The Shadow,” a haunting body of images that reflected Debora’s desire to shed the trappings of the past and position herself as an artist in the world.
She followed this exhibition with “Landed”, a series of collages
that capture the frenetic and freeing energy of the world’s great
urban centers. As her vision grew, so did Debora’s interests, so
she started working with, and eventually joined, the board of
directors for We Do It Together (WDIT), a nonprofit that produces
films,
documentaries, TV, and new media uniquely dedicated to the
empowerment of women.
Recently, for International Women’s Day, the group launched “One
of Us,” a documentary for which Debora served as honorary set
photographer. The film, sponsored by Consulate General of Italy in
Los Angeles, follows four Italian women who are challenging gender
bias and discrimination in their fields of work.
We will talk with Debora about her incredibly successful career,
and how she encourages women to discover who they are. She says her
work “prioritizes emotions over mere moments,” and we’ll talk with
her about that, in addition to her life, and of course living with
#MrBrainwash himself. Lots to ask there.
Please join my interview with Deborah Medici-Guetta on all video
and audio platforms of #DeborahKobyltLIVE, #LittleItalyPodcast, &
#LittleItalyOfLAPodcast. I’m your host,
#DeborahZaraKobylt, and it’s my pleasure to have you with us.