EL VUELO DEL PAÑUELO

EL VUELO DEL PAÑUELO

Copiapò is a small town in the middle of the arid Atacama desert, on the northern side of Chile. It lays in a valley surrounded by hills made of just sand and stones. Stepping out of the airplane door a lunar landscape opens before one’s eyes.    (read more after the pictures.)   The economy…

TREZE (13)

TREZE (13)

A photographic diary of a journey to northeastern Brazil.From the favela of Recife to the vast territories of Piauí during the electoral campaign for the election of the President of Brazil. A two parts journey.    (read more after the pictures.)   The first part takes place in Recife, hosted by the Pé No Chão…

TREES

TREES

During the second wave of the pandemic it was forbidden to get too far from the neighbourhood. I therefore found inspiration from the nature around my place.

THE CAMERA AND THE BEACH

THE CAMERA AND THE BEACH

A solo journey with my new Leica M10    (read more after the pictures.) Black and white gallery – Click on the image. Colour gallery – Click on the image.   Rimini is a very famous place for summer vacations, for its many kilometers long sandy beach and for its night life; during summer it…

AKOU TRIO

AKOU TRIO

I had a lot of fun while in Kyoto, taking pictures of my friend Akou, Keishiro and Ryousuke along the Kamogawa river and in Yamanoha Cafe. A great Jazz Trio. Follow them here. Thank you Akou (vocals), Keishiro (bass) and Ryousuke (guitar).

SOMETHING ABOUT JAPAN
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SOMETHING ABOUT JAPAN

Japan. Cherry blossom, sushi, the bullet train. The usual picture of a geisha, real or a fake. The usual stereotypes. Since my first time in Japan, almost twenty years have passed. For almost eight years I have been living there. I cannot count how many times italian friends asked me if I was tired of sushi…

AMERICAMURA
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AMERICAMURA

Americamura (that translates in “american village”) is a small district of Osaka, connected to the large shopping and entertainment area of Shinsaibashi.Americamura, or most comonly Amemura, is the place for cheap,casual or alternative fashion. It is also a good place for cheap junk food. It is a good place to spend a day walking through…

FUKUSHIMA DIARY
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FUKUSHIMA DIARY

CHAPTER I: TSUNAMI TWO MONTHS LATER CHAPTER II: TWO DAYS ON FUKUSHIMA CHAPTER III: FUKUSHIMA 2.0 TSUNAMI TWO MONTHS LATER Two months after the tsunami that hit the north east of Japan, I left Kyoto to join a group of volounteers of Caritas Japan (link). Purpose of the trip was, mainly, to help local people,…

KAMAGASAKI
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KAMAGASAKI

If you get the subway at Shinsaibashi, in few stops you reach Dōbutsuen-mae station. When you get out, Osaka’s landscape has completely changed.No more trendy young people doing “bura-bura” (hanging out), Shinsaibashi’s and Dōtonbori’s big billboards are gone, department stores turned suddenly into small old fashioned shops.Walk a few hundreds meter south and you are…

MALAWI 2005

MALAWI 2005

I took these pictures during a journey in Malawi in 2005. I traveled with volunteers working in the area of Mangochi. They drove me through small villages to help people suffering of aids and malaria, we visited hospitals and missions.This trip was possible thanks to the Municipality of Paratico. Paratico is a small city not…

JORDAN 2004

JORDAN 2004

In 2004 I had the chance to be guest in one of the first Centre for Dsabled Children in the Middle East.“Our Lady of Peace” is in the south area of Amman, Jordan. It has been realised thanks to Latin Vicariate and strongly sponsored by the Queen of Jordan.Italian ANTEAS, an association connected to the…

NEPAL 2003

NEPAL 2003

In 2003 I spent a couple of weeks in Kathmandu with a japanese friend who often visits Nepal to help charity organizations.Some of the images are just about the place, but a few were realized thanks to the support of ROKPA.Rokpa is an international non profit organization that operates in Tibet and Nepal.Here is their…

ROMANIA 2000/2002

ROMANIA 2000/2002

I took these pictures between 2000 and 2002.At first it was just a trip to Romania. We wanted to have some relax and spend some time taking pictures.We had a unique experience during our first visit. Romania is great and people are fantastic. We had been guests in a funeral, taken underground in a mine…