Finally, I made it to the sea, same beach, same sea! This is the title of the timeless song that, from the 1960s to today, accompanies us during every summer. One of the many Italian songs that interpret the summer spirit. Mina’s was one of the first voice to sing this song when the 45 […]
Into the wild!
Italy offers stunning places with breathtaking views and incredible stories to tell. One of these places is the Caré Alto Mountain overlooking the Adamello glaciers. It is a remote area reachable after a few kilometers drive from Tione di Trento, crossing the green Borzago Valley. Once left behind the village of Tione you will see […]
Caré Alto: Mission accomplished.
I’m at almost 3000 meters of altitude on the crests of Caré Alto, all around me it is silence. Stefano, a mountaineer friend of mine, meditates while I shoot the photos at those abandoned cannons. In front of us we see the majesty of the mountains and of the glaciers of the Adamello. Behind us […]
A dream called Europe.
Today I want to talk about a dream called Europe. Behind every photographic mission that I embark on hides a long historical research work. I do not want to photograph rocks but I shall tell the stories of men that remained on those rocks forever. It is the stories of those men that changed me, […]
The thousand colors of Central America.
Right in the middle of Central America there is Costa Rica. A distant Country I knew some time ago when a series of coincidences brought me there to explore it. This morning I woke up with the desire to listen some Latin American music. This just to give a little color to the day while […]
Guardamonte
Guardamonte is one of those places that makes you admire Italy and its landscapes. When you get to the top of this hill with its altitude of 700 meters, you will see an outstanding view over the hills, woods and over a plain that stretches to the distant Alps. On the ridge of Guardamonte runs […]
LOVE, the milanese middle finger.
LOVE made by Cattelan is a statue that won’t leave you indifferent. Some feel fun, some feel embarassement and some judge it as too much irriverent. LOVE in this case doesn’t mean love as the English word but it means “Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità” so, translated freedom, hate, revenge, ethernity. LOVE of the Artist Maurizio […]
City Life, the new Milan!
Have you ever heard about City Life? It’s an area of Milan with a long history that started right after the First World War during the twenties. The pressure of the post war crisis was still in the air and that was the reason for Milan to decide to launch the first trade fair of […]
The Monumental Cemetery of Milan.
There are places to have fun, other places to appreciate culture and others perfect to meditate and think. The Monumental Cemetery of Milan is for sure a perfect place to meditate as it condenses death and life together with the history of Milan since two centuries ago. Many Milanese are always running and, with the […]
The Charterhouse of Pavia.
The Pavia Charterhouse is a monument of unique splendor immersed in the countryside between Milan and Pavia. The Charterhouse becomes even more fascinating if you try to imagine it back in the centuries, until 1396 when Giangaleazzo Visconti posed the first stone of the Monument. The building is cared in every detail showing amazing frescoes, […]