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The cover spread wraps up the photos displayed here, which are only part of the ones published in the photobook Travel Photography Adventures in Analog Times.
I hope you followed me in this journey and liked what you saw.
In Travel Photography Adventures you’ll find great photos and plenty of photography tips, travel suggestions and anecdotes, from Australia to Kyrgyzstan, from Brazil to The Netherlands, and much more.
Find more here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Among the many things that identify Dutch people, ice skating is probably one of the most peculiar. You cannot skate either on tropical sandy beaches or on gentle windswept grass covered hills. Did you visualize that? Ok. So, in order to be able to ice skate, beside balance and agility, one needs a flat ice-covered surface … what could that be … canals! Bingo! There’s plenty of canals in Amsterdam. Wait for a cold winter, though. And, just remember: stay away from the big wide ones where boats have recently passed.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. Warm gloves and hat.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the Usa, dedicated in 1913. At a time when roads where more often built to connect grain storage silos or slaughterhouses to the nearest train station, the Lincoln Highway wound its way for over 3,000 miles (more than 5.000 km) between New York and San Francisco, going through dozens of Main Streets in towns and villages in 13 States. Adventurous first drivers conducted sturdy Ford Model Ts between Times Square and Lincoln Park, while the newly born tradition required a drink at the start and to spray the car with Pacific Ocean water upon arrival. Thanks to the LH Association (www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org) that keeps memories alive, the Lincoln Highway has not been forgotten. Even nowadays travelers can relive the adventure.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. We did it in 7 days / 6 nights, driving a 1995 black Pontiac Grand Am, that didn’t leave us much time to pick the right light for photography. But things can always be worse, it could have rained all the way.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Warm shallow waters surround the islands lying off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, brought the islanders to develop characteristic fishing methods. Octopi fishing is made with clay amphoras dropped on the sandy soil tied with a rope to a floating buoy, octopi looking for refuge hide and remain inside even when the amphoras are pulled out of the water. On the other hand, fish are directed toward the traps by walls of nets or palm leaves that function like a big funnel.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100. Locals didn’t like to be photographed at least until we made small talk over a soda or a delicious tea.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Before Barcelona became a tired tourist mecca during the holy month, that in Barcelona runs 12 times per year, it was a beautiful city. Don’t get me wrong: beauty itself is still there, but it’s hidden by the awful overwhelming mass of people surrounding you. My personal opinion, I’m entitled to one. So, these photos are memories of an easy living enchanting city, of cervezas drank at the Zurich bar before strolling the Ramblas, of calamares en su salsa and crema catalana at Marcelino Pan y Vino, of nice people open to new friendships.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400 that I used extensively for night photos along with the always heavy but great Manfrotto tripod. A gentle, and helping, soul was carrying it along.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
We arrived at the yurts after a long full day ride, and when around sunset the fog suddenly fell on the path, my horse decided it was too scared to keep moving, so I had to get off it and pull it for the last couple of miles. We didn’t meet the kids that night, they were already sleeping, but for the rest of the days we spent on the highland pastures surrounding the southern shore of lake Issyk Kul, Taras was always around, curious and eager to discover new words and new things. Unsurprisingly, the entire clan and the valley shepherds alike were awaiting for us so, while we were visiting the area, they were actually visiting us. The exotic is relative.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. Changing a camera lens without dropping it while horse back riding requires serious skills.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Iraq between the two Gulf Wars was a suffering and rundown country but where no one spared a smile, ever. Ok, almost never, I mean, we did bump into a couple, more than a couple, of … let’s say glitches, but that’s part of the adventure, isn’t it?! Anyway, as the first group of tourists, no press allowed, to visit after the war, we were received with curiosity and kindness everywhere we went. Crowded bazaars, overcrowded restaurants, more than overcrowded public transportation, empty luxury hotels, emptier dark and rats- infested dumps, even emptier and fascinating archeological sites, the lonely road toward Mosul where our bus stopped and remained. This last one has to be told. So, we’re heading North on a cold, rainy, dark night. After a few hours, in the middle of nowhere, the tourists vote for a pee stop. The bus driver pulls over from the pavement onto the muddy, very muddy, shoulder … and there the bus gets stuck: wheels skidding. No radio onboard and no cell phones in analog times. It’s dark, pitch dark, and somebody says “I’ve heard dogs howling”, the guide corrects: “those are wolves”. More or less every ten minutes a car passes by, and doesn’t stop. One hour later a truck stops and tries to pull the bus out of the mud. But the chain breaks. The truck driver offers me a cigarette, an Iraqi cigarette with no filter, it’s a petard in my lungs. A bus stops, headed to Mosul. For a tip the driver offers to carry the tourists to the hotel door. We all get onboard, all but two because there’s literally, and I mean it, absolutely no more physical space. So when the bus leaves I find myself and the Italian guide in the middle of nowhere under the rain in a pitch dark night, but we’re not alone: my cigarette friend is still here. We hop on his truck, begin to smoke petards and talk. He talks in his double broken English and I reply in my triple broken Arabic. He’s Kurdish and every time I mention Saddam he spits on the floor of his filthy and stinky truck cabin. A little more than three hours later we are at the hotel, bye my friend. All the tourists are in the lobby discussing on how the baggages have been “visited” while at a pee stop, another one, guys you definitely have a problem, and all and only the women’s black lingerie disappeared. All is well what ends well.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. Gear reduced so as not to show off as a pro. But plenty of AA batteries for the Canon, just in case.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Before Barcelona became a tired tourist mecca during the holy month, that in Barcelona runs 12 times per year, it was a beautiful city. Don’t get me wrong: beauty itself is still there, but it’s hidden by the awful overwhelming mass of people surrounding you. My personal opinion, I’m entitled to one. So, these photos are memories of an easy living enchanting city, of cervezas drank at the Zurich bar before strolling the Ramblas, of calamares en su salsa and crema catalana at Marcelino Pan y Vino, of nice people open to new friendships.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400 that I used extensively for night photos along with the always heavy but great Manfrotto tripod. A gentle, and helping, soul was carrying it along.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Switzerland. Beautiful trip up the Jungfrau mountains onboard the Schynige Platte Railway. It's open only in summer.
Trains are a passion – if you’re not into them just skip to the next post, bye bye. My interest is more aesthetic and mechanic: I love the gears, I appreciated the sturdiness and dimensions, I enjoy the photo ops. Not to mention that I consider trains the most civilized way to travel short and long distances alike, even though I recognize trains’ limits when it comes to trans-oceanic routes. If you share the same passion, you better hurry and hop on the first convoy to Switzerland, besides chocolates and cuckoos clocks, they really know how to care for the old ones and keep them running on pretty scenic itineraries.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. Too bad I wasn’t really blessed by blue blue skies all the time.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
There’s no better way to explore the Greek islands than riding a motorbike, but don’t forget to wear a helmet. Hopping from one island to the next gets super easy: while cars and other vehicles have to reserve in advance the spot on the ferry, there’s always room enough in the hold for bikes that get secured to the walls by thick ropes. My beloved black BMW R100/7 carried without big problems – it lost (!) a muffler but I had a new one hand made (!) in Athens – two adventurous travelers and all the equipment for scuba and photography, plus a beach umbrella and straw mats for the relax days.
Canon A1, Canon Sure Shot WP-1 underwater camera. Ektachrome 100. It’s practically impossible to store your film in a cool place when you travel on a motorbike under the Summer Mediterranean sun, and this could be the reason why some of the slides developed tiny bubbles – between film base and protective layer? – . I also carried polarizing filters that I used to reduce water surface reflection and saturate the sky. I realize now that I sometimes overdid it.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a positive experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and entertaining anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Rummaging through my slides archive, buried deep under dozens of plastic colored little boxes, I found a white envelope, a big one. Inside of it, surprise surprise, a few contact sheets and the specific films neatly stored in pulp paper sleeves. And on top of that one more surprise: the films are in black and white.
Black and white, but why? Why did I travel, at the beginning of the last decade of the previous century, more than 30 years ago in simple math, to bright, colorful saturated, sunny Down Under with some black and white rolls? The mystery won’t be solved because I honestly do not remember. But the result of that decision is in front of my eyes, plain and simple, and I like it.
During the editing I also tried to map locate each shooting spot, some are obvious: Harbour Bridge, no brainer; others have been a bit more difficult or, I’m not ashamed to say, quite impossible to me. Thirty years is a lot of time to retain memories that have never been recalled since, and the city has changed so incredibly much: skyscrapers are towering and shading the horizon, trees have been cut, statues have been displaced. I did what I could. If you’re a local and recognize any place, please do drop me a line.
Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 shot with Canon A1. Film scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8200i AI.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a positive experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and entertaining anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
I was dispatched to Lisbon on a pretty boring assignment, I’ll spare you those photos and the narrative. What’s here, instead, are the images taken in between the photo shoots. It’s a reduced mix of what I perceived, probably superficial, about alfacinhas – the people of Lisbon -: a mingle of devotion to traditions in a reality that seemed chained to memories. And, ok, I know, I fell in love with electricos – the single car tramways.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and some rolls of Ektachrome 200 Tungsten. The assignment was mostly indoors, but I only used one or two rolls of E200T because of the omnipresent indoor light mix: fluorescent, tungsten and daylight/streetlights. Even when lights were all tungsten – incandescent light bulbs – the bulbs’ age and consequent light temperature was so uneven that once I saw the developed result the most common comment was “fff..k”. One thing to remember / know: in analog times once you loaded a film roll into the camera you were stuck with it, its sensitivity and light specification, till the end of the 36 shots. Meaning that one of the camera bodies you brought was “taken”. Rolls were so expensive that nobody even thought about removing them before full usage.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a positive experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and entertaining anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Warm shallow waters surround the islands lying off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, brought the islanders to develop characteristic fishing methods. Octopi fishing is made with clay amphoras dropped on the sandy soil tied with a rope to a floating buoy, octopi looking for refuge hide and remain inside even when the amphoras are pulled out of the water. On the other hand, fish are directed toward the traps by walls of nets or palm leaves that function like a big funnel.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100. Locals didn’t like to be photographed at least until we made small talk over a soda or a delicious tea.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a positive experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and entertaining anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Featured in: Travel Photography Adventures in Analog Times, a photobook bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
There’s no better way to explore the Greek islands than riding a motorbike, but don’t forget to wear a helmet. Hopping from one island to the next gets super easy: while cars and other vehicles have to reserve in advance the spot on the ferry, there’s always room enough in the hold for bikes that get secured to the walls by thick ropes. My beloved black BMW R100/7 carried without big problems – it lost (!) a muffler but I had a new one hand made (!) in Athens – two adventurous travelers and all the equipment for scuba and photography, plus a beach umbrella and straw mats for the relax days.
Canon A1, Canon Sure Shot WP-1 underwater camera. Ektachrome 100. It’s practically impossible to store your film in a cool place when you travel on a motorbike under the Summer Mediterranean sun, and this could be the reason why some of the slides developed tiny bubbles – between film base and protective layer? – . I also carried polarizing filters that I used to reduce water surface reflection and saturate the sky. I realize now that I sometimes overdid it.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the Usa, dedicated in 1913. At a time when roads where more often built to connect grain storage silos or slaughterhouses to the nearest train station, the Lincoln Highway wound its way for over 3,000 miles (more than 5.000 km) between New York and San Francisco, going through dozens of Main Streets in towns and villages in 13 States. Adventurous first drivers conducted sturdy Ford Model Ts between Times Square and Lincoln Park, while the newly born tradition required a drink at the start and to spray the car with Pacific Ocean water upon arrival. Thanks to the LH Association that keeps memories alive, the Lincoln Highway has not been forgotten. Even nowadays travelers can relive the adventure.
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. We did it in 7 days / 6 nights, driving a 1995 black Pontiac Grand Am, that didn’t leave us much time to pick the right light for photography. But things can always be worse, it could have rained all the way. Anyway.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
If somebody tries to convince you that Puerto Rico, PR for adepts, is about sandy beaches facing crystal clear warm waters, strong rum and good cigars, tasty food and outgoing people, body shaking music and comfy hammocks hanging from palm trees, well, do not believe a word. Because yeah, that’s true but it’s only a part of the whole, hence it’s not PR in full shine. There’s more on the island than what attracts the tourists: here I’m presenting you the architecture, and the bright light – very bright.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and a few rolls of 400 that I never used, no night photos. Here, like in some other bright corners of the planet, I overused the polarizing filter, indeed. But it’s not that bad, after all.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
The best beer I ever had in Germany was in a Lübeck bierstube. Toward the end of a pretty warm day, before the evening shift of restaurants photography, I decided to take a rest and reward myself for the long workday. The stein was filled with a fresh, smooth, amber colored liquid, topped by a thick white foam. Delicious. Marzipan is another true delight in town. But I do not suggest you have it while drinking beer, they don’t mix too well. Try smoked sprat with beer instead and leave the dark chocolate covered marzipan for dessert. Besides that, which is a good start, Lübeck is a gem in the Unesco World Heritage list for architecture, the brick gothic churches and houses are gorgeous, and history, as the de facto capital of the Hanseatic League.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400. The lens kit also comprised a Canon FD 20mm f:2.8 wide angle. I used the lens to shoot the middle photo in the bottom line, Holy Spirit Hospital; this is something that I wouldn’t do again today. Taste has changed and now I do not like that aesthetic any more. Almost 30 years ago this photo style was accepted.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
When the ice is at least 20cm (7.8in) thick on the entire circuit, almost 200km (125mi), the Elfstedentocht – Eleven Cities Tour – is announced and takes place within 48 hours. Excitement and expectations spread throughout the entire country, the Netherlands, and the day of the race a festive crowd lines the circuit drawn along canals, lakes and rivers connecting eleven historical Frisian cities. The cold is always intense, and when the typical hearty split peas soup with sausages chunks is not comforting enough, generous gulps of schnapps come to the rescue. The night before the event is a big party everywhere, regardless of the 06:00 start in a still pitch dark hour. Skaters have until midnight to complete the race, the last arrivals are cheered as much as the winner. Photos were taken on January 4, 1997, the last Elfstedentocht held so far. #climatechange
Canon T90. Ektachrome 100. Plenty of AA batteries for the Canon to stand the cold. I was on my very own – no guide, no driver, no GPS, no Translator, no StreetView, no Maps – but surrounded by people everywhere I went, and road blocks, and closed roads. Good for me I followed a wise suggestion: stay in the inner part of the circuit and wear warm clothes.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Parati, belonging to the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, is a well-preserved Portuguese colonial town and Unesco World Heritage Site. Delightful architecture and beautiful posadas, little hotels, built around luxurious patios, ease the mind transition toward a relaxed and sophisticated vacation. Parati sits on the shores of a huge bay of warm waters dotted with countless islands with solitary sandy beaches. I wished I had some extra time to spend at the beach after the assignment, but it was not the case.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400, Velvia 50. Polarizer filter for shooting water surface and lush green.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.
Canada is cold in the middle of Winter, and dark. And Yukon is even darker: the sun rises a few minutes before 11am and settles a short 6 hours later, that was so odd and unsettling to me! I was reporting on the Mounties, RCMP, and the 100 years anniversary of their presence in the Yukon Territories. I also visited the Headquarters in Ottawa and the Academy in Regina where, according to the taxi driver who drove me through the howling wind from the airport to the downtown hotel, “all the trees you see have been planted, we’ve no native trees here”. Police men and women were indeed always smiling and very helpful, it was a great experience.
Canon A1, Canon T90. Ektachrome 100 and 400, I also brought a few rolls of Ektachrome 200 Tungsten – for incandescent light bulbs – which I didn’t use because of the indoor light mix: fluorescent, tungsten and daylight.
In the nineties I had the chance to work extensively for a few travel and life-style magazines while I was based first in Milan, Italy and later in New York, NY. When on assignment the schedule was usually tight and the time to photograph not always in sync with the best light or weather conditions, it happens. Nonetheless I always managed to bring home the result and keep my editors happy, which is paramount if you want to land more assignments that, by the way, brought me to several countries around the world.
Some assignments were more fun than others, or easier to accomplish but, nevertheless, each one of them was a good experience and left enriching memories.
A selection of the images shot then are now part of a photobook, a great collection of beautiful pictures and enriching anecdotes.
It comes in print and digital.
More info here: bit.ly/tpa_photobook.