The rice terrace fields of Yuan Yang in the Yunnan are the most beautiful ones in the world.13 years ago, I believed it was a chance to visit them, and I was wrong.In fact, the chance was to meet people, so called Hani, living there and to exchange with a different but so interesting culture. Continue Reading
Two things are striking when traveling in Myanmar: the intense construction, maintenance and expansion of the road network and the fact that the most strenuous aspects of this activity are carried out for the most part by female workers.Women in Myanmar have a relatively greater degree of independence and autonomy than in other Asian countries Continue Reading
Since I started traveling every year, far and wide in the Indian sub-continent 20 years ago, I have been fascinated by the elegance and composure of this ethnic / religious group. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion born in 15th century India. Their creed requires them to fight for justice and the good of all.The Sikhs Continue Reading
with these Blues images I want to leave a trace of a broader story that unfortunately has been lost to me….passing through Indianola, the Juke Joint (the noisy clubs, where still today they play, dance and drink just like in the beginning) Clarksdale (where everything seems to have been born), Memphis (city, among other things, Continue Reading
In August 2018, I set out to discover the Puna, the vast desert plateau in north-western Argentina, which extends between the two Andean mountain ranges, like the space between the two parts of a badly opened zip. I get there from Salta (a two-hour flight from Buenos Aires) first by traveling in a 4×4 across Continue Reading
I often travel to Sicily. I love this land. I love living it in every facet, in every face, in every form that transmits an emotion to me. I love to photograph her in her most human part, in her most intimate part, that of the people who live her. I love hearing her in Continue Reading
A trip to Tunisia to tell about “The Forgotten Maghreb” a project to spread and make known the Berber populations of North Africa. The project is an opportunity for reflection on Mediterranean civilization, on the characteristics of kinship and not of antagonism between populations that represent the millenary culture of the Maghreb, and which have Continue Reading
The focus of our trip was a humanitarian mission in Morocco; from the medina of Marrakech we cross the desert plains of al-Rashidiyya heading east, the obligatory step is Merzouga, the first stop on our journey, from there on only the sands of the Sahara. This land once traversed by caravans of Bedouin to camel Continue Reading
Located in the far north of Romania, the beautiful region of Maramures seems to belong to another world, out of time. Life still follows an ancient rhythm of a peasant world that has almost disappeared in other places, where people try to keep their traditions alive, which are handed down from generation to generation. There Continue Reading
Over the centuries, bells have had a public, civic and religious function, transmitting messages and acquiring a symbolic value.The bells were and still are used also in magical rituals to drive away malevolent spirits and ward off storms or to attract Angels.In addition to marking the passage of time and constituting a liturgical reminder, they Continue Reading