SUMMER FOREVER


Summer again - Pescara 2019


Summer is the time when we take the most pictures. The abundance of chances and light inspires us to tell stories with our camera, in a ritual that somewhat reminds us of an animal hibernating. These images will keep us company on the gray winter days that await us, reminding us of the heat of the sun, the taste of the sea, and the feeling of sand under our feet. Photography crystallizes a scene that becomes a memory, and that memory arouses sensations that are only imagined, but like the real ones, they trigger emotions. Looking back on this particular image, I can recall all the magic of that peaceful wandering in search of stories, that slow pacing between the lives of men so that I could freeze the traces of their passage. In approaching this man leaning on his bicycle, for example, I had the distinct sensation of joining a dance in which everything seemed already defined. The choreography created by Manifestation itself wanted me to get closer to him with my camera, while the man would remain still where he was, absorbed in who knows what thoughts. The framing and shooting phases took place practically without effort. Again, like many other times, this photograph allowed itself to happen.

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