La Maddalena è uno dei sei vecchi rioni (sestieri) con cui era diviso il centro di Genova: troviamo tracce che datano dal XIII secolo al tardo 1800, in un insieme di palazzi nobiliari e intrico di carruggi medioevali che sono solo una minima parte della sua bellezza.

La gente che anima la Maddalena è invece la reale ricchezza artistica, culturale e politica di questo quartiere: un melting pot di famiglie genovesi, immigrati africani e sudamericani, artisti, bottegai, giovani e vecchi, uomini e donne che costruiscono un bellissimo organismo vivo e pulsante.

Sabato era la festa del quartiere, occasione speciale per visitarlo e per farsi cogliere dai suoi odori, dai suoi colori nelle luci e nelle ombre, dai contrasti. Sotto alcune delle foto che ho scattato girando e chiacchierando (si, anche mangiando e bevendo) …

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It has been more than fifty years since I began traveling across the world — and the seven seas — for work or for pleasure, always with a Leica M camera close at hand. The camera has never been an accessory; it has been a constant companion, a way of observing, remembering, and making sense of the places and people I encountered along the way. I started keeping this kind of journal some time ago, not as a diary in the traditional sense, but as a space where images and words could meet. This is not a publication driven by schedules or algorithms. At times I disappear for long stretches; then, inevitably, I return with semi-regular updates. Publishing, for me, is a mirror of my state of mind and emotions. It follows my rhythm, not the other way around. You have to take it exactly as it comes. Every photograph you see here is mine. They are fragments of a life spent moving, looking, and waiting for moments to reveal themselves — often quietly, sometimes unexpectedly. This blog is not about destinations, but about presence. About what remains when the journey slows down and the shutter finally clicks.

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