A 117 metri sul livello del mare, costruita nel 1549 nel luogo dove sorgeva una torretta nel 1128, la Lanterna di Genova è simbolo della città. Importante ausilio alla navigazione sin dal Medioevo, quando venivano accesi sulla sua sommità fuochi di sterpaglie a segnalare l’accesso al porto e le navi dovevano pagare una tassa “pro igne facendo in capite fari” al momento dell’approdo, nel 1326 vide la prima illuminazione con una “lanterna alimentata ad olio di oliva”. Lo stesso zio di Cristoforo Colombo, Antonio, fu nominato nel 1449 tra i “custodi della Lanterna”.

Più volte danneggiata (da bombardamenti o dai fulmini), venne costantemente restaurata e mantenuta, facendola arrivare a oggi: l’attuale lampada alogena da 1.000 watt può essere vista fino a 50km di distanza, in condizioni meteo ottimali.

Ovvio ci voglia una foto della Lanterna, ma mi sembrava banale limitarmi a quella “reale” …

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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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