Quando ho conosciuto Franco Pagetti, grazie all’amico Ryu e Leica Italia che hanno organizzato una gran bella serata con lui, sono rimasto colpito dai suoi “Veils of Aleppo”, fotografati in Syria per Times (vedi qui il link): colpito perché avevo visto di persona la stessa cosa, sia nelle stesse zone anche se in tempi e contesti differenti, sia più a sud, in Libano durante una delle sue guerre, e anche nei reportage da Sarajevo.

Franco è riuscito a realizzare delle immagini incredibili e a influenzarmi in alcuni scatti che sto riprendendo mentre cammino per la Città Vecchia e i veli, fortunatamente, non servono a impedire ai cecchini la vista dei bersagli ma sono bucati stesi ad asciugare o protezioni contro il sole nei giardini dei giochi.

Foto? Ovvio, Veils of Genoa …

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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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