L’altra sera, sul Bund a Shanghai, molti ragazzi hanno perso la vita per un attimo di “follia della folla“: calpestati dalla foga di chi, pare, volesse arraffare quelle che sembravano banconote lanciate da un palazzo, o salire su una piattaforma per vedere meglio i fuochi d’artificio di fine anno. Una festa si è trasformata in tragedia.

Mi ha colpito l’età: nessuna delle vittime ha più di 36 anni. Molti non raggiungono nemmeno i 20.

Un paio di mesi fa ero da quelle parti: è uno dei contesti più utilizzati per le foto dalle coppie che si sposano.

Uno scatto “di gioia” per un momento di dolore ….

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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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