Oggi sono a Milano, domattina mi sveglierò a Johannesburg, in un South Africa di cui adoro la gente, la storia, la natura, le contraddizioni e i problemi sociali, il loro cibo, i loro vini: peccato mi tocchi picconare in miniera senza un minuto di liberà fino a Venerdì sera.

Passerò una buona parte della giornata e della notte in aereo per scegliere una rotta più comoda per il rientro “a casa” negli Emirati Arabi, ma soprattutto anche più economica di una tariffa offensiva che mi era stata offerta inizialmente per volare su un comodo 380 direttamente dall’Europa: direi che passo dopo passo arriverò nel Rainbow Country.

Pensando al volo che devo fare, mi è venuta in mente la strofa di un brano di Thea Gilmore, Avalanche, pubblicato nel 2003:

3pm. Blue as a road sign, With a gag and some cheap wine
Sun’s in my eyes between, The smoke trails of aircraft,
The kite tails and light shafts, There’s a language in the sky
There are bones, Hiding under the viaduct
Sweeping down by the railway line, Making wagers with the day
There’s a rumour, Dirty as a chimneystack
Quiet as roadkill, On the northbound carriageway

Foto? Passi diversi e colori, ma ancora a Milano …

step by step

Beh, poi penso siano veramente in pochi a conoscere Thea: poeta, cantautrice, 35enne nata ad Oxford da genitori Irlandesi, merita di essere ascoltata …

 


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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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