Stamani sbrago totale: infradito, braghe corte, t-shirt stinta, pelata unta con una consona protezione, e per le 8:30 arrancavo sulla spiaggia di Saadyat, ultima terra di bikini minimalisti prima del conservativo Iran, che a Bandar Abbas prevede il nero totale come abbigliamento da mare.

Giornata da urlo, mi spiace farvi invidia: ho camminato per oltre 7 chilometri sul bagnasciuga, con gli azzurri del cielo e del mare che facevano a gara per schiaffeggiarmi la retina e una spiaggia bianca da dolore. Ho incontrato solo 3 altre persone in oltre un’ora di passeggiata: mi hanno tutti salutato malgrado non ci si conosca affatto.

Poi ho ceduto alle comodità della “spiaggia libera attrezzata”: oltre all’assistenza di bagnini, ti si affitta ombrelloni, lettini e anche asciugamani. Costo? Ingresso, 2 o 3 lettini davanti al mare, ombrellone in un bel contesto spazioso e civile, 75 AED per tutta la giornata, 20 euro scarsi.

Foto? Un po’ di gioiosa abbondanza fisica, quasi come se Botero fosse venuto a Saadyat Beach …

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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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