Ho sentito la poltrona che si scuoteva, e il torpore letargico che mi stava abbandonando: ho tentato di resistere e mantenermi aggrappato al sonno. Poi ho sentito l’annuncio “Cabin Crew, Take Your Seat” che sancisce la differenza tra una lieve turbolenza e una media. Ho capito che il sobbalzare avrebbe vinto su Morfeo, malgrado il sonno troio che mi ha seccato peggio di un cecchino appena il carrello anteriore si era sollevato dalla pista di Dubai.

Ho tirato su la palpebra del finestrino, con meno fatica di quanto non abbia fatto a sollevare le mie: fuori una luna piena spettacolare illuminava il cielo d’Africa: sono da qualche parte tra la Somalia e la Tanzania, diretto a Johannesburg. I colori dell’emisfero Australe mi hanno ritrovato subito.

Quattro immagini, non sono nemmeno le cinque di mattina (ora biologica) e ho ancora tre ore e mezza abbondanti di volo: tento di schiacciare un altro pisolo, che queste due settimane saranno pese da far impressione …

EK 737 2 EK 737 1 EK 737 3 EK 737 4


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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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