La prima cosa è la luce, mentre atterro: sono passate da pochissimo le 5 di mattina e c’è quel buio che sa di alba, che sa di un giorno nuovo che si sta accendendo.

Poi l’aria, appena esco dall’aeroporto e prendo la strada che mi porta verso ovest, in direzione di Sandtown. Fine, frizzante, crispa, leggera.

E la gente. Il divertente incedere semi-danzante che caratterizza il loro muoversi, ondeggiante e ritualmente tribale.

Prima delle 6 arrivano i colori, mentre sto attraversando le periferie. Un caleidoscopio di calore con tutti i toni dell’arcobaleno, nel Rainbow Country.

Son tornato in South Africa, ovvio …

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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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