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Drink beer at the d’Wiesn

Simone — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:02:24 +0000

Spent two months working in Munich, Germany, The last day before leaving, I was so lucky to be invited to join a party at the d’Wiesn, like locals call the Oktoberfest. Al pictures have been taken with a Ricoh GR3.

Il vento sta cambiando

Simone — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:02:53 +0000

During the afternoon of May 30, 2011 the results of Milan’s city elections where clear and definitive: mayor Letizia Moratti was defeated by Giuliano Pisapia. And soon, the party started downtown… More Blows to Berlusconi Coalition on the New York Times. Pictures taken with a Ricoh GR3.

April 25th

Simone — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:23:59 +0000

The Italian resistance (It. Resistenza italiana) is the umbrella term for the various partisan forces formed by pro-Allied Italians during World War II. They were also known as the Partisan Resistance, in Italian: Resistenza partigiana, and the Second Risorgimento.

The 1947 democratic Constitution of the Italian Republic declared itself to be “built on the Resistance”.

On April 19, 1945, concurrent with the renewal of the Allied offensive, the CLN called out a general insurrection.Bologna was liberated on April 21 by Polish and Brigata Maiella troops. Parma and Reggio Emilia were liberated on April 24. Turin and Milan were liberated on April 25 when Fascists retreated. Over 14,000 German and Fascist troops were captured in Genoa on April 26 and 27, when General Meinhold surrendered to the CLN. Allied troops arrived in the liberated cities in the next days.
(Wikipedia)

This year’s rally held in Milan was dedicated to Vittorio Arrigoni, the italian volounteer killed in Gaza few days ago. A lot of political parties, association and citizens marched through Milan’s city center remembering partisans and citizens killed during the german occupation, and supporting the values of the Italian Constitution. The current italian government nor any party supporting it were present at the rally.

All the pictures have been taken with a Ricoh GR3.

Se non ora, quando?

Simone — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:54:56 +0000

Second day of protests in Italy. A million protesters, many of them women, took to the streets across Italy on Sunday calling on scandal hit Silvio Berlusconi to resign. These pictures have been taken in Milan. If you want to know more about the reasons why so many people spent their sunday on the streets, [...]

Dimettiti

Simone — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:17:22 +0000

Pictures taken by me and Francesca Stignani during the february, 5 2011 rally to ask italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign after being implicated in a new sex scandal. More than 10,000 people gathered inside the stadium, and other protesters assembled
outside its doors, unable to enter. During the rally, a lot of italian personalities tried to explain why mr. Berlusconi should resign and why he is a treat to italian democracy. The former italian president, mr. Scalfaro, with the help of a couple of other constitutionalists, spoke about the origins of italian Constitution, and explained how Berlusconi‘s action can be considered a great danger to the individual rights of every Italian citizen. Journalists Roberto Saviano, Gad Lerner, and Concita De Gregorio, writer and philosopher Umberto Eco, actor Moni Ovadia and many others also spoke during the afternoon.

If you’re looking for some more info about the reasons of the rally, please have a look at this New York Times’ articles: Sex Scandals in Italy Fuel Discontent of Women, Wiretaps of Berlusconi’s Teenage Friend Emerge, Surreal: A Soap Opera Starring Berlusconi, Italy: Prosecutors Say Berlusconi Had Sex With a Number of Prostitutes.

If Martina can, why can’t I?

Simone — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:39:49 +0000

Some weeks ago, the Italian media wrote a story about the latest photographic work of Martina Colombari, former Miss Italia, model, actress and wife of A.C. Milan super-champion Billy Costacurta. The portfolio, sponsored by Canon, was showcased in Milan’s Spazio Forma (the same location where masters like Avedon, Koudelka, and Ghirri had their work displayed).

Obviously, this generated a lot of hype among the Italian photographers, commentators and journalists. Martina’s pictures are not different from the thousands of amateurish self-portraits you can find everywhere on the net. So I thouhgt: “If Martina can, why can’t I?”

If you’re curious about this story, take a look at Martina’s pictures on Corriere della Sera, and read this comment published on Punto di Svista (I couldn’t agree more). There’s also a sort of compendium of blog posts about this story.

Italians in southern France

Simone — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:52:40 +0000

Pictures taken during a recent trip to Marseilles and Avignon using a Nikon D90 with the Nikkor 35mm f1.8.

A journey through Normandy

Simone — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:48:29 +0000

We visited Normandy at the beginning of october 2010. This is a sort of photo-diary featuring landscapes, portraits and street candids all in a straight chronological order. Pictures taken with an Olympus Pen E-P2.

Normandy landings

Simone — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:35:38 +0000

Pictures taken with an Olympus E-P2 in Normandy, France, on oct. 2010. The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord and Operation Neptune, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 AM British Double Summer Time (GMT+2). [...]

Chios, Greece

Simone — Tue, 11 May 2010 09:25:39 +0000

Chios (Greek: Χίος, pronounced [ˈçio̞s]; alternative transliterations Khíos and Híos) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres (five miles) off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages. The eleventh century monastery of “Nea Moni”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on the island. (Chios Wikipedia page).