I am Italian by choice; after the Brexit referendum in 2016, I had no alternative but to ask for Italian citizenship. I am of Welsh origin and have lived near Bologna for many years. I am a documentary photographer and … Continue reading FESTE
In 2019 I first met a group of photographers in Cymru/Wales; we were determined to try and document the effects Brexit would have on our small nation. Each of the four photographers chose a subject they felt passionate about and … Continue reading Brexit Cymru – Rural Reflections
Even though Europe’s population is growing more slowly than that of other continents, in the last twenty five years the European urban/rural divide has become evermore difficult to define as many urban dwellers choose to live beyond the city suburbs, … Continue reading Europe’s New Edgelands
Transmitted orally for generations, the laws of the “Kanun” – or code – of Leke Dukagjini served for more than five centuries as the foundation of social behaviour and self government for the clans of Northern Albania, even while the … Continue reading The land
of the living past
Between 1995 and 2007, I did extensive work throughout the P. R. of China. Coming from what I describe as “a cultural minority” myself, I guess it is only natural that I have shown particular interest in what the Chinese … Continue reading Minorities in China
Over the last twenty five years the People’s Republic of China has seen incredibly rapid economic growth, the fastest in the world. The social and human consequences of this economic boom, however, have been huge. During the last quarter of … Continue reading China Internal Migration
When asked where I come from, I always respond ‘from Wales’. In reality, this is a simplification and only partly true. Indeed, I was born in Gwynedd, North Wales, but I have lived less than half my life in Wales … Continue reading Return / YN Ol (2006)
La Bassa bolognese: un’identità in trasformazione. Bologna’s Lowlands are changing rapidly. During the last twenty years the “Bassa” has experienced a population growth never seen before in its long history. During this period the population has doubled and its identity … Continue reading Hinterland
(2010)
In 2007 I designed and built the ScanCam (daguerreotype technology – basically a wooden box in a box camera with a large format lens and a mutilated desk-top digital scanner substituting a glass or film back). It was my personal … Continue reading ScanCam
(2007)
“Scambi Ferroviari” a publication and exhibition commissioned in 2011 by Regione Emilia-Romagna, Provincia di Bologna, Comune di Bologna, Ferrovie Emilia Romagna and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiano (national rail service).
The following text was written and first published in 2016; sometimes human progress seems to go backwards. Reflecting on the last ten year’s history in Latin America in the eras of Tillerson, Pompeo, Blinken and especially Marco Rubio one realizes … Continue reading Viaje America Latina