The Other Side of Italy
Featured Work
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Hemingway by Mojca Savicki
I found him in Sardinia. He bought a land just a few kms from the sea, up in the hills. In the middle of nowhere. A very bad country road leads to the place. He says he found the most beautiful spot in the entire Sardinia. Gorgeous view he has, down to a tiny lake and farther down to the clear, blue sea. There is a cat too :), and some beautiful Sardinian horses…Also snakes, but not dangerous ones, he says… Well, ok, he’s not Hemingway but Mario, and he’s not a writer, but a painter. I called him Sardinian Hemingway as he reminded me of a great writer. This is his little studio. Copyright Featured in / The Human Condition / The Other Side of Italy Top Ten in The Other Side of Italy to You
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HUNG OUT by June Ferrol
BURANO – VENICE
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Only in Italy by Warren Williams
Italian Home Entrance
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My Home is always open... by sstarlightss
- Featured in “The Other Side of Italy” Group – December 20, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / MY HOME IS ALWAYS OPEN TO THE SUN TO THE FRIENDS AND TO THE GUESTS
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Casa Goldoni - Venice by Carole Russell
I was struck by the colours, light shadow and texture of this scene / 24×18” / Available for sale as limited edition giclee print from / my website A big thankyou to those who voted this the winner of “Painters in Modern Times” interior challenge
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Still life by chasingsooz
For the longest time I dreamed of a wild adventure in Italy. In April 2008 that dream became an extraordinary reality. My best friend and I flew to Italy to take photos, record organic sounds and gather information for our upcoming exhibitions. We took a wonderful photography workshop in Venice … enjoyed a cooking class in Florence and participated in an intensive painting course in Tuscany with an accomplished and well known artist. ‘Still Life’ was taken at the Fattoria San Donato (farm house) in San Gimignano. (c)sooz2008
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Balconies and Doors by MaluC
Italian Balconies. Image taken in the City of Bra, Cuneo, Piemonte Italy
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Italian Courtyard by Caimin Jones
Light and shadows in a courtyard in Fabriano, Le Marche, Italy.
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Woman In Doorway - Italy by BellaKentuky
This photograph was created on the island of Murano, Italy. This woman was tying up the curtain that “is” her front door. Esta fotrografia fue creada en la Isla de Murano, Italia. Una mujer atando la cortina que de hecho “es” la puerta.
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L'Orto sul tetto - Ragusa, Sicily by Christine77
The beautiful little rooftop garden above the house where I stayed in Ragusa, Sicily. Camera: Canon 450D, 17-85mm lens Featured in The Other Side of Italy – December 2009 /
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59 Poets Lane by ronda chatelle
Captured in Lucca Italy
Recent Work
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The Room Key by ronda chatelle
Captured from a window on the upper level of a Tuscan Villa in Italy. I grabbed my camera and was ready to take a photo of her when he came back down to get the key to the honeymoon suite. I waited while she smoked a cigarette hoping that he would come back down and carry her up the stairs…but..that never happened.
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Piazza di Taormino by phil decocco
As dusk began to close down the day in the center of Taormino square, a moment passed when nobody was sitting on this centuries old stone bench.
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Tummy Over Tunes by phil decocco
Walking from ristorante to ristorante in Tamormino, Italy, this Sicilian musician’s finger flew across a stringed instrument with great skill, and sang to his own tunes. Canon EOS 5D / 1/60sec / f/5.6 / ISO 250 / focal length 100mm / 28-300mm glass / hand held
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Reggio-Emilia. A Traffic Mirror. Emilia-Romagna, Italy 2009 by Igor Pozdnyakov
Reggio-Emilia. A Traffic Mirror. Emilia-Romagna, Italy 2009
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All washed up! (Found treasures from the beach of Trapani, Sicily) by Christine77
Washed up tiles and glass stopped found on the beach in Trapani, Sicily (Italy). Camera: Canon 450D, 17-85mm lens
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Anticipation of chocolate, Sestola, Italy by Andrew Jones
Beautiful people, pashmina scarves and chocolate in Italy! what more could you want! / Taken at a chocolate festival in Sestola, 2005 D200 / 55-200mm f4.0-5.6
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Waiting for Inspiration by Tiffany Dryburgh
Taken with a Pentax K1000 on Agfa film. Take at the art school in Carrara, Italy.
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Catania fish market by Christine77
These fish were reflecting the bluey-green light under the tarpaullin of their stall at the Catania fish market. Camera: Canon 450D, 17-85mm lens
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Che Sono Bella by ciaobella2u
A dog dressed up in Venice during Carnivale.
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Italian love is stronger than the cold by annalisa56
Italian love is stronger than the cold Camera used: / CANON EOS 450D
About This Group
This group is about showcasing ‘The Other Side of Italy.’ The non-romanticised version of this country that not many people get to see. Unfortunately we do not all ride around with our romantic lovers on our Vespas into the sunset, with the wind blowing through our hair. That was Audrey Hepburn, I think! As beautiful as the cities, monuments and other famous places are, there is another side to this wonderful country…….a more emotional side, a side that is an everyday reality for Italian people.
What we are looking for in this group is photos/writing/artworks that show the other side of Italy – the run down, forgotten buildings; the places that not many have ever heard of and are hardly ever visited; the regular people who live a life very far away from La Dolce Vita; the struggle to appreciate what is still beautiful about this country amidst the unfortunate corruption and oftentimes, hoplessness. This is the Italy that we want to see……....anything that shows the contrast between the beauty and the reality of this country, after the rose-tinted lenses have been removed!
So show the group how you interpret the “real” Italy….the real, everyday people that add the magic to our culture; the beautiful things & objects that most people walk by without even looking at; the places that are becoming forgotten; and the moments that have only been discovered because they have been captured and expressed by YOU!
All forms of art and creative expression are welcome! However, show me only the best, that is, what you are most proud of! And let’s keep the quality high!
Saluti, Luisa
Please feel free to bubblemail me with any questions/concerns/suggestions/thoughts. I am always happy to talk! Alternatively you can bubblemail my wonderful co-host Daniela.
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