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fish/mouth

It was indeed only yesterday when I pledged my undying photographic love of street photography. So naturally, today rolls around and I post a… dead fish with ice in its mouth.

My very lame excuse is, “Well, I was standing on a street and that street contained a street market, and that’s a LOT of street references for this to NOT qualify as street photography.”

Palermo, Sicily
photographed 1.28.2025

he seemed like a movie star

At this point, I believe I’ve completed my big photographic pivot – the majority of the images I made during a recent trip to Sicily were street photos. And not only that, I enjoyed seeing what was going on around me and being able to chronicle those things through my lens.

This gentleman was more than happy to strike a few poses; he had a regal bearing and one hell of a nice hat.

Catania, Sicily
photographed 2.4.2025

local expert (probably)

Two benches, facing the fishing-boat harbor, had three men on each of them. It felt like they knew every single that had happened or was likely to happen in their town. I had the idea the seating arrangements were the same every day, and that this gentleman, on the end of the bench that afforded the best view, had ascended to the power position through his long tenure of being watchful.

Porticello, Sicily
photo
graphed 2.1.2025

one eye

We spent our morning in Collesano following our hosts through a variety of local shops as they gathered ingredients (cheese, cured meats, pastries) for the lunch they’d later prepare for us. At the cheese store, this little girl and I made brief (and sort of incomplete) eye contact with each other.

Collesano, Sicily
photographed 1.31.2025

transport

Yes. I am aware that none of these people are wearing helmets. I am also aware that they were moving rapidly down a street.

But I was there for the photos, not for reforming local transportation and/or safety norms.

Palermo, Sicily
photographed 1.27.2025