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seat of the bishops
I am led to believe that “normal” travelers get on the road on the most convenient route to where they are going and that they make steady forward progress through the trip and that they arrive at their destination within a reasonable time.
Photographers do not do any of those things. We’re wandery, we’re distracted by light, enchanted by vistas, delighted by skies. And we take approximately forever to get someplace.
So many thanks go to Allison Scola at Experience Sicily for understanding those things and being ready to change her careful plans if there was a sunset that needed our attention. And so many thanks to our driver Massimo Mudó, who could park the van in some really tight spots just so we could get the shots.
Piazza Armarina, Sicily
photographed 2.3.2025
volcano fog
My favorite kind of weather is fog. I don’t see it often, which is definitely part of the attraction. But I like the way it envelopes everything, softening the edges and the noise, giving away to mystery.
And so while it was a shame that we didn’t get to the the magnificent lava fields stretching out below us, I did appreciate my moments with the fog. It felt a little bit like seeing an old friend.
on the side of Mt. Etna, Sicily
photographed 2.6.2025
sheep, up a hill and against a fence
The dogs thoughtfully herded these sheep up the hill, all the way to the fence, and kept them there while we made photos. And they were especially careful to get the sheep in the right place so some of them would be limned by the morning light.
near Collesano, Sicily
photographed 1.31.2025
silhouettes and sunset
Trapani, Sicily
photographed 2.2.2025
foam at sunset
It looked like we weren’t going to get a spectacular sunset at the Trapani salt pans, and we really didn’t. It was stormy and cold and very windy and it started to rain just as I was getting this shot.
And you know what? I don’t even care that the sunset was sort of a bust because if it had been gorgeous, I wouldn’t have spent any time looking at the details of the place.
Trapani, Sicily
photographed 2.2.2025
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