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lemon gelato
This woman and I crossed paths that day, each of us taking in the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova di Monreale. After that, she sat in the sun and had a lemon gelato, while a couple of little girls played.
Truly, this simple scene means as much to me as the magnificence of the cathedral.
Monreale, Sicily
photographed 1.30.2025
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
spinning
Every day in Sicily was full of amazing things; this particular day was one of the best days I could imagine. We spent several hours on a farm with a family of artisans, who made us lunch (which was so delicious I can’t even describe it), played music and recited poetry and stories, gave a soap-making demonstration, and were just generally the most open and thoughtful and kind people you’ll ever meet.
What was going on here? The patriarch of the family was playing sheep-skin bagpipes while his son spun a flag-colored rug as though it was pizza dough.
I’ll write more about this fantastic day later, but please know that Claudio and Rosella and their family were just the best; so many thanks to the amazing Allison Scola at Experience Sicily for making this happen for us.
Pallazzolo Acreide , Sicily
photographed 1.27.2025




