ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Matera is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Evacuated in 1952 due to poor living conditions, the Sassi now houses museums like the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario, with period furniture and artisan tools. Nearby rock churches include St. Lucia alle Malve, with 13th-century frescoes.

AUTHOR
I am Italian by blood, an architect by training, an UX Design Director by day, and a street photography by heart. I started taking pictures many years ago, when I was in high school in Italy. My first camera was a Nikon FM borrowed from my father. Back then I developed and printed photos in my improvised dark room, and I can still recall that feeling of anticipation from every image I was about to develop. Since then photography has become an integral part of my life, and along the way my focus and style have changed and evolved. I’d like to consider myself a visual storyteller, weaving my narratives through people’s movements and emotions.

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