frazione San Germano

In 2017, I spent several months in San Germano, the village in Piedmont (northern Italy) where my wife grew up. Nestled in a glacial valley at the foot of the Alps, San Germano is a frazione, a small community within the larger municipality of Borgofranco d'Ivrea. Although I had visited the area many times before, I had never considered it particularly compelling for photography.

The landscape bears traces of long human presence: mountain paths lined with the ruins of houses, abandoned trails, and stone pillars once used to support vineyards. For the first time, I began exploring these paths with a camera in hand. Through this ongoing series, I started to view the landscape differently, embracing the human elements I had always avoided.

These and other photographs are available in the form of two zines, here (Issue I) and here (Issue II).

black and white stone arch at the end of a snowed-in alley

black and white snow-capped Monte Cavallaria with a gnarly tree in foreground

black and white Monte Cavallaria emerging in the fog with tree in foreground

lith print on Agfa Brovira of three chestnut trees

stone hut and tree under snowfall with brightly lit snowflakes

lith print on Kodak Bromide of a bunch of trees in winter

dark black and white mountains at sunset with tree in foreground

black and white thin and tall tree framed by two other trees

lith print on Agfa Brovira of San Germano church and bus stop

bright black and white octagonal stone fountain frame by gate

black and white sunlit alley with stonewall and foliage

black and white farmhouse with tree and mountains

lith print on Agfa Brovira of Castello de Montestrutto

black and white farmhouse and corn field

lith print of la Guja waterfall with female head in the water

black and white high contrast scene of two trees and house

black and white dusk view of the Dora Valtea valley

black and white farmhose and mountains with sky covered in clouds

frazione San Germano

Casa de Campo. Unseen

Corstorphine Hill. Edinburgh