Golden Italian Light, Genoa

Photograph of Golden Light in Genoa, Italy

The second of this Images of Italy series in which I'm featuring photos of places and items which are intrinsically Italian, is devoted to Italian light.If you are a photographer, then you may have heard of the golden or magic hour.  This is the hour in which the light is soft and warm, and … [Read more...]

Boccadasse, Genova, Italy

Boccadasse, Genoa, Italy

In this series I'll feature photos of places and items which are intrinsically Italian, and I'm going to start with a lovely photo of of an enchanting corner of northern Italian coastal city Genoa, or Genova, as I prefer to call it.  I never have understood why this Italian city was translated into … [Read more...]

Wandering Woman Di Does Genova

Fellow blogger, photographer, and charming Kiwi, Di Mackey spent some time in Genova, Italy recently.  Di does portrait shoots, and her fame has even spread as far as Italy.This is not a surprise, I've been a fan of Di's photographic endeavours for quite some time.Well, Di was in Genova this … [Read more...]

A Fine Evening in Genoa

No Beer Here

Visitors to Genoa's old port area could be in for a little surprise, for the city's authorities are cracking down on drinking in the street.This summer I spent some time down in Genoa and stayed in my friend Mauro's appartment which overlooks Genoa's attractive and relatively recently refurbished … [Read more...]

Is Press Freedom about to be Limited in Italy?

Not too long ago, in fact just after Berlusconi won the elections, I spoke to a journalist who works for a major Italian newspaper, and this journalist told me that he and many of his colleagues were worrying about clamp downs on press freedom in Italy.Well, it's looking as though this hack's … [Read more...]