Events & Reportage

Concerts, gatherings and shared moments, told as a reportage: discreetly, from beginning to end.

Festival dell’Oriente  ·  La Partita del Cuore  ·  Tartufando  ·  Expo Val Fontanabuona  ·  Frecce Tricolori  ·  Lucca Comics  ·  Genoa Flood  ·  Against circuses with animals

Festival dell’Oriente

The East on stage

Dancers in colourful kimonos during a performance
Dancer with red fans on stage
A performer in an orange costume with a large fan
Taiko drummers on stage
Japanese dancer with translucent wings on stage
Samurai duel at the festival
Two performers in Japanese costume in front of Hokusai’s wave
Encounter with the dragon on stage
A man in kimono preparing tea, seated on tatami
A taiko drummer seen from behind in front of the great drum
Performance in samurai costumes and kimono
A performer on stage in front of Hokusai’s wave
A taiko drummer on stage during a performance
A group of performers in traditional costumes posing on stage
A performer in traditional costume beside the dragon
A taiko drummer kneeling before the great drum
Two performers in Japanese costume laughing on stage, with Hokusai’s wave behind them

La Partita del Cuore

Football for a good cause

A drummer in a silver wig during a charity football match
A player in a yellow shirt running with the ball
Play in midfield
A player in an ASEF shirt singing into the microphone
Two men smiling arm in arm on the sidelines
A corner kick
A man and a woman being interviewed at the microphone
Player number 18 seen from behind on the sidelines
A singer in sunglasses at the microphone
The referee signals with his arm raised
A smiling singer at the microphone, close-up
A guitarist in an ASEF shirt playing on the pitch
A man with a microphone pointing at the pitch among the crowd
Fans in colourful costumes in the stands
Two players in ASEF shirts smiling on the sidelines

Tartufando

The scent of the woods

Hands at work during a cooking demonstration
Hands lifting a sheet of focaccia
A dish of mushrooms and truffle
The outdoor stalls of the event
Truffles on a checked cloth
Two women in uniform smiling
White truffles displayed on a tray
A young woman grating truffle over a dish
A dessert on a board with purple cabbage
A plate of tagliolini with truffle
Hands grating truffle over a focaccia
Black truffles displayed on a tray
A chef in a red jacket preparing a dish
A man pouring a liqueur into a glass
A young woman tasting a dish

Expo Val Fontanabuona

The valley on show

A musician in a bandana singing into the microphone while playing guitar
A waitress in uniform during service
A singer at the microphone on stage
A smiling exhibitor at her stall
A mayor wearing the tricolour sash
A young singer at the microphone
A group of clowns posing on an outdoor stage
Jars of honey on a wooden shelf
Cured meats hanging on display
A man with a white beard and a hat smiling
Detail of a guitar being played on stage
A singer gesturing during his performance
A man with a white beard during a workshop
A chef in white uniform
A smiling clown with a red nose

Frecce Tricolori

The tricolour in the sky

The formation painting the tricolour across the sky
Close-up of the Frecce Tricolori jets
A jet climbing vertically through the clouds
The white trails of the bomb-burst manoeuvre
The formation flying over a hill
The formation trailing green, white and red smoke
A jet in a roll leaving a spiral trail
The Frecce Tricolori formation trailing white smoke
Coloured trails fanning out across the sky
A jet diving with a long smoke trail
A lone jet in a low pass
Two formations crossing with white smoke trails
Vertical white trails in the blue sky

Lucca Comics

Imaginary worlds

A cosplayer with skull make-up and a golden crown
A green-haired cosplayer with a paper umbrella
A cosplayer dressed as a prisoner holding a name board
A cosplayer with long blue hair and pale blue skin
A cosplayer with orange hair and a large top hat
A cosplayer wearing a Japanese demon mask
A swordsman cosplayer with a feathered hat
A blue-haired cosplayer in profile
A face painted black and white among feathers
A cosplayer with woodland-creature make-up
A cosplayer in a purple jacket watched by two police officers
A purple-haired cosplayer with a white flower
A cosplayer with a black mask, horns and a straw hat
A white-haired cosplayer with a black headpiece
A hunter cosplayer with a leather hat and a sword

Genoa Flood

Mud Angels

Volunteers shovelling mud after a flood
The flooded street seen from above, with emergency vehicles
A mud-covered volunteer seen from behind
A car swept away by the water among the debris
Volunteers shovelling mud in front of a blue wall
A crowd of volunteers in the street
A shovel and mud-covered boots
Cars piled up by the flood
Two young people with shovels walking through the mud
A volunteer lifting debris in the mud
Two volunteers resting on the pavement
Volunteers cleaning a shop entrance
A city-centre street full of people after the flood
Volunteers gathered around a bucket full of mud
A dark street after the flood

Against circuses with animals

Free to be

A girl seen from behind raising a sign in front of the circus tent
A young woman holding a sign reading “Freedom for all”
A man speaking through a megaphone at the protest
A camel’s head behind a fence
Protesters holding signs along the street
A woman holding a sign reading “Imprisoned for life”
A protester holding a sign reading “Slavery is not entertainment”
A line of protesters with signs and flags
A woman holding a sign reading “Born free, a lifelong prisoner in a circus”
A group of protesters with signs on an avenue
A protester holding a sign in front of a fountain
A protester showing a sign with a photo of an animal