On a beautiful day in June I went to the organic farmers’ market organised by Mercatale della Valdelsa in Monteriggioni. More information can be found on Be Tuscan for a Day. It is a wonderful project which brings seasonal agricultural products made by local farmers together and to the people visiting Monteriggioni, Poggibonsi and San Gimignano. I […]

On a Saturday in April I spent some time in one of my favourite Tuscan towns, San Gimignano. I hadn’t photographed the town for a few years and never before captured it on film. It is such a photogenic place! That view is breathtaking. If you’re visiting Tuscany, try not to miss this gem of […]

On a sunny Sunday this Spring I spent a day in Florence, only an hour’s drive from Casa Capanni. I couldn’t resist bringing my Contax, even though it’s quite heavy, but I’m glad I did because it meant I could capture some colourful scenes on film!

During my stay in our cottage in the Cotswolds, I had the pleasure to discover another Cotswolds village, called Castle Combe. The name sounds like it stems from a fairy tale. And honestly, the village looks like it is from a fairy tale. It is quintessentially English and I fell in love with it. It […]

Landscape film images, as if they were painted with golden light. Taken in the Valdichiana, Tuscany in July ’16.

I’ve come to the final part of my road trip through England; a stay in the lovely Cotswolds, in our friends’ beautiful self-catering extended cottage called ‘Swan House’, as it is indeed far too big too be called a cottage. It turned out to be the most adventurous part of the trip, because we ended […]