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 | Afternoons in a Bullring
During the middle-ages it was a diversion for the aristocracy to torear (bullfight) on horse's back. This was called Suerte de Cañas. In the18th century this tradition was more or less abandoned, while the poorer population invented the bullfight by foot. Francisco Romero was a key-figure in laying the rules for the new sport, the Corrida. For its fans it is rather an art than a sport, representing... see more » | | |  | Halloween in Florence
Halloween celebration at Auditorium La Flog in Florence. Italy. 2011.... see more » | | |  | Naturism in Paris
France, with its 136 clubs and associations, and 83 holiday centers, is a welcoming country for naturists. Indeed France, every summer, has a turn over of two millions national and foreigner adepts. If the "naturism" philosophy can be exercised it does not matter where; nudity, on the other hand, is an activity which needs a special environment.
Looking from this perspective, naturism and urbanism,... see more » | | |  | No Surfing Day
Sunday.
Someone order me not to vote.
Someone ask to avoid getting waves.
I ignore everybody: I vote and I go to Zarautz.
Whenever I try to go into the water, the waves and the fear scotch me.
Galerna at Cantabrian Sea. Eleven meters waves.
Black clouds, empty streets and shred umbrellas, north wind.
The calm not always come after the storm... see more » | | |  | Summer in Castiglione della Pescaia
Blessed by the wonderful landscapes of the Maremma countryside and surrounded by the evocative archaeological ruins of Vetulonia and Roselle, Castiglione della Pescaia stands out on the top of it’s amazing hill, overlooking the blue sea. The historical centre boasts very ancient origins and a glorious history, dating back to the times of the Etruscan and the Roman Empires, whose tracks are preserved... see more » | | |  | The Butteri
“Everybody tells me Maremma Maremma,
but it seems to me it is a sour Maremma,
the bird that goes there looses its feathers. There I lost a dear person…”
This is the beginning of a sad popular song which probably dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century. It expresses all the grief of a wife whose husband died from malaria, the greatest cause of mortality among the Butteri.
The Butteri,... see more » | | |  | The Horsemen 1
Always interested in the equestrian world, Patricio Estay devoted almost ten years of his life photographing horsemen on every continent: Gauchos from Argentina, Stockmen from Australia, the Guardians of the Camargue, Charros from Mexico, Cavalry-archers from Japan, etc.., he gives us a glimpse into the lives of these modern centaurs.
It is the doors to these kingdoms that we have tried to swing... see more » | | |  | The Horsemen 2
Always interested in the equestrian world, Patricio Estay devoted almost ten years of his life photographing horsemen on every continent: Gauchos from Argentina, Stockmen from Australia, the Guardians of the Camargue, Charros from Mexico, Cavalry-archers from Japan, etc.., he gives us a glimpse into the lives of these modern centaurs.
It is the doors to these kingdoms that we have tried to swing... see more » | | |
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