Hi, I am Arnaldo.
I’m Italian and have lived abroad for about thirty years, now in Tampere, Finland. I’ve been keeping this journal since 2004. It began as short written posts; photographs arrived later.
There have been long stretches of photographs with just a title, periods of only black and white, periods of only colour, and weeks of nothing at all. An irregular journal, following my life and my moods. The constant is places, people and landscapes — where I’ve been and where I’ve lived — described in words and photographs.
I work as a researcher and consultant in international cooperation, and have spent two decades living in middle and low-income countries working on democratic governance and social development. My work has taken me to live for several years in Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, and to travel in many more. In 2018 I co-founded Capability, an international consultancy working with foundations, donors, governments and NGOs on adaptive learning, evaluation and systems thinking.
I started with a Nikon D5100, which I used for about five years. In 2015 I began experimenting with Micro Four Thirds and an Olympus E-PL6. I liked the format, sold the Nikon, and bought an Olympus OM-D E-M1. I now use a Panasonic G80, which is easy to live with. I edit in Apple Photos.
The images on this site are protected by copyright. If you’d like a copy, just ask. If you want to reproduce or post one, please let me know, and credit my name and the site address when you do. Unauthorised commercial use is not permitted. You can reach me at the address on the Contact page.
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Your photographs are simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing them. I would be interest ed to know what kind of camera you use? Thanks!
Thanks a lot. I have a Nikin DSLR D5100, crop sensor. I use kit lenses 18-55mm, 55-200mm, 35mm 1.8G, 85mm 1.8G, 12-24mm. How about your photos?
I’ve been using a Canon powershot but I’m not very happy with it. Coincidentally, I’ve been looking at the Nikon D5100! I was very impressed with your photos so I think my decision has been made!
Great. Keep me posted!
Got it and so far I’m very impressed. Really enjoyed playing with it this morning. You can check out the 3 photos I’ve got posted on my 2nd blog if you like. Thanks for letting me know about your camera!
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Good and lovely works, Arnaldo!
Thanks
Thank you Whisnu!
dear Arnaldo, it was a pleasure to discover (and start to follow) your blog 🙂 I really admire your photos! I love photography, it helps me to know more about other countries and societies 🙂 best regards from Lisbon, PedroL
Arnaldo, is there anything better than B&W? Beautiful images…
Thank you Andrew 🙂