Railway station
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Silent street
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Old shop downtown Cremona
You can still find these old shops in downtown Cremona. They sell sweets, torrone, mostarda, biscuits, liqueurs, candies, confetti, chocolate, etc. etc. The two ladies working there wear a similar gown that, I imagine, was used by the employees in the ’50s and ’60s in the that very same shop of downtown Cremona. The wooden furnitures are the same. The yellow lights give the same atmosphere of the past. Some things do not change, while everything around them changes.
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La piazza
Cremona is first mentioned in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic (Celtic) tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC. However, the name Cremona most likely dates back to earlier settlers and puzzled the ancients, who gave many fanciful interpretations. In 218 BC the Romans established on that spot their first military outpost (a colonia) north of the Po river, and kept the old name. These are some images of the Cathedral Square or City Hall.
Downtown Cremona
Cremona is an old city in the North of Italy. I was born there and lived there, more or less, until 1996. When I go back it is always a nice to walk along the streets that leads to downtown, to the piazza. Many things have changed but few have remained. The Old Libreria Spotti is still there. The streets of the old city center have the same cobblestones. People take a walk in the city centre before going home for dinner. Bars are open for an aperitivo.
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My old hometown
‘What do you think?’, I asked. We had been for more then five minutes in the old piazza and she had not said a word.
We had got here at the right time. The sun setting. The marble facade of the Cathedral turning to a light pink/brown tint.
We walk a bit in the square. She took a deep breath and said: “It is nice to be back.”
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Cremona old town
Il Duomo
Le due colonne
Il Torrazzo
Ombra
Caffè Tubino
The old center of Cremona on a December afternoon. All photos taken with iPhone Se and edited with Snapseeds.
Il fiume Po
Winter reflections
Po river
Winter river
The bridge over the Po river
Po river
River landscape
The bridge over the Po river
Winter reflections
Po river
Navigating the Po river
Winter sunset
In December I went back for few days to my hometown, Cremona. The weather was crisp and chilly. One afternoon, a friend asked me whether I wanted to go to the river Po and take some photos. The air was clear, the colours intense, the river was very dry and run slowly along its course. I liked the contrasts between the shadow and light areas of these photos and edited them all into black and white. All photos taken with iPhone SE and edited with Snapseeds.
The art of lithography
The art of lithography
Lithography (from Greek lithos, “stone” + graphein, “to write”) is a method of printing originally based on the fundamental antipathy of oil and water. I took the photos at Mauriartegrafica a company in Cremona (Italy). You can find the gallery here.
The art of lithography
Branches in b&w
Branches b&w, a set on Flickr.
Was in Cremona (Italy) over new year. Was back in winter after a long time. Since I have been living in Southeast Asia for the last 10 years I felt I was not used to the shapes and lines that barren trees draw on a winter sky. Was nice to be back during winter again.
