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Old 25-07-08, 09:44 PM
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We have a beautiful book of photos by Mariano Fagiani, given to us by our doctor, Remo Persichini, who wrote the poetry to accompany it. It is called Montagna Immenso Infinito, and has lovely photographs of the Sibilini.Next time I see him I will ask about copies as I believe it was created for an exhibition and is not on sale generally.
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Angie I had a wee search online to see if I could find anything. Niente. Any possibility you could scan one or two and upload them here???
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Sally, would that I could! first we dont have a scanner and second you may remember Pigro having to take me step by step through the most simple of techie stuff!, But they are lovely photos I will ask Ricky if he might do it for us all.I think the book was printed privatley as a limited edition so not generaly available.
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Sally, would that I could! first we dont have a scanner and second you may remember Pigro having to take me step by step through the most simple of techie stuff!, But they are lovely photos I will ask Ricky if he might do it for us all.I think the book was printed privatley as a limited edition so not generaly available.
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Angie, I didn't find the particular book you mentioned (Montagna Immenso Infinito), but I did find >THIS< article with some photographs by Mariano Fagiani...
This is the English version.
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Maybe it's got to do with taking photos of big pants?? ;)

Oh - you mean like these?!!!! In the centre of Siena - beautifully set off by the geraniums, don't you think?
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Oh - you mean like these?!!!! In the centre of Siena - beautifully set off by the geraniums, don't you think?
Nice try; Big but not the biggest I have seen
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Nice try; Big but not the biggest I have seen
A friend of mine was almost lynched in Stresa market for photographing the 'large ladies pants and corsets' stall [He did it because he couldn't believe the size of them - apparently the pants looked like small tents!]

The stall holders thought he was working for the Tax Man.
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