adriatic ritual
Year: 2025
Material: archival pigment Print
Signature: Signed on a certificate
editions of 12
Large (840 x 1188)
x-large (1000 x 1414)
grand (1188 x 1680)
Large (840 x 1188)
x-large (1000 x 1414)
grand (1188 x 1680)
Includes custom framing
Captured on Italy's Adriatic shore, this image freezes a moment within the elaborate ritual of Italian beach culture. In the foreground, figures engage in the timeless summer sport of beach racquets, their movements captured mid-gesture. Beyond them, swimmers navigate a pool that seems almost redundant given the proximity of the sea, yet perfectly logical within the Italian philosophy of leisure. And stretching into the distance, an extraordinary vista of hundreds of umbrellas.
This is anthropological photography disguised as a beach scene. Shot on analog film, the image documents not just a place but a phenomenon: the Italian genius for transforming scarcity into abundance, for creating private realms within public space, for elevating the mundane act of sunbathing into something approaching theater. The Adriatic tradition of organized beach establishments represents generations of refinement, and this photograph captures both its grand scale and its human detail.
This is anthropological photography disguised as a beach scene. Shot on analog film, the image documents not just a place but a phenomenon: the Italian genius for transforming scarcity into abundance, for creating private realms within public space, for elevating the mundane act of sunbathing into something approaching theater. The Adriatic tradition of organized beach establishments represents generations of refinement, and this photograph captures both its grand scale and its human detail.
