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Wonderful Woman

I began to discover and understand that photography was on my skin, also thanks to her, my wonderful woman, my favorite model, my grandmother Maria. This is a tribute to her, who I miss immensely. A series of photographs taken from 2006 to 2013 . Ho iniziato a scoprire e capire che la fotografia era […]

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Summer in the countryside

A series of images taken from 2009 to today. Images that have been part of my life, even if all this is slowly disappearing, fortunately through these photos I can still smell that simplicity. Una serie d’immagini scattate dal 2009 a oggi. Immagini che hanno fatto parte della mia vita, anche se tutto questo sta lentamente scomparendo, fortunatamente […]

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The lost ring

My mother in law and her thoughts, after finding a ring that she thought she lost years ago. This was not just a turquoise ring for her, I think it was much more, I could read it in her eyes, she was surprised to see that ring again. Who knows what story that turquoise stone […]

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Old memories

There was a time when postcards were written, wildflowers were collected and preserved among the most precious memories, in a box or among the pages of a good book. Over time, those flowers became more and more fragile and no doubt only the scent would remain. The postcards remained intact, perhaps for those who in […]

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The kiss

A sweet moment between my grandmother and my daughter. Un tenero momento tra mia nonna e mia figlia. © Margherita Vitagliano 2009

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Puzzle

A puzzle of memories that desperately try to resurface, to bring back the beauty of a face, perhaps loved. Un puzzle di ricordi che cercano disperatamente di riaffiorare, per riportare alla luce la bellezza di un volto, forse amato. © Margherita Vitagliano 2019

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Memories

Old photographs have always fascinated me, but what seduced me most was listening to the protagonists of the photos that told me the memories of that moment. That small piece of paper was capable of reviving dormant memories, hidden in some corner of the mind but never forgotten. In this way my journey towards photography […]

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Emilia

© Margherita Vitagliano 2013 Emilia has spent many years of her life in psychiatric hospitals, I believe that her eyes can speak about her, for her. Emlia ha trascorso molti anni della sua vita in ospedali pschiatrici, credo che i suoi occhi possano parlare di lei, per lei.

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Farmer

© Margherita Vitagliano 2009 A tiring dance, barefoot in the sunburn soil. Happy May 1st to all workers. Una danza faticosa, a piedi nudi nella terra arsa dal sole. Buon primo Maggio a tutti i lavoratori. .

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Happy Birthday

© Margherita Vitagliano April 21, 2020 Happy birthday to her Majesty! My tribute to Queen Elizabeth II Buon compleanno a sua maestà! Il mio omaggio alla Regina Elisabetta II

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Frozen Frames

© Margherita Vitagliano 2012 Frozen frames, in our memory, indelible memories of our past, evocative and powerful outbursts of poignant sweetness and tenderness, only in the past the beauty that we unfold opening one hand while trying to grab, so do not fade and vanish forever … Fotogrammi congelati, nella nostra memoria, ricordi indelebili del […]

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Backlit souls

© Margherita Vitagliano 2020 On a sunny day, looking at my postcards of the early twentieth century, I discovered  that I could have a completely different view of them backlight, the words superimposed on an image: backlit souls like us now. In una giornata di sole, guardando le mie postcards di inizio novecento ho soperto che […]

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In the Garden that nobody knows

© Margherita Vitagliano 2013 In the gardens that nobody knows is the title of a beautiful song by Renato Zero.When you are home, old photographs and old melodies are rediscovered. In the Garden that nobody knows Feel that coarse skinGreat cold in the soulIt is difficult even for a tear to come downToo many waiting […]

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Caress

© Margherita Vitagliano 2008 This is a photo that I care a lot about. I’m showing this to you in the hope of being soon able to come back to caress the people that we love. Questa è una foto a cui tengo molto. La mostro nella speranza di poter ritornare presto ad accarezzare le […]

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My love

My grandmother showed me a box full of things belonging to my late grandfather. Those included photos of my grandparents when they were young. We found my grandfather’s wallet with these photos, I asked my grandmother to hold it over her heart to represent “endless love, love forever.” Mia nonna mi ha mostrato una scatola […]

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Life….what a joke!

This was Marjorie a wonderful person that I met here in England. Every time we met, she didn’t miss the opportunity to talk about his great and only love that had passed away few years before, unfortunately I could read in her eyes that she was ready to meet her love once again, for ever. […]

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The memory of love

No description, I hope these photos can be able to tell you the memory of  love. Nessuna descrizione, spero che queste foto possono riuscire a raccontarvi il ricordo di un amore. © Margherita Vitagliano  2013  – Tutti i diritti Riservati – All Rights Reserved

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Those hidden wounds

My initial thought was to lay bare the wounds that each of us carries inside, here comes the title: Those hidden wounds. Then as I was putting together the project I’ve come up with another interpretation. Some of these postcards are Eduardian age, sewing them up together gave me almost the impression to find pieces […]

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June 24th 1905

I became a shameless thief of other people’s memories, I slipped into lives that didn’t belong to me, I have read correspondences not mine, I looked at unknown faces who lived over a century ago, I looked into their eyes and I have tried to imagine their past. Every piece of this puzzle hides life, […]

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Woman

Trapped in the years that pass, crushed by the cold winters  but heated by autumn, in the hope that the spring sun will soon melt this inner ice and still warm your soul. Intrappolata dagli anni che passano, schiacciata dai freddi inverni ma riscaldata dall’autunno, nella speranza che il sole primaverile possa presto sciogliere questo […]

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