Photos

Francesco became interested in photography in the 1980s and continued this passion throughout his life, moving from film to digital to videography. Below are a small selection of photos taken by Francesco. His photos can also be seen in his books and at various galleries and restaurants in Italy and Chicago.

Monte Sant'Angelo

Film photos taken in Monte Sant'Angelo from the 1980s to early 2000s.

A shepherd boy with his goats

Three men in the forest in 1997

A snowball fight during a snowstorm in Monte Sant'Angelo in 1994

A young man with a lamb in 1992

The crowd at Parco Nazionale del Gargano during the innauguration of the national park in 1991

Dancers performing in the Valle di Carbonara during celebration of the Parco Nazionale del Gargano in 1991

Priest addressing the crowd at celebration of the Parco Nazionale del Gargano in 1991

A soccer game in Monte Sant'Angelo in 1987 with donkeys

Pilgrims in the Church of San Michele in Monte Sant'Angelo

Festa Unita' race in 1985

Children about to race on sleds

Procession in 1983 of people wearing masks created by Mimmo Palena

A group of musicians playing music and dancing the tarantella in the Junno in Monte Sant'Angelo

A group of pacchianelle dancers in traditional costumes in Monte Sant'Angelo

Mimo Palena sculpting a small statue of a pilgrim in his workshop in Monte Sant'Angelo

General strike notice posted on a wall in Monte Sant'Angelo

A boy drinking from a fountain in Monte Sant'Angelo with his sled

A shepherd walking by Belvedere with his dog and mule or horse

An old man with his cane behind his back looking up the Corso in Monte Sant'Angelo

The panorama of Monte Sant'Angelo from below the Carmine church

Mailworkers sorting letters in the post office

A forestiere sawing a tree in the Foresta Umbra

Children playing in the snow

Travel Photography

Film photos taken during Francesco's travels to Turkey in 1986 and Yugoslavia in 1988.

Empty street in Kotor, Montenegro (Yugoslavia) in 1988

Church interior in former Yugoslavia in 1988

Man holding an owl in Kosavo (former Yugoslavia) in 1988

Waterfalls in Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia (former Yugoslavia) in 1988

Three people and a sheep in Turkey in 1986

Boat crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul in 1986

Young girl waiting at a typewriter in Istanbul in 1986

Çamlıca Mosque in the fog in 1986

Kurdish man and camel in 1986

Two Turkish children with a bucket in 1986

Three Turkish children with trays of bread in 1986

A photographer taking a photo of the photographer in Istanbul in 1986

Close up of a man in Turkey in 1986

Two men holding hands in Istanbul in 1986

Two boys holding trays above their heads in Turkey in 1986