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Siena Plus II

(Intro from Siena Plus I)

This was a trip I took to the Tuscany Photo Workshop to teach. The workshop is not in a big town, but I think in a small one called Buonconvento. I took my class to Siena quite a bit. These pictures are labelled Siena; all others are in the “region” of Tuscany– God knows exactly where, I certainly don’t.

When I’m shooting in Italy I’m having a great time. Tuscany, Vicenza, Venice, Rome, Burano. It doesn’t matter. Italy is a gas. The people are always warm, funny, patient, and ok with being photographed.

There is joy photographing in Italy: the piazzas, the beaches, the buildings, eating. It’s a great place to be.

I even studied Italian and observed in horror that the more I studied the worse I got at it.

I mention this not to memorialize my technical incompetence, but to further explain why I can’t label the precise location of each image.

Let’s explain my problem: My relationship with maps is an adversarial one. I approach maps with apprehension. I know that once I unfold it, the map, with some sort of perverse means, will never ever allow itself to return to its pure virginal shape.

Maps, once disturbed from their two-dimensional form, begin subtly at first, and then with increasing power, to fill whatever three dimensional void they can find.

I won’t even talk about trying to read the map. Oh, I know north from south and all that stuff, I was in class that day. But finding out where a town is, or a road, and most importantly, where the hell I am, is way above my pay grade.

I hope that will answer all questions as to my whereabouts. And for God’s sake don’t complicate my life by suggesting a GPS.

Man with Hand to Chin, Siena
Man with Hand to Chin, Siena
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Girl in Three quarter View, Brown Hair, Siena
Girl in Three quarter View, Brown Hair, Siena
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Back of Girl, Orange and White, Siena
Back of Girl, Orange and White, Siena
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Woman with Sad Eyes, Siena
Woman with Sad Eyes, Siena
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Baby's Head, Siena
Baby's Head, Siena
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Old Man Profile, Siena
Old Man Profile, Siena
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Landscape 1, Tuscany
Landscape 1, Tuscany
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Landscape 2, Tuscany
Landscape 2, Tuscany
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Landscape 3, Tuscany
Landscape 3, Tuscany
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Landscape 4, Tuscany
Landscape 4, Tuscany
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Landscape 5, Tuscany
Landscape 5, Tuscany
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Landscape 6, Tuscany
Landscape 6, Tuscany
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Tree and House, Tuscany
Tree and House, Tuscany
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Gnarled Tree, Tuscany
Gnarled Tree, Tuscany
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Tree in Field of Sunflowers, Tuscany
Tree in Field of Sunflowers, Tuscany
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Sunflowers Backlit, Tuscany
Sunflowers Backlit, Tuscany
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Sunflower with Bee, Tuscany
Sunflower with Bee, Tuscany
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Self Portrait with Sunflower as Hat, Tuscany
Self Portrait with Sunflower as Hat, Tuscany
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People Through Fence, Tuscany
People Through Fence, Tuscany
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Woman Through Fence, Tuscany
Woman Through Fence, Tuscany
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Blonde with Child, Tuscany
Blonde with Child, Tuscany
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Woman in Bikini at Cafe, Tuscany
Woman in Bikini at Cafe, Tuscany
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Picking Up Leg, Tuscany
Picking Up Leg, Tuscany
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Sunbather in Blue, Tuscany
Sunbather in Blue, Tuscany
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Green Wall with Woman, Tuscany
Green Wall with Woman, Tuscany
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All Blue, Woman Sitting, Tuscany
All Blue, Woman Sitting, Tuscany
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All Yellow, Young Boy, Tuscany
All Yellow, Young Boy, Tuscany
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Shower 1, Tuscany
Shower 1, Tuscany
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Shower 2, Tuscany
Shower 2, Tuscany
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Roof Detail Through Screen, Tuscany
Roof Detail Through Screen, Tuscany
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Woman with Flowers, Tuscany
Woman with Flowers, Tuscany
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Man, Green Shirt, Cane, Tuscany
Man, Green Shirt, Cane, Tuscany
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Couple Sitting Woman with Fan, Tuscany
Couple Sitting Woman with Fan, Tuscany
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Straw Broom and Door, Tuscany
Straw Broom and Door, Tuscany
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Girl with Grey Eyes, Tuscany
Girl with Grey Eyes, Tuscany
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Blonde Hair, Sunglasses, Tuscany
Blonde Hair, Sunglasses, Tuscany
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Close-up Girl with Bread Looking at Me, Tuscany
Close-up Girl with Bread Looking at Me, Tuscany
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Blonde Child, Hands to Face, Tuscany
Blonde Child, Hands to Face, Tuscany
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Extreme Close-up of Old Man, Tuscany
Extreme Close-up of Old Man, Tuscany
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Squatting to Shoot, Tuscany
Squatting to Shoot, Tuscany
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Wood Carver at Work, Tuscany
Wood Carver at Work, Tuscany
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Four Men Sitting, Tuscany
Four Men Sitting, Tuscany
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Man Facing Wall, Tuscany
Man Facing Wall, Tuscany
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Girl with Pitchers, Smiling, Tuscany
Girl with Pitchers, Smiling, Tuscany
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Sunset Through Street Lamp, Campanile, Tuscany
Sunset Through Street Lamp, Campanile, Tuscany
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Two men on Town Road, Tuscany
Two men on Town Road, Tuscany
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Brass Sign with Reflection, Tuscany
Brass Sign with Reflection, Tuscany
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Pool with Swimmer, Tuscany
Pool with Swimmer, Tuscany
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Self Portrait, Interior, Tuscany
Self Portrait, Interior, Tuscany
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