A touch of Italy in Florida.  Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering. The early 20th century Vizcaya estate also includes: extensive Italian Renaissance gardens; native woodland landscape; and a historic village outbuildings compound. The landscape and architecture were influenced by Veneto and Tuscan Italian Renaissance models and designed in the Mediterranean […]

The Secret Gardens Tropical landscape are located in Miami. This property is made of natural coral rocks and tropical foliage to recapture the essence of a forgotten Florida past where lush green eco-system thrived and natural lagoons and waterfalls flowed in abundance. The perfect location for our shooting! The Secret Garden e’ un paesaggio tropicale […]

If you are traveling the routes of California, the stops during the trip are uncountable. This is an example, a weird store I discovered on the way to the  magic of Death Valley National Park. Cliche’ or not, the places that you visit, the people that you meet and the landscapes that you find, will […]

The next story I’m working on will have as subject ”The Italians”. In other words women women have played a significant role towards the social transformation and building of Italy, from the thirties to the early forties, the devastation of war, the desperation of hunger.  And then the dreams, the hopes and efforts of a Country struggling to rebuild and give itself a future. From the Italy of the Neorealism of the first postwar to the melodramatic and ironic […]

The central California’s magnificent Big Sur coast is all about the drive. Forget Los Angeles, forget Malibu and be ready for a ninety-three miles of zigzagging, fog-attracting and life-affirming. The magnificence of Nature will sorround you on the Highway 1 and you will see it from behind the windshield during the day. The ocean is […]