Valentina Parente
Photography
“To stand at the edge of the sea,
To sense the ebb and flow of the tides,
To feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh,
To watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years,
To see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea,
Is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.”
– Rachel Carson
Blog
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Behind the Scenes: a reflection on self-criticism
Have a sneak into one of my photographic adventures, a very promising but unsuccessful sunset ARTICOLO IN ITALIANO QUI I don’t like this photo. Every photographer should be the first to promote their work in a way that makes it look like its best, right? Yet I just can’t convince myself that this is a…
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Chronicles of a (very) slow trip
What travelling in a 1978 camper van taught me Articolo in italiano QUI I was born into a family of outdoors lovers and spent my childhood vacations among caravans, campers, and various campsites, and this inclination for the outdoors remained firmly with me into adulthood. With my life partner, I’ve spent the summers of recent…
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Behind the scenes: unexpected beauty
Have a sneak into one of my photographic adventures, a sunset on one of the best-known beaches in the Lofoten Islands, but from a different perspective. ARTICOLO IN ITALIANO QUI The hike to Kvalvika Beach is one of the most popular treks in the Lofoten Islands and is also considered an excellent spot for wild camping (also thanks to the…
