ESTHER MESSINA is an author of short stories. She is also a wonderful poet. We met in Sant'Alessio on the beach a few years ago. This is the photo which we made in the hilltop town of FORZA D'AGRO which she used for her cover. I am honored.

Below: I met these men outside a bar in the western Sicilian town of Salemi several years back. They must have sensed my desire to photograph them so these two gentlemen snapped to attention with no prompting at all!

How easy did they make it !!!!!

NB  Sorry for repeating the post of Signora Sara but hey, no apologies as it is one of my very favorites !

  

I really enjoy photographing the essence of Sicilia which is its' people. The land and the food  would all be nothing without the generous, gentile, compassionate  people who have endured for centuries.

Above is Carmelina  from the restaurant ARCO ROSSO in LETOJANNI near Taormina..GO THERE !!  Si mangia benissimo !!!!!

Signora Sara was standing in the doorway of the church in SAVOCA where two very dear friends were married a few years back. I did not know at the time that this lovely well respected woman is the grandmother of the groom! It made me so happy to present Simone with this photograph.