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Italian stairs and the spaces between them

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely. Really well seen!

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Jwsmithphoto 🇺🇦 @jwsmithphoto.bsky.social · Aug 17

#SilentSunday

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 2d

The Scale of Stone
My Substack post this week is about the way time, weather, and footsteps shape a staircase into a kind of record — each step both surface and story.

The Scale of Stone

Cortona Passeggiata - Quinto

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 6d

Sicily Blues

There’s the blue of the sea, and then there are the blues that become part of a place. Some days, everything seems to fall into rhythm — color, light, texture — and as I photograph, that harmony starts to hum a little louder.

#TravelPhotography #jeffcurtoitalyphotographyarchive

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 9d

My latest Substack post is the 5th in an occasional series of photographs from around my adopted hometown of Cortona, Tuscany combined with thoughts about place, light and season.

Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 5)

5 Essential Italy Photo Tips | Italy Photography Workshops with Jeff Curto

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 13d

Want to photograph in Italy? Here are 5 Essential Tips.

Here are the top 5 things that I've learned while leading photography workshop experiences some of Italy's most beautiful locations

www.photographitaly.com

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 23d

My latest Substack post, "Faces of Salt and Sun" is about fishmongers in Sicilian markets; men whose faces show lives of both hard work and pride. I hope you take a moment to look and perhaps subscribe to my Substack for weekly images and stories - free each week.

Faces of Salt and Sun

Portraits from Sicilian Fish Markets

The Strange Beauty of Mary’s Electric Halo

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 25d

Geometry - Sicily

#jeffcurtoitalyphotoarchive #sicily #sicilia

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 27d

My latest Substack post has photographs and some thoughts about the strange (and slightly kitschy) beauty of Mary’s electrified halo. Take a look…

A Simple Circle of Light

Marble Gods Amidst Sleeping Engines

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Sep 30

I have a new Substack post with photographs and thoughts about a unique Roman museum and how it compeled me to ask questions about what humans build and value.

Rome: Of Iron & Stone

A young craftsman and the ancient rhythm of the lagoon

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Sep 24

I have a new Substack post about a Venetian oar-maker - one of only a few left who is practicing the craft.

An Oar Maker in Venice

Photography Workshops in Italy

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Sep 20

My 2026 Italy Photography Workshops in Naples and Tuscany are now open for registration! Refine your photography in one of these beautiful Italian destinations.

All-inclusive photography workshops in Italy with photographer and photo educator Jeff Curto. Highly personalized instruction in spectacular locations

www.photographitaly.com

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Sep 9

I have a new Substack post - the 4th in a series of photographs and thoughts about the beautiful Tuscan town of Cortona. Take a look and perhaps consider subscribing for free to receive new posts each week.

Cortona Passeggiata - Quarto

Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 4)

Valle Maggia: Stone and Time

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lago di Como, Lombardia - A day on the lake is always a joy. Misty waterscapes in hues of faded blue.

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have a new Substack post - photographs and thoughts about an amazingly beautiful area of Switzerland where the atmosphere is alpine but the language is Italian. Check it out and perhaps subscribe (free) to receive new posts every week.

In Switzerland’s Italian-speaking south, villages cling to the mountains

Through the Latticed Window

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 20

Marzamemi, Sicilia

#jeffcurtoitalyphotoarchive #sicily #sicilia

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have a new Substack post today (World Photography Day!) with thoughts and images from a visit to the British birthplace of photography. I hope you take a look and perhaps subscribe (for free) to get new posts each week.

Looking backward and forward through Fox Talbot’s Lacock Abbey

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ombre - Sicilia

#jeffcurtoitalyphotoarchive #sicily #sicilia

Keweenaw - The Solitude of Being

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 17

Vento - Scicli, Sicilia

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 13

I have a new Substack post - photographs and ideas from one of my favorite places on earth - the first in an occasional series of posts about the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.

Part 1: The Season of Small Things

The Beauty of What’s Been Added

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Aug 6

Embracing The Present
I have a new Substack post - photographs and words about the intersection of the new and the old in Italy. I hope you take the time to read it and join the other regular readers of my posts - always free every Tuesday.

Embracing The Present

Cortona Passeggiata - Terzo

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jul 30

I have a new Substack post - images and thoughts from Cortona, Tuscany. The third in a series.

Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 3)

Tangled Lines, Salted Hands

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jul 22

I have a new Substack post today - photographs and thoughts from Sicily about fishing, fishermen and patience. My Substack is and will always be free to read.

Scenes from the Sicilian coast, where work, tide and time intertwine