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Portraits from Sicilian Fish Markets

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 10d

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

The Strange Beauty of Mary’s Electric Halo

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 12d

Geometry - Sicily

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · 14d

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 · 24d

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

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

Cortona Passeggiata - Quarto

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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.

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

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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

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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

2025 Italian Lakes Workshop Student Slideshows – Group 2 | Italy Photography Workshops with Jeff Curto

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jul 7

This summer, I had not one, but two workshop groups in the Italian lakes of Como and Maggiore and the second of those groups finished up a week or so ago. Follow the link to see some of the great work that they did during our time together. www.photographitaly.com/2025-lakes-w...

A very lively group of workshop students spent a week in the sunny Italian lakes of Como and Maggiore. Our first few days were on Lake Como, photographing in and around the beautiful towns of Menaggio...

Venice: of Salt, Stone, and Time

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jul 1

I have a new Substack post today – Venice: of Salt, Stone, and Time, sharing images and thoughts about the floating dreamscape of Venezia.

Notes from a Floating World

Cortona Passeggiata - Secondo

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jun 25

I have a new Substack post - sharing images from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany. I invite you to view and perhaps subscribe (for free) to my Substack.

Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 2)

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jun 23

Great interview with photographer Olivia Parker. “There is usually more to imagine beyond the edge of a photograph. The edge of the map or the edge of a photograph do not have the finality they imply. Explorers have had the courage to push ahead even after coming to the edge of their maps."

In Conversation with Olivia Parker - LENSCRATCH

In the 1970’s I had the good fortune to see Olivia Parker’s early work. I have followed her career ever since. The extraordinary beauty of her photographic work is striking but that is just the begin...

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2025 Italian Lakes Workshop Student Slideshows – Group 1 | Italy Photography Workshops with Jeff Curto

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jun 22

I had a great photo workshop week in the Italian Lakes with a really wonderful group of photographers. They made some mighty fine work, which you can check out here:

A day or so of off-and-on drizzle gave way to a great week of sunny (if hazy) light for this lovely group of workshoppers. Starting in the lovely town of Menaggio on Lake Como, we used the efficient l...

Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jun 20

Marzamemi, Sicilia

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Jeff Curto @jeffcurto.bsky.social · Jun 18

Entrata - Scicli, Sicilia

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