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22/08/2026

The Song of Nightingale - Aerial work from Iceland

The Song of Nightingale is an aerial view of the Gunnuhver geothermal area, one of the places where the Icelandic surface appears most unstable and restless. Here, the landscape does not organize itself into recognizable or permanent forms, but into shifting chromatic fields, where water, steam, sediments, and chemical activity coexist in a fragile balance.

Observed from above, the scene breaks down into distinct yet interdependent portions. The milky, mineral-rich waters contrast with the oxidized earthy surfaces, ranging from dull green to ferrous red, to deeper browns. The ground is not a backdrop, but an active part of the process.

It is in the shape of the lagoon on the left that the image finds its point of resonance. Seen from above, that outline surprisingly resembles the figure of a small bird, fragile and silent, as if suspended on the edge of the landscape. It is not an imposed symbolic reference, but a natural suggestion, emerging without being sought. From this comes the title: not an actual song, but a visual presence, a light note within an environment dominated by primary forces.

The photograph seems to depict a moment when matter is reorganizing into a recognizable form before changing again. A temporary balance between geothermal violence and poetic appearance; even in one of the most extreme places, something surprisingly delicate can emerge for a moment.

14/08/2026

The Apuan Alps are ancient mountains, rich in a profound and often painful history. Centuries of marble quarrying have carved their flanks, opened artificial valleys, and altered the course of waters, in many cases causing them to disappear. Here, water is a rare, fragile presence, appearing only after intense rainfall, more as an extraordinary event than a certainty. Mountain Soul originated precisely from one of these exceptional moments, when the mountain grants what it usually withholds.
When the Apuan Alps are enveloped in clouds, the landscape takes on a different breath. The wounds left by humans seem to lessen, as if the mountain could, even for just an instant, return to a more intimate and original state. The rock softens, contrasts dissolve, and the water flowing down the slopes becomes a new voice.
Exploring the Apuan Alps from below, in their valleys, is a different experience from conquering the peaks. It is a gaze that ascends, accepting a position of inferiority and listening. From the bottom, the walls loom, the water guides the eye upwards, and the mountain returns a feeling of primordial awe. There is no domination or control: only the awareness of being in front of something greater.

10/08/2026

After the sudden appearance of Ra Gusela, the sky slowly continued to clear. The clouds, which until recently enveloped everything, began to lift and let through a wider and more stable light. The landscape had changed intensity compared to the previous image I had created. If before the mountain imposed itself as an absolute presence, now it was the ground that spoke.

The snowfall of the previous day, combined with a strong and persistent wind, had sharply shaped the surface. The wind-blown snow had accumulated in small undulations, then refrozen during the night, creating a subtle and irregular texture. With the light now more raking, close to sunset, these details began to emerge strongly, sculpted by shadow and contrast.

In this transition, the gaze lowered. After observing Ra Gusela standing out among the clouds, attention shifted to the surface, to what the wind had left behind. The light was no longer a sudden event, but a presence that calmly traversed the space, revealing every fold, every tension of the snow.

Royal Power was born this way, as a natural continuation of Ra-Gusela. Not from the grandeur of a peak, but from the silent strength of the elements: wind, cold, and light which, together, transform the landscape into something solemn.

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