The hypnotic gaze of the butterfly is the true focal point of this close and frontal image, where the thistle appears like a colorful throne the insect has claimed. Its golden wings spread in symmetry, but what truly strikes the eye is the intensity of its face: rounded eyes, taut antennae, extended proboscis.
The scene is bathed in soft light and blurred green tones, creating a visual stillness that heightens the expressive tension of the subject.
In that wordless, almost astonished gaze, a hidden threshold opens: as if, for a moment, the butterfly returned our own wonder to us, reflected in the eyes of another.
Born in Milan on November 28, 1977, I’ve been living in Bormio for many years, where I work as a ski instructor and draw endless inspiration from the surrounding mountains and nature.
Photography, to me, is not just about representation, it’s about interpretation.
Many of my..
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