In the photogenic Tuscan village of Monticchiello, I was sitting in this little square (Piazza della Vittoria) waiting for someone to pass by to feature in this photo.
Not a tourist but a local. When I had almost given up and was going to walk on, I suddenly saw this lady coming towards me from a narrow street.
I had already set up the camera and the moment she passed the trash box I printed. The colour of her T-shirt matched the green shutters beautifully, I couldn't have imagined it more beautiful.
My name is Jaap Bosma, involved in photography for more than 50 years.
Over the years, I have collected a lot of beautiful prints on my hard disk from which I have made nice photo books via the Blurb website (type in Jaap Bosma and you can view them)..
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