Livigno Stories
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Livigno Stories

Memory before tourism

An alpine village in Valtellina, documented over a summer season. Mountain culture photographed as something still being lived rather than something being performed. The hay, the cows, the lake, the people who stay through the winter.

20 images
Livigno, Italy
The main valley from the ridge above the village: the settlement small in its setting 1 / 20
Traditional Livigno wooden house with carved decoration on the window surround 2 / 20
Alpine meadow in high summer: the wildflowers at their peak, the village below 3 / 20
A local farmer cutting hay with a mechanical cutter, the rows regular 4 / 20
Mountain stream running through the valley floor, the water very clear 5 / 20
A herd of brown cows crossing a high pasture, the cowbells audible in the image 6 / 20
The Livigno lake at dawn, the water flat and reflecting the peaks 7 / 20
A cyclist on the Passo d'Eira climb, the gradient visible in the road angle 8 / 20
Traditional fondue being prepared in a mountain hut, the cheese stretching 9 / 20
The summer ski slope: the chairlift idle, the grass green where the snow was 10 / 20
An elder sitting outside a wooden chalet, watching the valley below 11 / 20
Mountain granite close-up: the lichen colonising the surface in slow motion 12 / 20
The village church in morning light, the campanile casting its shadow east 13 / 20
Children at a summer village festival, traditional costume and modern ease together 14 / 20
The duty-free shopping street in Livigno: commerce in the middle of the mountains 15 / 20
A mountain guide pointing to a ridge route, his knowledge in the gesture 16 / 20
Sunset from the ridge: the light gold on the peaks, the valley in shade below 17 / 20
A summer terrace dinner: the mountains behind, the table full in front 18 / 20
Detail of a traditional wooden door on an old Livigno farmhouse 19 / 20
Final image: the village at dusk, the lights coming on, the mountains already dark 20 / 20
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