2009 L’Eroica Photos

Simply put, I love bikes. The culture of cycling is a large reason I have chosen to live in Italy, for the roots run deep and rich. This past weekend we headed south to Tuscany to photograph the lifestyle around the 2009 L’Eroica. An event celebrating the culture of bike racing and all things that [...]

Tuscan Truths

The word Tuscany conjures up many images, ideas, perceptions and perhaps even flavors. For the American it signifies a quintessentially Italian landscape, food and wine. Ironically, it is the same for an Italian. It is all things that Italy is supposed to be, for Italian and foreigners alike. Brunello, Florence, Michelangelo, Chianti, Under the Tuscan [...]

On Display

We would always laugh at the consistency of the kids learning to belay at the climbing gym. For whatever reason when we taught them to ask, “Am I on belay?” before climbing, they would often forget this specialized term and instead repeat, “Am I on display?”. The other day, along with 5 other grown men, [...]

La Sportiva Italy

In the fall of 1995 I arrived to the Italian Dolomites for the first time. I was fresh out of a Roman jail (long story) with my mother and, this being the case, was quite ready for a change of scenery. At the time I was a full time climber and a part time employee [...]

Under the Watchful Eye

I was a Catholic school boy, trained to feel guilty for nearly everything I did while growing up. At some point I began to wander away from the church, my drifting turned to speeding and soon Confession and Guilt were items I had left in my wake with the discovery of life and all its [...]

Give, give, give, and you shall receive

As I stood in front of 10 girls, in class, in my underwear, my only thought was, “There is most certainly a blog entry in this.” Matthias had called and asked if I would be interested in donating my body to some girls for an hour. ”Yes”, seemed the obvious response. And so I enjoyed a [...]