Sicilia

2 to 9 September 2023

Sony α7S II, Sony FE 50 mm F1.8

Closed beige parasols and loungers in rows behind a white fence, below a cliff lit by low sun

Palermo

Saturday 2 September

Old green hatchback passing a columned stone building, with palm trees and people on the pavement

16:59 · f/5.6 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Columns, arched windows and a domed roof of a golden stone building against a pale sky

17:05 · f/6.3 · 1/100 s · ISO 100

Ornate dark wooden tobacco kiosk with a red sign and a drinks fridge on the pavement

17:18 · f/5.6 · 1/80 s · ISO 100

Mondello

Sunday 3 September

Black and white older couple leaning on a railing over a harbour of boats below a rocky mountain

18:32 · f/7.1 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Black and white motorboats moored in a calm bay with a line of buoys below a cliff-faced mountain

18:45 · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Rows of white sun loungers with blue seats and closed orange parasols on sand facing the sea

19:07 · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Closed beige parasols and loungers in rows behind a white fence, below a cliff lit by low sun

19:10 · f/5.6 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Palermo

Monday 4 September

Pale orange shipyard buildings with tall cranes above, seen over a stone wall and razor wire

10:51 · f/9 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Cramped fabric shop stacked with rolls of cloth under strip lights, a framed portrait on the back wall

13:22 · f/3.2 · 1/125 s · ISO 200

Man reaching up to clothes hanging from a striped market stall awning in front of an orange building

13:24 · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 160

Printed tablecloths with lemons, cacti and tile patterns hung across a narrow street above tote bags

13:27 · f/7.1 · 1/125 s · ISO 200

Dog lying under a market table of packaged olives, beside a green beer crate on stone paving

13:41 · f/2.5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Pigeon standing among tubs of capers and olives on a market stall

13:42 · f/2.5 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Two storeys of stone arches on slim columns around a courtyard under a white sky

15:04 · f/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Arcaded courtyard with stone columns and a painted wooden cart standing in sunlight

15:06 · f/10 · 1/125 s · ISO 125

Small round floating leaves, green and yellow, on dark water among thin stems

17:12 · f/4 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Tuesday 5 September

Black and white coast road with a wooden rail above a beach, a white tower and hazy hills

18:20 · f/9 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Black and white long beach with breaking waves, small huts and a white tower below misty hills

18:27 · f/7.1 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Open gate onto a road and wooden fence with beach signs, a turquoise sea beyond

18:48 · f/7.1 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Scopello

Wednesday 6 September

Red house with green shutters and iron balconies beside a rocky outcrop and turquoise sea

12:39 · f/13 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Old whitewashed buildings and a small boat on a sandy lane below a huge grey rock

13:28 · f/13 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Black and white villa on rocks above a choppy sea under a bright cloudy sky

14:40 · f/16 · 1/125 s · ISO 100

Twisted beige shade sail with a metal ring stretched diagonally across a blue sky

15:00 · f/14 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Square stone tower on a scrubby headland above the sea, seen past tall dry grass

17:02 · f/7.1 · 1/200 s · ISO 100

Favignano

Thursday 7 September

Small motorboats and a sailboat anchored in turquoise water near a low rocky point

15:31 · f/14 · 1/200 s · ISO 100

Three swimmers in clear turquoise water seen from a lichen-covered rock ledge above

15:31 · f/13 · 1/200 s · ISO 100

San Vito Lo Capo

Friday 8 September

Black and white bare legs at the water's edge casting long shadows on wet sand

18:28 · f/8 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Black and white two people walking barefoot on wet sand, their long shadows stretching back

18:28 · f/8 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Black and white lifeguard tower with a furled umbrella before a steep rock peak and dark sky

18:36 · f/10 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Black and white lifeguard in a "SALVATAGGIO" shirt pushing a paddleboard into the sea toward a distant yacht

18:39 · f/6.3 · 1/320 s · ISO 100

Saturday 9 September

Aerial view of a wide bay, a coastal town and bare mountains in haze, from a plane

18:02 · f/9 · 1/1000 s · ISO 500