“An impossible story which has the merit of being true” (Paolo Mauri).
The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting – and sometimes forcing – them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other.
The stage of thousands of years of history, which, in an era in which the South of the World is becoming more and more fluid, changing and itself cause of changes, opens up to a future marked by quick and deep transformations.
Pictures which try to tell, with a style far from most current ones, the multicultural heart of a such a special area. Images which are all together necessary, like the single tiles of a mosaic, to the total composition; images which capture the essence, the soul free from divisions stemming from political, ethnical and religious categorizations which links, like an invisible underground web, the Mediterranean People.
Story & Images by Giacomo Palermo
A man at a food stall. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
People at a fish stall. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
People working in a fish stall. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
People working in a fish stall. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
People working in a fish stall. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A leaf from a plant. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Men working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Pots and other items at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Men working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man working at a clay factory. Tunisia. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
An old gentleman seated by the side of the road. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Children playing by the side of the road. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A portrait of a man. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man walking in deep thought. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A man holding a old pot. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A bird flying over beautiful waters. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A butcher at work at a meat market. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A beautiful brown Horse in the stable which is a part of a house. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A beautiful brown Horse roaming the streets. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A Christian religious procession. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A Christian religious procession. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Two old gentleman seated at a café. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
An old gentleman seated at a café. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Old historical architecture. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Old historical architecture. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Old historical architecture. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Old historical architecture. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Old historical architecture. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
Statues of Brother Biagio Conte. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A statue of Brother Biagio Conte. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).
A Christian religious procession. Italy. (The Mediterranean has always been a sea that, rather than dividing people, has brought them closer. It has been a bridge between nations of different religions, cultures and languages, inviting â and sometimes forcing â them to interact, for better or worse but always, at the end, getting them to know each other).