During my years as a photographer I have come to know
the area and its summer residents (malgari/cattle ranchers)
very well. They are my “family” and they often joke about
the “mad photographer” that walks around the pastures
on very misty mornings before sunrise with her camera
and tripod.
I decided to use my photographs to tell the story of this
magnificent area in northern Italy. For the past two years
I have exhibited in the grounds of the Hotel, and have
dedicated my exhibition to the area and its people. This
year my exhibition will consist not only of landscapes but
black and white photographs depicting the work that the
“malgari” and their families do when producing their milk
and cheese.
BIOGRAPHY:
I was born in Arusha, Tanzania in Africa below the slopes
of Mount Meru and her majestic neighbour Kilimanjaro.
My school years where spent at Arusha School and then
at the International School Moshi. My childhood days are
filled with memories of having glorious fun at our family’s
coffee plantation called “Maswere” and numerous holidays
with grandparents and family at Lake Manyara, Mombasa,
Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
During the 70’s my parents left Tanzania for greener
pastures in South Africa, firstly Durban and eventually
to Johannesburg. During my 30 years in South Africa, I
developed an intense love for this “Rainbow Nation”, from
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the Drakensberg, (Eastern Transvaal) Mpumalanga, Wild
Coast, the Garden Route to our beautiful mother city Cape
Town.
I studied Fine Arts in Durban, where I ventured into the
world of photography, loving the hours in the darkroom
developing predominately black and white photos.