…this family from le Marche were photographed by Mario Giacomelli during time he spent with them between 1964 and 1966 for his series, la buona terra – the good earth, in which his aim was to capture the story of work, of life, throughout the revolving seasons, and endlessly repeated throughout a lifetime.
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Luv it! Looks so long ago, but it is the year I was born. Makes me feel old!
Not so old – smiling. The great thing is I’m told such a scene still happens in some families in Italy today.