Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
A poignant, visual tribute to a country on pause.When Italy Stayed Home is an intimate photo documentary featuring 100 full-color photographs captured over four months on the ground across Rome, Sicily, Tuscany, and Umbria during the devastating onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.Through striking imagery and firsthand commentary, this collection chronicles the resilience and solidarity of a vibrant culture frozen in lockdown. From empty streets and historic piazzas to quiet belvederes and countryside landscapes, it captures both the sudden solitude of a nation and the enduring beauty of a country united in spirit.Inside this collection:100 Full-Color Photographs: Rich, evocative visual reportage from four distinct regions during the earliest days of the global lockdown. A Real-Time Chronicle: Photos and reflections unfold sequentially, tracking the virus’s impact as it happened-from the deceptive calm on the eve of lockdown, through the four successive lockdown extensions, to the cautious rebirth of social life in the month following quarantine.The Human Experience: Intimate portraits of daily life under new rules-masked encounters, friends and families conversing at a distance, and small groups re-emerging into public spaces.A Historic Record: A timeless archive of humanity and hope in the face of unprecedented adversity.
