#iorestoincam, A Photography Project In the Time Of COVID-19

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These last few months have been a lesson in acceptance of what is. I’m blessed to have stayed healthy, if even while fighting great sadness from having my travel business come to a complete stop, watching my hometown of New York City struggle, and my second home, Sicily, be off limits to me. Nevertheless, I keep hope in my heart that from this dark time in our history, we will all learn see the wonder in the world around us and be kinder with each other. (This heart of marble I hold, I found on the beach in Castellammare del Golfo.)

Questi ultimi mesi mi sono serviti ad accettare la situazione così com’è. Sono stata davvero fortunata a non ammalarmi, anche se ho provato una grande angoscia nel dover interrompere del tutto la mia attività turistica, nel vedere la mia città natale, New York, in grande difficoltà e nel non poter raggiungere la mia seconda casa, la Sicilia. Tuttavia, serbo nel cuore la speranza che da questi tempi bui tutti noi potremo imparare a vedere quel che c’è di meraviglioso nel mondo intorno a noi e ad essere più gentili l’uno con l’altro. [Il cuore di marmo che ho tra le mani l’ho trovato sulla spiaggia di Castellammare del Golfo].

Photo for #iorestoincam, a photography project by Carlotta Domenici De Luca that is documenting the silent war that has constricted the world to their homes. Visit https://iorestoincam.it to see the hundreds of people who Carlotta has documented since March 9, 2020.

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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