Month: November 2014

Taesoon Kung, 74

Jeju Island #SouthKorea. Tourism has come to Jeju in a big way in recent years with mostly Korean and Chinese tourists often mixing with the Haenyeo women shellfish divers. Here Taesoon Kung, 74, doesn’t dive much anymore but will prepare you an amazing lunch of fresh out of the sea abalone , urchin and squid …

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Chunsong Kang, 84

84 year old Chunsong Kang came out of the water this afternoon after 5 hours of scrambling 15 feet under water in a free dive in strong currents searching for abalone along the often treacherous rocky Korean coast. Jeju Island, long known for #women #wind, and #stones, has an austere beauty of landscape and people.

Group Shot

  Group shots. Who doesn’t take them? Who isn’t in them? We know they are never “good pictures” yet we often treasure them above all else. I will certainly keep this. A small group of Haenyeo from Udo island who were so kind to me. I did drink too much soju at lunch but here …

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Volcanic Rock Fences

Volcanic rock fences are a key element of the landscape on Jeju Island. The Haenyeo free divers often work in these carrot fields when on a break from their diving as now. #Haenyeo #SouthKorea #Jeju #Island

My Grandmother

Sunday family lunch in Cantalupa, Piemonte… Eating the typical piedmontese “bagna cauda”.This is my grandmother… I love to photograph her. Her colors always match with the scene. @camillaferrariphoto for @burndiary

Night walk under the rain…

Night walk under the rain… Again. Looks like we will not see the sun for a while here… These windows are just a step away from Fabio’s house. They never looked so charming until tonight. …I’m seeing things differently this week. I want to keep this feeling even when the burn experience will be over …

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This morning we didn’t hear the alarm…

This morning we didn’t hear the alarm…Today will be a rough studying day, I need to revise for history of contemporary art, one of the last exams before my graduation… Fabio is working on a project about China Town in Milano. Have a good day @camillaferrariphoto for @burndiary