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Richard Kalvar: Italia 150

150 years after the unification of Italy, American photographer Richard Kavlar captures the daily lives of Italians across the country

Richard Kalvar

Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Scooter drivers. Via Montenapoleone, Milan, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Garden party at the swimming pool. The boys against the girls. Bocchi, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Giardini Publicci, spring afternoon. Milan, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Animated discussion in the Salomone neighborhood, near the Piazza Ovidio. Milan, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Community vegetable gardens. Bologna, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Tourists. Florence, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Ostia beach. Rome, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Football cup at the Monzello sport centre. Monza, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Conversation in the park. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Rome, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Prada shop. Via dei Condotti, Rome, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Ischia Island. Forio, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Naples, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Street theater at the Aret' a Palma bar in Piazza Santa Maria La Nova. Putting on make-up before the performance. Naples, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Wedding photos and celebrations below the Piazza Vittoria. Naples, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Don Vitaliano visits a parish school. Mercogliano, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Weekday mass led by Don Vitaliano. Mercogliano, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
Richard Kalvar | Italia 150 Afternoon promenade in the old town center. Potenza, Italy. 2011. © Richard Kalvar | Magnum Photos
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