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Photos and memories

Photo album

A few moments from my life as a volunteer and journalist. And there is room for your photos too: send them to me and I will publish them here.

My memories

Staglieno, 1988–1989

With the Pubblica Assistenza Burlando outside Staglieno cemetery: every November, when families visit their loved ones, we raised funds for vehicle maintenance and for a new ambulance.

At the fundraising stand
At the fundraising stand
With the Burlando volunteers
With the Burlando volunteers
At the entrance, with the ambulance
At the entrance, with the ambulance

«Fomalhaut» course, 1998

Guests at Genoa's Stazione Marittima during the 6th basic training course for Officers of the Italian Red Cross Military Corps, November 1998.

With fellow officers
With fellow officers
The course group
The course group

Pitti Uomo, Florence, 2004

At the stand of Nervesa Moda Uomo, whose press office I ran, during the menswear fair.

The entrance to the Pitti Uomo fair
The entrance to the Pitti Uomo fair
At the Nervesa stand
At the Nervesa stand
A break with the trade magazines
A break with the trade magazines
Among the jackets of the collection
Among the jackets of the collection

AIDO conference, La Spezia, 2004

The AIDO conference in the La Spezia conference hall, attended by the city's mayor.

In the hall, among the participants
In the hall, among the participants
The speakers' table
The speakers' table
My speech
My speech
At the lectern
At the lectern
A view of the hall
A view of the hall

With the Red Cross, from 2018 to today

From the base camp after the Morandi Bridge collapse to food distribution for families during Covid, up to my recall to service in September 2026.

At the Gavoglio barracks in Genoa, beside the signs of the Red Cross Military Corps and Emergency Service (2018)
At the Gavoglio barracks in Genoa, beside the signs of the Red Cross Military Corps and Emergency Service (2018)
At the Red Cross base camp after the Morandi Bridge collapse (2018)
At the Red Cross base camp after the Morandi Bridge collapse (2018)
«Love whoever you like!»: the Red Cross campaign for the International Day against Homophobia (17 May 2019)
«Love whoever you like!»: the Red Cross campaign for the International Day against Homophobia (17 May 2019)
During Covid, at the food distribution for families in need
During Covid, at the food distribution for families in need
Among the food-aid parcels during the Covid emergency
Among the food-aid parcels during the Covid emergency
At the Red Cross National Operations Room, Legnano rapid response unit (2020)
At the Red Cross National Operations Room, Legnano rapid response unit (2020)
At the Genova Ponente Committee, beside the rescue vehicles
At the Genova Ponente Committee, beside the rescue vehicles
In front of the Genova Ponente Committee's vehicles, including a 118 ambulance
In front of the Genova Ponente Committee's vehicles, including a 118 ambulance
The charcoal portrait a friend gave me, with the insignia of the Military Corps and the Emergency Service
The charcoal portrait a friend gave me, with the insignia of the Military Corps and the Emergency Service

Recall to service, September 2026

At the North-West Mobilisation Centre of the Italian Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps, auxiliary to the Armed Forces.

The entrance to the Military Offices of the North-West Mobilisation Centre
The entrance to the Military Offices of the North-West Mobilisation Centre
In uniform, in the Mobilisation Centre offices
In uniform, in the Mobilisation Centre offices
At the desk, among the Centre's files
At the desk, among the Centre's files
At the computer, on duty
At the computer, on duty
With the Military Corps beret, next to a Red Cross car
With the Military Corps beret, next to a Red Cross car

Serra Riccò, October 2026

In the stands of the Serra Riccò sports ground
In the stands of the Serra Riccò sports ground
In the stands, among the yellow seats
In the stands, among the yellow seats
Sitting in the stands at the sports ground
Sitting in the stands at the sports ground

With Katia

The dearest photos: me and my sweet girlfriend Katia.

Together in front of a Genova Ponente Red Cross vehicle
Together in front of a Genova Ponente Red Cross vehicle
Katia, Red Cross volunteer
Katia, Red Cross volunteer
At the Serra Riccò sports ground
At the Serra Riccò sports ground
A summer evening together
A summer evening together

Other moments

At the Coast Guard headquarters in Genoa, beside the Italian flag
At the Coast Guard headquarters in Genoa, beside the Italian flag
In Monte Carlo, in front of the Casino (2002)
In Monte Carlo, in front of the Casino (2002)
In the uniform of the Italian Red Cross Military Corps (2008)
In the uniform of the Italian Red Cross Military Corps (2008)
With Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, then Archbishop of Genoa
With Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, then Archbishop of Genoa
At work, among papers and notes
At work, among papers and notes

From readers

A splendid sunset
A splendid sunset
A big city at night
A big city at night
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