Children Are Shed Special Light - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

I’ve said it before, I love it when children are like children - the ones that play like one, talk like one and think like one. Not the ones that get their way around an iPhone with more dexterity than their parents. Not the ones that talk and behave like a mini-adult stuck in a baby’s body.

I’m touched when I see two boys playing on the window sill in Napoli, Italy, having not a worry in the world. It reminds me of a time when my sister and I would call out people passing by our window and quickly ducked to leave the person befuddled.

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And then there’s this baby girl on the day of Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo, Italy. The whole city came to root for their team of choice. She came in a stroller. It was after the team of Porta del Foro just received its blessings in Church of San Domenico. While adults stood around waiting for the procession of all teams to the competition site, she spends her quiet time, making sure her own scarf was perfect for the big moment.

As if the sun god couldn’t resist such authentic cuteness, he had to give her the special light while everyone else gets their broad light.

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What is Your Secret? - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Secrets, something that must stay out of light, are no exception in the dark age of Medieval time. As the late physician Paul Tournier put it, “Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets.” This may have explained why so many secrets have been exposed with the promise of keeping it such when shared.

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On the day of the Giostra del Saracino in Arezzo, Italy, when the final parade made its way to the Cathedral and the knights from four competing districts waited to be blessed by the Bishop of the city, I witnessed human urge to tell secrets. After all, the Lancia d’Oro (golden spear) is at stake. In my book, the higher the prize, the more juice. :-)

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So, what is your secret? By the way, no point in keeping it from others because “if you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself” (George Orwell, 1984).

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Boys Will be Boys ...... - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

I love it when children are like children, like the ones that chase bubbles with all their lives. What I didn’t realize is that boys will be boys and stay that way for a long time. I had this epiphany while in Arezzo, Italy for its Giostra del Saracino. Over there, I got to observe them doing what they do best.

Boys play:

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Boys fight:

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Boys would be playing to fight:

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It seems that they each have a boy in their ever-maturing human bodies, rent free. What I need help figuring out is, at what point, the boy gets evicted. Or does he ever? I mean, do you see a boy lurking underneath this gentleman’s skin?

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