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Jeff Curto
@jeffcurto.bsky.social
Photographer • Educator • Storyteller
Passionate about creativity, human connection, and the inspiration found in remarkable places. Sharing my experiences by leading immersive photography workshops in Italy. https://linktr.ee/jeffcurto
Italian Yellows — Some colors seem to hold time itself. These ochres and golds soak in the day, releasing warmth long after the light has moved on.Color becomes a form of memory, a way of remembering the sun.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Amazing archeological find near Siena, Tuscany. The gifts the Etruscans give us, even 2 millennia later.
Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues, Preserved in Tuscan Spa for 2,300 Years
The discovery provides insight into the transition from Etruscan to Roman rule
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November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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August 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Scale of Stone
My Substack post this week is about the way time, weather, and footsteps shape a staircase into a kind of record — each step both surface and story.
The Scale of Stone
Italian stairs and the spaces between them
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November 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Sicily Blues

There’s the blue of the sea, and then there are the blues that become part of a place. Some days, everything seems to fall into rhythm — color, light, texture — and as I photograph, that harmony starts to hum a little louder.

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November 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest Substack post is the 5th in an occasional series of photographs from around my adopted hometown of Cortona, Tuscany combined with thoughts about place, light and season.
Cortona Passeggiata - Quinto
Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 5)
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October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Want to photograph in Italy? Here are 5 Essential Tips.
5 Essential Italy Photo Tips | Italy Photography Workshops with Jeff Curto
Here are the top 5 things that I've learned while leading photography workshop experiences some of Italy's most beautiful locations
www.photographitaly.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My latest Substack post, "Faces of Salt and Sun" is about fishmongers in Sicilian markets; men whose faces show lives of both hard work and pride. I hope you take a moment to look and perhaps subscribe to my Substack for weekly images and stories - free each week.
Faces of Salt and Sun
Portraits from Sicilian Fish Markets
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October 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My latest Substack post has photographs and some thoughts about the strange (and slightly kitschy) beauty of Mary’s electrified halo. Take a look…
A Simple Circle of Light
The Strange Beauty of Mary’s Electric Halo
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October 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I have a new Substack post with photographs and thoughts about a unique Roman museum and how it compeled me to ask questions about what humans build and value.
Rome: Of Iron & Stone
Marble Gods Amidst Sleeping Engines
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September 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I have a new Substack post about a Venetian oar-maker - one of only a few left who is practicing the craft.
An Oar Maker in Venice
A young craftsman and the ancient rhythm of the lagoon
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September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My 2026 Italy Photography Workshops in Naples and Tuscany are now open for registration! Refine your photography in one of these beautiful Italian destinations.
Photography Workshops in Italy
All-inclusive photography workshops in Italy with photographer and photo educator Jeff Curto. Highly personalized instruction in spectacular locations
www.photographitaly.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I have a new Substack post - the 4th in a series of photographs and thoughts about the beautiful Tuscan town of Cortona. Take a look and perhaps consider subscribing for free to receive new posts each week.
Cortona Passeggiata - Quarto
Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 4)
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September 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Lago di Como, Lombardia - A day on the lake is always a joy. Misty waterscapes in hues of faded blue.
August 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I have a new Substack post - photographs and thoughts about an amazingly beautiful area of Switzerland where the atmosphere is alpine but the language is Italian. Check it out and perhaps subscribe (free) to receive new posts every week.
Valle Maggia: Stone and Time
In Switzerland’s Italian-speaking south, villages cling to the mountains
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August 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
August 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I have a new Substack post today (World Photography Day!) with thoughts and images from a visit to the British birthplace of photography. I hope you take a look and perhaps subscribe (for free) to get new posts each week.
Through the Latticed Window
Looking backward and forward through Fox Talbot’s Lacock Abbey
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August 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
August 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Vento - Scicli, Sicilia
August 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have a new Substack post - photographs and ideas from one of my favorite places on earth - the first in an occasional series of posts about the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan.
Keweenaw - The Solitude of Being
Part 1: The Season of Small Things
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August 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Embracing The Present
I have a new Substack post - photographs and words about the intersection of the new and the old in Italy. I hope you take the time to read it and join the other regular readers of my posts - always free every Tuesday.
Embracing The Present
The Beauty of What’s Been Added
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August 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I have a new Substack post - images and thoughts from Cortona, Tuscany. The third in a series.
Cortona Passeggiata - Terzo
Photographs from my walks around Cortona, Tuscany (number 3)
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July 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I have a new Substack post today - photographs and thoughts from Sicily about fishing, fishermen and patience. My Substack is and will always be free to read.
Tangled Lines, Salted Hands
Scenes from the Sicilian coast, where work, tide and time intertwine
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July 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This summer, I had not one, but two workshop groups in the Italian lakes of Como and Maggiore and the second of those groups finished up a week or so ago. Follow the link to see some of the great work that they did during our time together. www.photographitaly.com/2025-lakes-w...
2025 Italian Lakes Workshop Student Slideshows – Group 2 | Italy Photography Workshops with Jeff Curto
A very lively group of workshop students spent a week in the sunny Italian lakes of Como and Maggiore. Our first few days were on Lake Como, photographing in and around the beautiful towns of Menaggio...
www.photographitaly.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM