Polia’s Turin

Circa 2017
Camera: Leica M3 w/ 50mm Summicron.
Film: Kodak Portra 400

An impromptu trip to Turin to visit an old friend, Polia during his time at the University of Turin.

So much of my memory during my stay here is quite fleeting but leaves me with a sense of high induced relaxation that I haven’t experienced since. Maybe that is why I am only left with such few photos of this stunning spot. Also the output of ganja-infused cigarettes and beers with my friend’s fellow graduate student homies has contributed to my amnesia of this magnificent and quiet northern city in Italy.

Polia, one of the first Italian friend I met during my trip to Rome a few years back and was the sensei that taught me the ways of how to hand roll a proper cigarette. So much of how I appreciate the silence that follows the trail of smoke exhaled, is indebted to this friend. He is very camera shy but I was able to snag a few photos of him during my stay and that is a feat in of itself!

Photos from this roll does not capture even 2% of my trip thru this incredible city.
But regardless thought it would be cool post some photos that I was able to capture when I felt motivated to lug my camera around.