To my friends, simply Manu. I was born in Gaeta, a seaside town, but I love the silent mountain where I take refuge. I enjoy the quiet of the trails up there, the reflection, and the woods where I can gaze at what the Japanese call komorebi: the light filtering through the trees. Ah, how I love light, my companion in my work as a photographer. But never as much as another light, my wife Valeria. She often criticizes me for being introverted, too precise in everything, but that's only because I love doing things well.