Nov 15 through Nov 16 2008 Lucca Digital Photo Fest

Saturday and Sunday Pierluigi, and Sonia (SERVAS hosts we had stayed with in Perugia) drove up to Lucca with their camper van to join us at the festival. They must have brought the sun with them, as the weather was perfect! We visited all the exhibits, some photos of known professional like Alex Webb. The photos were taken by digital cameras, and some enhanced, and edited on computer software. There were surrealistic collages, animated pieces, street life, animals, and other unique subjects...some with very strong political and environmental messages. Lucca is a perfect place for such events since it is easy to navigate through. Small in size, it offers large spaces in old buildings, some hundreds of years old. Spending time with Sonia and Pierluigi was a real treat since last time we had seen them was at the biginning of our bike tour weeks ago.