Wednesday, February 15, 2006

HISTORY: A Passion for Svaneti - Vittorio Sella travelled to Svaneti and Racha


"[...] To Georgians, the Svanetian has always personified pride and persistence. Vittorio Sella, a famous Italian mountaineer and photographer of the 19th century, spent considerable time exploring the wonders of Svaneti. Photographs taken during his travels there reveal the people who have also been influenced by their natural environment. They are tall like their mountains and their eyes are as blue as the Svanetian sky. Vittorio Sella travelled to Svaneti and Racha three times and mounted 30 peaks. He compiled a valuable material on Georgia. His photographs were exhibited in London in 1890 and received the highest award by the Royal Geographic Society [...]
 
 
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* Vittorio Sella - Portraits Vittorio Sella ist wohl der grösste Bergfotograf, den es in der Geschichte desBergsteigens je gegeben hat.
* Vittorio Sella FOTOGRAFIE fotografie della sardegna - cagliari ... Biografie di fotografi, news, libri, recensioni e documenti bibliografici, Mostre,gallerie, fotografie della sardegna - cagliari - oristano - nuoro ...
* The Georgian Museum of Photography - In the centre of Vittorio Sella, 1889. Collections - V. Sella. SpyLOG. Copyright ©2004. The Georgian Association for the History of Photography in the ...

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