Field notes from a life in transit ●  currently: Italy

Sofia Costa

I photograph slow mornings, long light, and the places in between.

July 2026
cinque terre blue hour: Glass of amber Sciacchetrà dessert wine on a candlelit terrace overlooking Cinque Terre's darkening s
Dessert wine, a candle, and the Ligurian Sea losing its light. № 110 · place study · 12 July 2026
monterosso cinque terre breakfast: Warm focaccia on parchment paper and a cappuccino on a small marble table inside a Montero
Sofia Costa · 35mm№109 → Italy

№ 109  ·  Italy  ·  12 July 2026

Monterosso Breakfast: Focaccia and Salt Air in Cinque Terre

Warm focaccia, cappuccino, and morning light at a Monterosso bakery. A slow breakfast in Cinque Terre before the crowds arrive.

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riomaggiore cinque terre trattoria: Small trattoria table in Riomaggiore with fresh pasta, pesto, and a carafe of white wine,
Sofia Costa · 35mm№108 → Italy

№ 108  ·  Italy  ·  11 July 2026

Pesto and Wine in Riomaggiore: A Perfect Cinque Terre Evenin

Fresh pesto, cold wine, a trattoria owner who never measures. An evening in Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, on 35mm film.

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vernazza cinque terre morning: Colorful painted fishing houses of Vernazza reflected in calm harbor water at dawn, a lone fis
Sofia Costa · 35mm№107 → Italy

№ 107  ·  Italy  ·  11 July 2026

Dawn in Vernazza: Cinque Terre Before the Crowds Arrive

Vernazza harbor at dawn, before the tourist boats. Painted houses reflected in still water, a fisherman pulling nets, and nowhere to be.

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duomo milan dusk photography: Spires of the Duomo di Milano against a violet dusk sky, white marble facade glowing under floo
Sofia Costa · 35mm№106 → Italy

№ 106  ·  Italy  ·  10 July 2026

Milan's Duomo at Dusk: The Marble Glow After the Crowds Leav

The Duomo di Milano at night, empty piazza, violet sky. A slow-travel moment in marble and silence, shot on 35mm film.

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naviglio grande antique market: Rows of old brass instruments and faded postcards on antique market stalls along the Naviglio
Sunday morning at Milan's Naviglio Grande antique market. № 105 · place study · 10 July 2026
milan family dinner italy: Large family dinner table in a Milan apartment at night, pasta dishes and wine glasses, warm overh
Sofia Costa · 35mm№104 → Italy

№ 104  ·  Italy  ·  9 July 2026

Family Dinner in Milan: A Slow Evening at an Italian Table

A loud table, homemade pasta, and the particular warmth of a Milan kitchen at night. Sofia Costa on coming home to noise.

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Woman standing at a worn zinc bar in a historic Milan café, espresso cup and cornetto on a white saucer, warm indoor morning light.
Sofia Costa · 35mm№103 → Italy

№ 103  ·  Italy  ·  9 July 2026

Standing Espresso in Milan: A Morning at the Zinc Bar

Standing at a zinc bar in Milan with a cornetto and an espresso. Sofia Costa on what it feels like when a city knows your body before you arrive.

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Plate of saffron-gold risotto alla milanese on a worn wooden table in a small dimly lit Milan trattoria, warm amber overhead light, glass of red wine beside it.
Sofia Costa · 35mm№102 → Italy

№ 102  ·  Italy  ·  8 July 2026

Risotto in Milan: A Family Trattoria Worth Sitting Still For

Saffron rice, a glass of Barbera, and a chair my father once sat in. A slow evening at a tiny family trattoria in Milan that remembers more than I do.

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Glass-and-iron vaulted ceiling of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, ornate mosaic floor with no people, soft morning light filtering through the central cupola.
Sofia Costa · 35mm№101 → Italy

№ 101  ·  Italy  ·  8 July 2026

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II at Dawn: Milan Before the Crowds

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II before anyone arrives. Iron and glass and mosaics doing what they were meant to do - hold light, not logos. Milan on 35mm.

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Warm crowded family dinner table in a Milan apartment, hands reaching for bread and wine glasses, golden overhead light, film grain.
A loud table, my mother's pasta, wine poured without asking. № 100 · place study · 7 July 2026
Woman standing at a worn zinc bar in a historic Milan café, small espresso cup and cornetto on a white saucer, warm overhead light mixing with street glow.
Sofia Costa · 35mm№99 → Italy

№ 99  ·  Italy  ·  7 July 2026

Espresso in Milan: Standing at the Bar Like a Local

Standing at a zinc bar in a historic Milan café, cornetto on the saucer, espresso already half gone. What it feels like when a city knows you before you arrive.

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Where the film has been
"I travel slowly, shoot on film, and write down what the light was doing. This journal is where the frames land, two a day, wherever I happen to wake up."

Sofia Costa · film photographer · permanently in transit

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