Italy in the rain

According to a photographer from National Geographic rain creates some of the best photo ops. Here are some photos of Italy in the rain.

A couple of days ago I came across an article in National Geographic proposing a rethink of the relationship between photography and weather. As photographing tourists and travelers most of us define good weather as sunshine and bad weather as rain, but things are not always that simple.

According to Taking Photos in the Rain we are missing a lot of great shots and photo ops, because we leave the camera at home when the rain is pouring. A better strategy which leads to different, intense tourist shots would be to make the rain visible. All it takes is a plastic carrier bag, a pocket full of patience and some of the other tips and tricks listed in the article mentioned above.

It rarely rains in Salento in the summertime, but when it does it pours, and the earth is too hard to absorb the sudden downpour, which means that the olive trees seem to be growing in water.

The show must go on and a Roman busker finds shelter for his one-man-band under an umbrella.

Rainy Sunday morning in Benevento.

Sometimes the view over the Ionian Sea works like a weather forecast, letting you know when it rains in Basilicata and Campania.

Bologna is perfect for rainy day sightseeing as long as you stay under the arcades. For bikers it is another matter.

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