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| 3363 The cover of the photo album "Mani che Scalano il Cielo" |
It is known, the hands of people, seemingly simple anatomical attributes, but precious tools that allow work, communication, art and, ultimately, survival, are extremely expressive and reflect the way of life and the occupation of the owners. The postcard 3363 is a reproduction of the cover of the photo album Mani che Scalano il Cielo (Hands Which Reach the Sky), published by Terra Ferma in 2009 and belonging to the well-known Italian photographer-mountaineer Fausto De Stefani, the sixth man to have climbed the 14 highest peaks of the world, all exceeding 8000 meters.
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This fascinating photo album contains truly unique portraits in which the hands are the protagonists: hands marked by deep furrows; calloused hands, black with earth, wise hands of ordinary people, mostly Nepalese and Tibetan, that De Stefani wanted to capture with brightly colored shots during his travels. The images, evocative and high quality compositions, are a celebration of the natural spirituality that these people, guests of the mountains closest to the sky, also seem to express through their hands. I don't know if the photo in postcard 3410 is from the same photo album, but it could be.
