TITLE: the days without numbers

E finalmente, se anche mi avvenisse di estinguere tutta la vostra specie, io non me ne avvedrei.

From 'Dialogo della Natura e di un islandese' – Operette Morali – Giacomo Leopardi

The days without numbers were among the sunniest of the year.
The sun in the city shone almost uninterruptedly for two months and, in the clear air, as time passed, the mild temperatures of the new season announced its arrival.
I wondered several times what to do with those days if, like a mouse, I could only go out for short solitary escapes. And meet other mice, shy and afraid, like faded mirages without identity.
Yet out there, the city around me, despite their almost total absence, spoke of men.
Could this world really have done without us?

AUTHOR: Valerio Di Mauro (Italy)

He was born in Bergamo (Italy) in 1974.
For work, he collects thousands of portraits over the summer seasons ranging from 2006 to 2013.
He attends the photojournalism course of 'Polifemo' at the Fabbrica del Vapore, photo reportage held by Sara Munari and Editing at the Italian Institute of Photography in Milan.
In 2014 he wins with 'Pellegrini' the 5th place of the Graffiti scholarship 'Rolando Fava' in the social reportage contest.
In 2015 he exhibited at the Raw space in Milan on the occasion of the ‘Milan Street Photography’ photographic collective.
In 2017 he is among the finalists in the 'portfolio' section of the 'Follonica city trophy' and in the 'urban art' section of the 'Urban photo awards 2017'.
In 2018 he is among the 15 finalists of 'Imagorbetello' street photography section.
In 2019 he won the first prize at 'Dalmine Maggio Fotografia' with 'Half-Blood', he is among the 3 finalists of the 'Italy photo series' competition of the 'Milan street photo', received 3 honorable mentions at the 'Monochrome Photography Awards' street section and was among the finalists in the 'portfolio' section of the 'Follonica city trophy' .
Just can part. It may not already be here anymore.