Gabriele Caproni

Exclusively dedicated to the artistic and naturalistic beauties of Barga and it's surroundings

The days of Barga is a photo book that creates a route between nature and one of the towns that have a more important load of history In the Lucca area. "Barga is a place for the soul" says Umberto Sereni in his introduction "and Caproni perceived this, lived, and portrays it. Ample panoramas render the fascination of places without time, from the Duomo to the bell tower at night that remind of Pascoli, the house of the poet, the library.... and many views of the town, it's palaces, and historic memories.

DANIELE CAPRONI from Barga, begins to photograph at the age of ten. From 1992 he is president of the "Circolo Fotocine Garfagnana" where he teaches photography. From 1996 he has made 15 personal exhibitions and participated to many group shows. His pictures have been published by specialized magazines like "Leica Magazine", "Zoom", "Tutti fotografi", "FOTOgrafia". He has also published two photo books as an author and another five in collaboration with other photographers. He is a member of the Leica photographic group.