This field is dedicated to tracking down photography projects, which revolve around a philosopher or have been inspired by his life, an aspect of his work or a specific concept

In 1776 the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote “The Reveries of a Solitary Walker”, a book that summarises the author’s postulations in the last years of his life. The book is divided into ten Walks (or Reveries) recounting observations, events and feelings, and is, as such, highly, biographical in nature.
My work is in conversation with Rousseau where each one represents a walk, a reverie, ranging from observing nature and its landscapes to the varied human encounters carried out in different places, countries where I’ve been residing.
In one of his walks Rousseau states: “I was deafened by the tumult of the world and bored by solitude, I was always wanting to move and never happy anywhere”.
This emphasises his feeling of unrest and highlights the spirit that most travellers have, an inexhaustible thirst for new horizons, a wanderlust. He touches upon the idea of how a person might be looking for that special place but has to keep moving in order to keep on searching within themselves.
I can draw many paradoxes from this quote with my own experiences, having lived in many countries and not found what I am looking for.
These works act as a visual bridge, bringing into light a distant past. They act as a way of remembering familiar places and a way to not forget one’s roots and personal identity.










Giuseppe Sannino
Photographer
Giuseppe Sannino is a Scottish/Italian artist and photographer with a Master’s degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. His works tend to be long-term projects that evolve over several years and his debut publication, Imperfection, was one of the nominations for best self-published books at the Festival della Fotografia Italiana in 2024. Most of his themes have a strong autobiographical focus, using the medium as a means of expression.