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You’ve just seen one of the shocking images shot by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, who has just left us and was very popular in Italy.

He became immortal when shooting ad campaigns for United Colors of Benetton in his provocative (and somehow predictable) style: black and white people together, a nun kissing a priest, Jewish and Palestinians close to each other, a man dying of Hiv (careful, this one is strong), and my favorite of three hearts with the words “white,” “black,” and “yellow” on each one of them.

He just put together opposites, portraying our prejudices on a white background.

We should try that when cooking!

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In 2006, we worked for the same magazine for a few months.

He was harsh and interesting, also generous in his way: I remember a phone call when he suggested I should pay more attention to the pictures shot while raining. «Rain makes things more interesting, people move in a different way, and unexpected things happen when it’s raining», he said.

And that effectively changed my eye on people under the rain. Changing your point of view (and that of other people) is essential in photography. As it is - now I reckon - in cooking.

Happy week!

Piero

Picture: Oliviero Toscani.

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