Day 307 - Jubail Beach

Day 307 - Jubail Beach

Canon EOS 5D mark III

Canon EF-S 100 L f/2.8

Day 209 - Un giro in centro 1/3 - A trip downtown 1/3

Day 209 - Un giro in centro 1/3 - A trip downtown 1/3

Kodak Portra 160

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Quando lasci il Compound o il Fanateer, la zona bella di Jubail, per entrare nel cosiddetto Suq lo scenario cambia eccome. A prima vista c'è poco da ridere, ceffi strani ovunque: fossi a Torino avrei paura e cercherei la fuga. Il mio primo giro nel Suq risale a quasi due anni fa con un gruppo di colleghi, tutti occidentali andammo al mitico ristorante indiano Cooxon. Lì ebbi un po' di paura, meglio dire 'disagio' (no in realtà me la facevo addosso). Oggi anche con Marta il giro nel Suq è una buona occasione per fare qualche foto street.

When you leave the Compound or the Fanateer area, the nice part of Jubail, and you enter the Souq, the environment changes and you notice it. At first sight things seem to get serious, strange faces all around: if I were in Turin now I would be scared and would try to escape. My first trip to the Souq dates back almost 2 years from now: with a few Western colleagues we went to the famous Indian restaurant: Cooxon. That time I was a bit scare, or better I felt uncomfortable (actually not, I was truly scared). Today I go to the Soq together with Marta and everytime it's a good opportunity to shoot some good street picture.

Day 166 - Tripletta KSA

Day 166 - Tripletta KSA

Kodak Portra 400

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Ed ora la versione KSA, sobria e castigata...

And now KSA version, sober and modest...

Day 162 - Out in the Street

Day 162 - Out in the Street

Kodak Tri-X

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 157 - Iftar

Day 157 - Iftar

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 138 - Libanese Stasera - This evening Lebanese

Day 138 - Libanese Stasera - This evening Lebanese

Kodak Portra 400

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-35 f/2

Day 137 - Fiori all'Ingegnere! - Flowers to the Engineer!

Day 137 - Fiori all'Ingegnere! - Flowers to the Engineer!

Kodak Portra 160

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-35 f/2

Day 131 - That cold black cloud is coming down

Day 131 - That cold black cloud is coming down

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Saken Lake :) con un pezzo del worker's camp. Pensare due volte prima di lamentarsi.

Saken Lake :) and part of the worker's camp. Think twice before complaining. 

Day 130 - Voyeur

Day 130 - Voyeur

Fuji Classic Chrome Film Simulation

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-35 f/2

Day 117 - Blue, Red, Green

Day 117 - Blue, Red, Green

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 102 - Post-Atomic Landscape

Day 102 - Post-Atomic Landscape

Kodak Portra 400

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 101 - Red

Day 101 - Red

Kodak Portra 400

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 97 - Toscana in Arabia - Tuscany in Saudi

Day 97 - Toscana in Arabia - Tuscany in Saudi

Kodak Tri-X

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

National Heritage a Jubail. In attesa di uno stand per l'Italia, la torre di Pisa incuriosisce i visitatori e a noi strappa un sorriso.

National Heritage in Jubail. While we wait for an official stand for Italy, the Pisa tower attracts the curiosity of the visitors and makes us smile.

Day 96 - La Risorsa Preziosa - The Precious Resource

Day 96 - La Risorsa Preziosa - The Precious Resource

Kodak Ektar 100

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Sta arrivando l'estate, temperature sopra i 30° di giorno. Un guasto richiede intervento immediato...

Summer is arrived, temperature above 30°C during the day. A sudden breakage requires an immediate maintenance work...

Day 87 - Cracks

Day 87 - Cracks 

Kodak Tri-X

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 84 - Expat: Two Ways

Day 84 - Expat: Two Ways

Kodak Tri-X

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Il termine 'Expat' identifica indistintamente chiunque abbia lasciato il proprio Paese per venire a lavorare nel Regno. I salari mensili degli 'Expat' possono variare da 350 SAR (85 Euro) dei netturbini ai 300 Euro di un taxista fino ai top manager che guadagnano queste cifre per qualche minuto in ufficio. L'altra grande differenza, conseguenza delle diverse condizioni di vita, è rappresentata dalla possibilità di portare o meno la propria famiglia con sé. 

Questa foto coglie due Expat agli opposti limiti del range retributivo.

http://life-in-saudiarabia.blogspot.com/2014/10/expatriates-with-gross-monthly-salary.html#.Vwkg7aSLRdg

With the term 'Expat' we call anyone who left his own Coutry to come and work in the Kingdom. Epxats monthly salaries vary from 350 SAR (90 $) of street cleaners till 330 $ of drivers to reach the salary of some top managers who earn that money for a few minutes in the office. One additional big difference, which is as well a consequence of the different life conditions, is the possibility to bring the family oversea. 

In this picture two Expats belonging to opposite retributive ranges.

Day 83 - Trovata! - We Found her!

Day 83 - Trovata! - We Found her!

Kodak Tri-X

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Dopo quasi 12 ore l'abbiamo ritrovata.  Per puro caso rintanata in un buco nel muro...siamo felici.

After almost 12 hour we found her. Only by chance, hidden in a hole in a wall... we are happy. 

Day 80 - Violazione di domicilio - Trespass

Day 80 - Violazione di domicilio - Trespass

Kodak Ektar 100

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Day 79 - Attoniti - Astonished

Day 79 - Attoniti - Astonished 

Kodak Portra 160

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Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Ecco quel che siamo.

That's what we are.

Day 78 - Questo fa piacere - That makes me happy

Day 78 - Questo fa piacere - This makes me happy 

Fuji Classic Chrome Film Simulation

Fujifilm XT-1

Fujinon XF-23 f/1.4

Di rientro dalla riunione trovo questi regali sulla scrivania...Tagliatelle al pesto stasera!!

Coming back from a meeting I found these present on my desk...Tagliatelle with pesto tonight!!