It was hard to escape the heat in Bologna; in early August, this summer was sweltering. From early in the morning, there were sharp shadows.

This summer we were back in Italy and also spent about a week in Bologna.

It’s almost become an annual tradition.

And when I travel, I always take far too many cameras with me.

Especially now, at a time when I sometimes question the point of my analogue photography...

What for, and for whom ?

But on arriving in Bologna, I did end up rediscovering one of my oldest camera companions,

my Canon A1, loaded with a roll of Kodak 400 Ultramax

Mainly to see if I could find a bit of joy in taking photos just for the fun of it.

Something I did notice whilst wearing my A1 round my neck on walks around town... The camera is really heavy to have round your neck all the time!

And I haven’t mentioned it yet, but Bologna was absolutely sweltering in early August!

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