Modern Touareg Photo

Photographer’s Note

For over two millennia, the Tuareg operated the trans-Saharan caravan trade connecting the great cities on the southern edge of the Sahara via five desert trade routes to the northern Mediterranean coast of Africa.

The Tuareg adopted camel nomadism.

Modern Touareg travel around the world by plane, living in the airport lounges, drinking tomato juice and eating sandwiches, using Blackberries to talk with the family thousands of miles far away, transporting documents, files and few personal things.

Modern Touareg aren't so different from the original ones, just a camel and an airplane...

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Image shooted at the Terminal 1, arrival area 2, Milano Malpensa International Airport.

Model: NIKON D40
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Exposure Time: 10/400 sec
F-Stop: f/4.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 28 mm
Date Taken: 2007-05-18 18:50
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 190 kb

kiwi_explorer, giorgimer, ls7902, jhm has marked this note useful

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Nicou (44945) 2007-06-22 4:45

hello,

Image très originale, , bien viviante et pleine d'intensité.
Ces homme qui srutent ces écran, bien vu, les couleurs sont superbes, le blan et bleu.

Bravo et très belle journée

Nicou

wolf38 (12859) 2007-06-22 5:19

Hello Paolo. Your analogy to the modern Touaregs is very interesting. We all would like to be freely, proud and independent. Those are the Tuareg in Africa however already for a long time no more. They fight for many years for their independence. Nevertheless: the VW Touareg remains synonym for the subjective feeling by liberty. Is suggested to the people, what they to wish itself. Your outstanding photo shows aspects of this modern world. Best regards, Wolfgang.

manada (6237) 2007-06-22 5:20

Ciao Paolo
molto originale l'idea, tra l'altro ben esplicata con la tua nota.
Non posso che essere d'accordo con te!
Buon week end
Freddy

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-06-22 5:31

Hi Paolo,
I thought at first those men were looking at the share prices in the screen. I heard the legendary testaments to this car. Good capture and presentation. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

giorgimer (21254) 2007-06-22 8:00

Ciao Paolo,

hai sempre delle idee straordinarie, ammiro molto i tuoi lavori, titoli e testo sono sempre straordinari.

Complimenti

Giorgio

ls7902 (6212) 2007-06-22 8:36

Hello Paolo,
A familiar scene but very well composed shot. At first I thought you were talking just about the nomadic tribe ... then I noticed the advertisement. Regards. Latiff.

jhm (82629) 2007-06-22 8:43

Hello Paolo,

I find your note very lovely about the Modern Touareg, indeed no camels but airplanes.
The VW touareg car together with the blue screens in background gives a nice composition.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

jrj (34779) 2007-06-22 9:48

Wow - paid by VW Paolo??
A fine almost studiolike setting here. WEll I guess had it been for VW the guys should have their attention on the car not on the schedules up there. Nice work at the terminal - original compo.