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GAIRO VECCHIO

SARDINIA, ITALY

IMAGE NUMBER 957

Gairo Vecchio is an abandoned village in eastern Sardinia. The village dates back over 500 years but was evacuated in 1969 following floods and subsidence. It is a a genuine ghost town and, surprisingly, there are quite a few such villages in Italy, especially in Sardinia and Sicily. The village has no graffiti and seems as though the residents left recently. Visiting is an eerie experience.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 50. Exposure of 1/40th of a second and an aperture of f16. Schneider Kreuznach 45 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.