Project Detail: Tour Life

Contest:

Emerging photographers 2017



Brand:

LuganoPhotoDays



Author:

Erica Belli

 

Project Info

Tour Life

I spent three years on the road working as a traveling tour guide.

I used to stroll around with fifty people following me through Italy, France and Spain, sleep no more than two nights in the same spot, waking up wondering where I was.

I traveled long miles on the front of my coach and kept company to my drivers.

I entertained and was entertained, going to museums, sights, squares and clubs, looking out of many windows with no time to think.

I used to be around and I photographed a bit of it with the camera that best suited the situation.

No time to think about the picture, just taking it. I chose a disposable ILFORD black and white camera, a disposable, just like the ones tourists use.

This is the personal diary, the backstage access to a little known profession and my life on the road.

Photos

We were often on ferries and as I get sea sick, photographing tourists on the boat became my distrac

One of the many "boat guy" that approaches boats to take you inside the Blue Grotto, Capri

Clients or guests as we were invited to call them, could pull out interesting items at many times. M

Night out with clients in Niece, France. We used to go on something called pub crawl, where you visi

My favorite colleague, Tonino, a great driver with a dark humor. He had been living this life for to

Waking up in my hotel in Mestre. When I would wake up in this room it meant my 8 day tour was almost

Feeling cosy inside our restaurant in Venice while the end of the world was happening outside.

My driver cleans the coach. It was vital to do this and underlined it to clients so then they would

Road vision on our way into Italy from France. This tunnel meant we would get a decent coffee soon e

I used to have to go out in Barcelona, Spain. Clients didn't want to go to any club, they wanted to

Autogrill, the beautiful Italian service stop. Home outside of home, a place to rest. I used to alwa

My favorite breakfast room in France, the light was so beautiful in there that even though I usually