A week on the Riviera of Ulysses, Lazio, Italy. Photo story
Highlights
• An unusual view of the “Odyssey”
• 7 local heroes
• 7 locations on the Riviera of Ulysses
• 120+ photos
• Winter not touristy season
Overview
“Another odyssey” is an unusual book based on Homer’s famous poem. Unlike many others, its authors do not explore the myth itself or retell it in simple language, but create its alternative or rather, a real version. The setting is the Riviera of Ulysses regional nature park in Lazio, Italy, where, as is commonly believed, the cunning traveler spent a year with the sorceress Circe.
The characters in these photo stories are not mythical, but real heroes of this legendary territory: a boatman, an archaeologist, a chef, an olive grower, a tourism organizer and two environmental guides. Through meeting them, you will learn how they live in these places today. To do this, you will have to turn off the beaten track along the coast and go out to sea, head inland and climb high mountains. In the winter off-season, the locals are in no hurry: they talk about themselves, answering the authors’ questions in detailed interviews, and show the peculiarities of their lives in a series of more than 120 photographs.
This book will appeal to all fans of Italy and Greece who love to explore the world through meeting people, not just landscapes.
There’s that inner drive in all of us, curiosity and the desire to visit a place not as a tourist but as a traveler.
— Manuela Capotosto and Massimo Amoroso, guides, Formia
Autors
Ivan Kuznetsov — outdoor journalist, editor and writer, and a co-founder of the Panoramica creative studio.
He began traveling from birth: when he was six months old, his parents moved from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, where he grew up and lived until he was 22. From there, he took his first independent trip to the United States. Since 2011, he has been traveling the world slowly and continuously, visiting more than 25 countries in Europe, Asia and North America. He moved to Italy in 2020: he lives in the Bergamo Alps for most of the year and spends every winter on the Riviera of Ulysses with Irina. They explore it through journalism and solo mountain hikes.
In total, he has made more than 200 interviews with famous and local personalities on travel, outdoor activities, nature, creativity, communities, and other related topics for leading local and international media and blogs.
Irina Kudres — outdoor photographer, photojournalist, and visual storyteller, and a co-founder of the creative studio Panoramica.
Her travels, including to various European seas, began in early childhood. Together with her mother, she traveled once a year by car or train in Italy, Spain, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria and other countries. Usually in the summer or early fall. Of all the places they visited, the Riviera of Ulysses was their favorite: it was the only place they returned to several times. They stayed at the same family hotel between Terracina and Sperlonga. After moving to Italy with Ivan in 2020, Irina remembered this place when they were looking for somewhere to spend the winters. In total, they spent more than a year here.
This is her first photo story book. Previously, she published a women’s wedding magazine at her own company and helped others with their publishing projects for 10 years of her professional career.
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Contents
Authors
Map
Overview
Introduction
1. Vincenzo Aprea, boatman, Ponza
2. Lorenzo Ceruleo, archeologist, San Felice Circeo
3. Michele Ruggieri, chef, Terracina
4. Cosmo di Russo, olive producer, Itri-Gaeta
5. Leone Armando La Rocca, organizer, Sperlonga
6. Manuela Capotosto and Massimo Amoroso, guides, Formia
Interview about “Odyssey”
Keywords
Sources
Acknowledgements
Catalog
I’m already a bit like a fish out of water here, but the sea helps me.
I would describe my level of isolation as above average: 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
There’s always stress at work. However, without it I don’t know how I would manage to live.
When I go to the olive grove, I get distracted from my other tasks. It’s almost relaxing.
I would like my town to remain as it is. Otherwise, it would become another place.
The social aspect is an important part of this work. It is another role we play.
All data
• Title: Another odyssey. A week on the Riviera of Ulysses, Lazio Italy. Photo story
• Autors: Ivan Kuznetsov, Irina Kudres
• Publishing: Panoramica
• Date of first publication: winter 2026
• Language: English
• Translation from Italian and Russian to English: Ivan Kuznetsov
• Photographs: Irina Kudres
• Ebook: Kindle, epub, with 120+ color photos
• Paperbook: hardcover (7 x 10 inches (17 x 25 cm)) and paperback (5.5 x 8.5 inches (139 x 215 cm)) with 120+ color photos
• ISBNs:
• Print run: print-on-demand
• Foreign rights: available for purchase for all languages, countries, and formats
This book will also be available in Italian and Russian.
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