A week on the Riviera of Ulysses, Lazio, Italy. Photo story
Highlights
• An unusual view of the Odyssey
• 6 local heroes
• 6 locations on the Rivieda of Ulysses
• 70+ 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 an alternative, or rather, a real version of it. The setting is the Riviera of Ulysse regional nature park in Lazio, Italy, where 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, a tourism organizer, an olive grower, and two environmental guides. Through meeting them in the pages of the book, you will learn how they live in these places today. To do this, you will have to turn off the beaten track along the beach and head inland, go out to sea, 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 70 photographs.
This book will appeal to all fans of Italy and Greece who love to explore the world through meeting people, not just landscapes. You can replicate the authors’ idea in any other place, including your own, so that you can return home saying, “I am a traveler,” just like Ulysses, and tell your family and friends about your adventures. Get inspired!
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 slowly and continuously, visiting more than 25 countries in Europe, North America, and Asia. 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 Ulysse with Irina. They explore it through journalism and solo mountain hiking.
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 Ulysse 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 and exhibition. 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. Leone Armando La Rocca, organizer, Sperlonga
5. Cosmo di Russo, olive grower, Itri-Gaeta
6. Manuela Capotosto e Massimo Amoroso, guides, Formia
Interview about Odyssey
Sources
Acknowledgements
Catalog
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
• Photographs: Irina Kudres
• Ebook: mobi, epub with 70+ color photos
• Paperbook: hardcover, paperback with 70+ color photos
• 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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