Mattia Insolera 6th Continent
Channel: The Mammoth's Reflex
Date: 14/07/2015

The origins of the project date back to the year 2007. Mattia Insolera, internationally awarded documentary photographer, sailed away from Italy with a friend who wanted to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. After two weeks of navigation he realized he was more interested in life on the shore rather than the mere task of sailing. He dropped down in the Strait of Gibraltar and there he had a first glimpse of a truly Mediterranean environment, a world inhabited by seamen and dockers, smugglers and migrants. He decided to devote the next years of his life to a comprehensive photographic project about Mediterranean culture. Soon after he moved to Barcelona to be in a place well connected to its shores. From there he was able to reach 13 Mediterranean countries, traveling on any kind of boat, from sailing to cargo, and covering 25.000 Km with his motorbike.