Raphael Barberi📷

I take photos of architecture and occasionally landscape | Master of the Golden Hour | All photos are my own :))

[Raphael Barberi📷 @itsrapha83]

Instagram labeled a bunch of my photos as AI so now is a good time to remind everyone that none of my photos are AI, nor are they edited with it.

This is an AI-free zone

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Some shots from this last weekend in Florence

What a city

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@SirEvanAmato @EduardHabsburg Genuinely one of the most interesting weekends of my life

Thank you to both of you for making it happen!

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I’d like to thank @SirEvanAmato and @EduardHabsburg for this incredible weekend in Florence filled with the most interesting people and the most captivating conversations

I have a feeling this is the first of many more ;)

[Evan Amato @SirEvanAmato]

Wow…what an incredible weekend!

Over 50 people joined me and @EduardHabsburg in Florence for the unveiling of a commissioned portrait of St. Catherine.

What a crowd it was: top thinkers from Harvard, the Pentagon, finance, and the arts joined to discuss why St. Catherine is a saint for our time. It was an inspiring weekend with loads of thought-provoking and edifying conversations.

But more than anything, it was a testament to St. Catherine’s admonition to “be who you were meant to be, and you will set the world on fire.” Few things are more beautiful than getting a diverse crowd of people who are following their calling – in the arts, business, religious life, or otherwise – together to see how the Lord works uniquely through us all.

In a time when it’s easy to despair and lament about all that’s wrong with the world (as those in St. Catherine’s time certainly had reason to do), it’s incredibly encouraging to focus on the good, and on those who remain faithful through it all. We met with people whose families have been stewarding the flame for centuries, as well as with others who just came into the Church at Easter. In every case, the unifying factor was a whole-hearted dedication to goodness, truth, and beauty: even, and especially, when these transcendentals seem most under attack.

I’ll be back in the coming weeks to share more about what we covered over our three day weekend in Florence, sharing more photos, videos, conversations, and interviews where appropriate.

In the meantime, I want to thank Carl-Nikolas von Tiedemann for creating such a beautiful portrait for my family (one we will pass down for generations!), as well as everyone who joined us to make this weekend so enjoyable. Above all, I thank St. Catherine for her example, and for all that she can teach us about following the Lord and becoming all that he made us to be.

Sancta Catharina, ora pro nobis!

[Evan Amato @SirEvanAmato]

Wow…what an incredible weekend!

Over 50 people joined me and @EduardHabsburg in Florence for the unveiling of a commissioned portrait of St. Catherine.

What a crowd it was: top thinkers from Harvard, the Pentagon, finance, and the arts joined to discuss why St. Catherine is a saint for our time. It was an inspiring weekend with loads of thought-provoking and edifying conversations.

But more than anything, it was a testament to St. Catherine’s admonition to “be who you were meant to be, and you will set the world on fire.” Few things are more beautiful than getting a diverse crowd of people who are following their calling – in the arts, business, religious life, or otherwise – together to see how the Lord works uniquely through us all.

In a time when it’s easy to despair and lament about all that’s wrong with the world (as those in St. Catherine’s time certainly had reason to do), it’s incredibly encouraging to focus on the good, and on those who remain faithful through it all. We met with people whose families have been stewarding the flame for centuries, as well as with others who just came into the Church at Easter. In every case, the unifying factor was a whole-hearted dedication to goodness, truth, and beauty: even, and especially, when these transcendentals seem most under attack.

I’ll be back in the coming weeks to share more about what we covered over our three day weekend in Florence, sharing more photos, videos, conversations, and interviews where appropriate.

In the meantime, I want to thank Carl-Nikolas von Tiedemann for creating such a beautiful portrait for my family (one we will pass down for generations!), as well as everyone who joined us to make this weekend so enjoyable. Above all, I thank St. Catherine for her example, and for all that she can teach us about following the Lord and becoming all that he made us to be.

Sancta Catharina, ora pro nobis!

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Turning Florence into an impressionist painting🇮🇹

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@JackRan65438715 @lucy_coatman I volunteer

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Day drinking in Florence with @lucy_coatman

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@itsjonmiller @lucy_coatman Amazing
Cheers 🍻

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@reason_wit_me @lucy_coatman Will save this for next time!
Thank you :))

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@JayOfAllTrades @lucy_coatman Yessir!

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@DamonZumbroegel @lucy_coatman Ahaha I just learned a new word myself

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@CatholicFQ @lucy_coatman Yes

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There are very few cities where art can be experienced for free and in such abundance as in Florence

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@afc_thms LUMIX s5

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I’m back in Florence ;)

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@DamWanderlust Thank you!

[Jay of All Trades @JayOfAllTrades]

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Reminder you can still buy an incredible book with the most captivating articles and stunning photography AND get *signed* prints from yours truly featuring photos used in the article ;))

Don’t miss out

[Memory Medieval @MemoryMedieval]

You have about 38 hours..

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You have about 38 hours..

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Bruges on 35mm film