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Silver Morning: Alessandro Zanoni documents a freezing winter's morning in Italy

In his series Silver Morning, Italian visual artist Alessandro Zanoni captures a frozen winter's morning in the surrounding countryside on the outskirts of Milan. The cold and foggy landscapes remind us of how we always feel at this time of year – how we wonder if the trees will ever sprout fresh leaves again, and that spring and summer seem impossible when the weather is so unforgiving.

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Solitary bare tree shrouded in mist standing in a frost-covered field on a grey winter morning

After attending Fine Art School and taking courses in illustration at the European Design Institute of Milan, Alessandro began his profession as a graphic designer, first in the field of printing and publishing and subsequently in web and interaction design. A lover of music, he spent a decade writing reviews for the influential rock magazine Jam.

He only recently began taking photographs, but has already won some awards as well as accreditations from the IPA and Sony World Photography Awards. "I’m a tireless metropolitan traveller," he explains. "My work is focused on finding unusual and urban wastelands: the quest of the human footprint in the Anthropocene era, captured through the lens of my sleek yet detached gaze."

Via Creative Boom submission | All images copyright Alessandro Zanoni

Solitary willow tree with frost-covered branches in a misty, frozen landscape near Milan
A frost-covered rural chapel with a cross on its roof stands beside a bare weeping willow tree in misty countryside near Milan, with frozen grass and ploughed fields stretching into fog
Bare tree standing in a frost-covered field beside a drainage ditch on a misty winter morning near Milan
Frost-covered field stretches into dense fog with silhouettes of distant buildings barely visible through the haze
Frost-covered vegetation and bare trees beside a frozen waterway in Milan's countryside during winter
Frost-covered vegetation and bare trees frame a still, misty river on a frozen winter morning near Milan
Frost-covered fields and bare trees emerge from thick fog along a waterway on a misty winter morning near Milan
Frost-covered rural road with electricity poles stretching into misty fields on the outskirts of Milan during winter
A frost-covered field stretches toward distant woods beneath an overcast sky, with a wooden utility pole and power line crossing the frozen landscape
Frost-covered shrubs and vegetation create a dense, silvery mound along a bare concrete surface beneath an overcast sky
Frost-covered fields with a narrow water channel running through them, a solitary bare tree visible in the misty distance
Frost-covered field under heavy fog with bare trees and industrial structures barely visible in the misty distance
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