When in Rome

In 2015, during the height of the global selfie stick craze, I visited Rome at the beginning of the tourist season. The city was vibrant, chaotic and alive. Amid the swirl of crowds, I set out to capture the humour and absurdity of the moment: tourists brandishing selfie sticks in pursuit of the perfect image, unwittingly becoming part of the spectacle themselves. I travelled with my parents, fulfilling their long-held wish to visit St. Peter’s Basilica and make a pilgrimage to the Polish cemetery at Monte Cassino, a few hours south of Rome. This series was photographed on a 35mm Fujifilm XT1.