Diving into the weekend feels… This sprightly scene was documented by Bologna-born photographer Nino Migliori in 1951, and, in the words of Louise Benson for Elephant, serves as sweet reminder of “the simple pleasures of life, poised between anticipation and release”. Taken just six years after the conclusion of the Second World War, it also “presents an emphatically relaxed portrait of a country that had spent recent years in conflict and under occupation”, Benson continues, encapsulating the freedom to be found in a languorous summer’s day. Read more about the story behind the picture here.
