When I was 4 years old, I thought I was Peter and I was chasing my first love, Heidi, through the Alps (haven't found her yet).

Twenty-six years later, I now know I'm not Peter, but I'm still chasing my true love around the world: photography.

In my childhood, my only means of transportation were my feet and, occasionally, my father's shoulders. Later, I evolved to bicycles and then (as a good, lazy Italian) motorbikes.

More than 100,000 miles on motorbike later, I've taken countless road trips and flights. My flag stickers collection now numbers 35 different countries, including a trans-Danubia ride, a trans-Africa ride, pluvial forest paddling and I have a lot of desert sand still in my shoes, pants and eyes.

I feel like our beautiful world is disappearing too fast --- cultures and natural paradise can fade too quickly.  That's why I am a photo-maniac.  Every situation I face, my main goal is to document it for future generations.

My dream? To freeze forever a moment in a picture, telling a story through a frame that can help somebody to gain better insights into our world and act in a more responsible way than we have so far.

Peace and love,

Gianluca Colla

PS
Costa Rica adds to my flag sticker collection for a total of 36.