I must say honestly that I’m not the material author of this photo, so theoretically it cannot be called a self-portrait.
But the camera is mine and I was the one who chose the pose and the settings.
The finger which pressed the shutter belonged instead to Emilio, our dear family friend.
The photo was taken on my 90th birthday, that is today and I want to have a memory of the way I looked right now to see the difference with the way I’ll look when I’m 95.
I’m an incurable optimist, maybe it’s also for this reason I could arrive until here in life.
So, even though it’s my birthday, I’d like offer my wishes to all of you as a personal little gift.
I wish all of you to reach the same age I reached today with lucid mind and surrounded by love