This special feature takes readers on a journey to the heart of Italy through a selection of photo books. Far from tourist clichés, these books offer a variety of perspectives on a country shaped by its history, landscapes, traditions, and contemporary contradictions.

A photo book offers a unique way to engage with images: you flip through the pages, linger on certain images, and flip back. Each publication becomes a visual narrative—a personal journey through Italy as told by photographers with diverse perspectives.

This collection is an invitation to embark on a journey—not a geographical one, but an emotional one—that brings together a selection of books by Italian and international photographers dedicated to this country. Each book offers a unique perspective: landscapes, scenes of daily life, fragments of history, or contemporary perspectives.

Marc Verrecchia has been a used-book dealer on the banks of the Seine in Paris for 30 years. He specializes in fine art and photography books,

For all these years, he has been collecting books about Italy, a tiny fraction of which he shares with us at L'INAPERÇU.