I teach English in a Further Education college in Sheffield, England. I am a keen amateur photographer and a member of the Sheffield Photographic Society. I have a Nikon D5200 DSLR and a Tamron 18 - 270 mm zoom lens. I enjoy taking photos of all kinds but particularly candid close ups of people. I have traveled in North and South America, Japan, South Africa, Morocco and many Western European countries. My grandparents were Italian- hence my name - and I have visited Italy several times though my Italian leaves a lot to be desired!