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The "Roman Calendar," also known as the "hot priest" calendar, is one of Rome's best-selling souvenirs. But the photographer behind it has admitted that not all of the hunks in the photos are men of the cloth.

A German tourist is in hot water after climbing a 16th-century statue in Florence, Italy so he could pose for a photo.

A Canadian couple has won a lawsuit against Italy's ruling party after they used a photograph of them with their newborn baby without permission in an anti-surrogacy campaign.

Renowned Italian photographer Paolo Di Paolo -- who captured the glamor of postwar Italy with his camera -- has died at the age of 98.

Landscape photographer Christian Möhrle recently spent a week in the northern reaches of Italy to create a gorgeous timelapse film of the Dolomites that showcases its varied landscape and stunning beauty.

Stunning drone footage over an Italian ghost town that's been plagued by tragedy has been filmed by the Dutch photography team Boys with Drones.

An American tourist has been rescued after falling into the crater of an active volcano trying to take a selfie. The tourist had taken a closed-off path up the face of Mount Vesuvius, in Italy, and had climbed down into the crater in a bid to recover his mobile phone which he had dropped.

Actor Jason Momoa apologized for taking photos in the Sistine Chapel after disgruntled fans pointed out to him that the series of images he posted on his Instagram violated the rules that are normally enforced for everyone else.

Church buildings have been a mainstay feature throughout Europe for centuries. From quaint country chapels to luxurious and majestic cathedrals, the “Old World” is home or has been home to hundreds of churches. Some of them are maintained in pristine shape, highly regarded as national treasures, while others meet a rather different ending, being left in the hands of time and its relentless way of decaying things.

Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman made famous by photographer Steve McCurry's iconic Afghan Girl photo, has escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been evacuated to Italy.

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!

In October of 2017, photographer Gabor Nagy took his new drone with him on an adventure to Tuscany, to see if he could capture this instantly-recognizable Italian landscape from a different perspective. The result was a beautiful series of eye-catching aerial photos called "Tuscany from Above."

While stuck inside during lockdown, Hungarian photographer Milan Radisics has embarked on a different kind of photo project. Since he can't go out and shoot, he's decided to capture Italy's deserted cities from afar, using public webcams instead of his own camera, and the PrtScn key instead of a shutter button.

Condé Nast photographer Alessio Albi obviously can't do the kind of real-world shooting he's used to right now, but that hasn't stopped him from taking pictures. He's just moved his work over to video chat instead.

Arlington, Texas, was long in the lead to become my family's vacation destination this summer. But sometime in May, we decided that we wanted to revisit Italy. Last time we didn’t make it to Tuscany, so there was no doubt that it would be the area to stay and explore.

I last visited Venice a long time ago, and all I could remember were the crazy crowds. It's no wonder, because I visited in the summer. Last weekend, I decided to visit Venice in the winter with my girlfriend. People were saying "Why Venice? It’s not the season." But that’s exactly the point. I thought that visiting in Venice would be smart to avoid all the crowds, and I was right.

Pantone’s quest is to become the universal language of color. The Pantone Matching System allows printers everywhere in the world to ensure they’re producing colors accurately. Artist and graphic designer Andrea Antoni has found a different use for this language of color: matching it to photographs taken in his home country of Italy.

Ukranian timelapse photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has released a gorgeous new short film titled, "A Gift from Rome." It's a timelapse and hyperlapse journey through the Eternal City with creative transitions.

In 2013, I made by far my most amazing thrift store find. In the Good Samaritan shop in my hometown Roanoke, Virginia, I discovered several rolls of old nitrate negatives. The following day I had the negatives digitized and discovered the rolls contained a considerable trove of nearly 400 images, the majority of which had been shot in Italy about 80 years ago.

Castello di Sammezzano (Non Plus Ultra) has to be the most beautiful castle in Italy. Often called abandoned, it's not actually so; every once in a while it is opened to the public for a guided tour and volunteers take care of the place. At the moment it is being auctioned to the highest bidder.

Who wouldn’t want to explore one of the world’s most haunted places given the chance? Okay, on second thought, maybe most people... Well, while on holiday with my family in Venice, I was recently given that chance and I wasn’t going to turn it down.

My name is Chris König, a 23-years-old self-taught photographer based in The Netherlands. This story is about my one week adventure in the Italian Dolomites, in which I tried to challenge myself, not only on a photography level, but on a personal level as well.

A French tourist was arrested in Rome last week when he tried to fly his camera drone over the iconic Colosseum to capture some aerial footage. According to Italian law, he could now face fines of up to 113,000 Euro ($127K USD).

There are few photographers out there as well-known as the iconic Steve McCurry. His Afghan Girl portrait earned him world-wide fame and recognition, but all of his work -- from the most iconic to the largely unseen -- speaks to his uncanny eye for capturing emotion and composing portraits that are second to none.

And now, four decades of the great man's work is being summed up in a 150-portrait retrospective called Oltre lo Sguardo, on display at the beautiful Villa Reale di Monza in Italy until April 6, 2015.