If you've ever visited any of the cliff-edge towns on Italy's outstretched shin, you'll be familiar with the colourful pile-up of concrete buildings spilling out into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Amalfi is just such a town. The photos you see on Instagram make it look so tranquil and idyllic, but in the middle of summer, it feels more like a sweaty bustling favela, choked up with diesel fumes and arguing locals. Its famous Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea is one of the few things worth seeing in Amalfi, and will give you a few moments respite from the pandemonium of the streets below. Beyond that, we were left feeling exhausted and disappointed.

These photographs were taken with my Sony A7R IV and the Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM with Kase Wolverine filters.

Equipment used

Camera

Sony A7R IV

Lens

Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM

Filters

Kase Wolverine Magnetic

About the photographer

I'm Alex Nichol. I'm an amateur photographer from the North of England. For me, photography is a way to share what I love most about the world. That includes everything, from family and friends, to wild animals and breathtaking places... or maybe just how the sun twinkles on a weed in my back garden. It's all fair game.

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