About ilva-b / ilva

I work as a freelance photographer and recipe developer. Originally from Sweden, I moved to Tuscany, Italy 14 years ago where the light and the food are my constant sources of inspiration.

web site:
Ilva Beretta Photography

blogs:
As Time Goes By... my Work In Progress photography blog
Lucullian Delights a food and photo blog in English
Serial Pics a thematic photo blog
Aglio e olio a food and photo blog in Swedish

I'm Female and Taken.

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`Mia says:
"Ilva's photos feed the soul. She has a wonderful eye and fresh perspective, and her photos are an artist's palette of colors, patterns, and texture."

anna_t says:
"I love Ilvas pictures - they're something to hunger for, either they're shots of food, nature or some special detail in her Tuscan surroundings. Her photos together with her recipies and comments on Italian everyday life are necessary ingredients in life soup :)"

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