Born in 1967, on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons since 2021. My name is actually Giò. I was lucky enough to live in London in its richest and probably best period... (before 2017). I currently live happily in Italy, in Emilia Romagna.

I am an admirer of San Marino, being particularly attracted by its history, spectacular monuments, architecture, fortifications, and breathtaking overhanging towers.  I am an IT Manager and Security Advisor, with a passion for travel and photography.

I like to collaborate on Wikipedia documenting with my photographs topics related to architecture and art.

On Commons, I upload images with my smartphone, action camera and a Canon EOS M50 smart compact camera.

Today I use MILC (mirrorless) cameras almost exclusively using a very good Canon EF-M 55-200mm lens which guarantee the fidelity and distortion-free quality I am currently looking for, which is essential for my composition work.

All my technical choices and personal growth in the photographic field have been continuously fueled by the fact that I actively participate in the Wikimedia community, where I can chat with photographers with exceptional experience and expertise.
There are also administrators and collaborators who, thanks to their commitment, guarantee the platform's functioning.

Finally,
thank you all!

This user participated in Wiki Loves Monuments 2022.

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  Finalist, WLM Italy 2022

This user participated in Wiki Loves Monuments 2023.

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  Finalist, WLM Italy 2023

Photographs by Gio Terra

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2024

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This user participated in Wiki Loves Monuments 2024.

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  Emperor Augustus began building the Tiberius Bridge in 14 AD, and Tiberius finished it in 21 AD. The bridge, today, serves as a pedestrian passage and connects the charming village of San Giuliano (camera location) with the historic center of Rimini. It withstood the bombings of World War II and is one of the most stunning Roman bridges still standing today.
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  Porto Canale Leonardesco by Night, Cesenatico.

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  The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, located in Ravenna, is truly a jewel surrounded by greenery. It is one of the most important examples of early Christian architecture..
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  The Maritime Museum, the only floating museum in Italy, is located in the oldest and most characteristic part of the canal port of Cesenatico and is the synthesis of many centuries of maritime history of the Adriatic sea.
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  A young man smoking a cigarette, a serene elderly man on a bicycle, the Masini fountain admired by a photographer sitting in Piazza del Popolo in Cesena.
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  The Abbey of S. Maria del Monte is placed on the Spaziano hill (Emilia-Romagna, Italy). The structure is mostly dating back to the Renaissance, even if the origins of the monastery are millennial. Different painters have overlapped over time, creating an effect of pleasant colorful confusion and amazement. Even marble and stucco are nothing more than painting...
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  Collapsed ruinously in 1521, due to an explosion, it was restored between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by the architect Luca Beltrami. Difficult to frame due to its enormous size, I created a vertical panorama of three stitched photographs.
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  Typical boats in the colorful canal port of Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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  Three points perspective of the Castle of Mesola, Ferrara, Italy. It is a massive and elegant hunting castle built by the last Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso the 2nd.
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  The Malatestiana Library collects masterpieces of medieval books. Classical Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic books with the aim of realizing the project of universal culture according to the humanistic canons desired by its founder: Malatesta Novello.
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  Remains of Rocca Vecchia, Cesena.
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  Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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  A shadow of a Crucifix on a Abbey's apse, Assisi, Umbria, Italy.
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  Wooden crucifix - Santuario della Verna - Chiusi della Verna, Arezzo.
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  Liberty square and the belltower, Cesena, Italy.
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  Dukes' Courtyard - Portico dell'Elefante (Milan)
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  San Michele Watchower and fortress, Cervia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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  Cathedral of Urbino, Marche, Italy. Refurbished by Architect Giuseppe Valadier (1789).

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  This sailing boat is a transport lugger that is part of the floating section of the Maritime Museum of Cesenatico. It is really large and can be visited by making a reservation at the Museum which is located 20 meters from the boat.

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  Details of the Urbino's Cathedral dome, made by Architect Valadier.

Paris 2024

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  Musée d'Orsay - Vue intérieure de l'allée centrale et du splendide plafond (1900).
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  Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre, Paris.

Architecture in San Marino

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  Paragliding next to the Cesta tower
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  Torre Guaita - San Marino
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  Other view (Sunset)
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  Palazzo Pubblico - San Marino
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  City of San Marino - Panorama 2024
  

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  Cesta Tower - 2024
  
  
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  Cesta & Montale - Panorama 2024
  
  

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Some Flowers

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  Osteospermum flower
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  Tulipa Purple Dream
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  Tulipa Juliette
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  www.gbif.org the Global Biodiversity Information Facility published this images as references.

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Monumental trees & places

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  Hampton Court Garden - London (2016) - www.archinform.net - The International Architecture Database, published this photo.
  
  
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  Piazza del Popolo, Cesena, Italy. Il Sole 24 Ore and Idealista - published this photo.
  
  

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  Basilica di Loreto, Ancona. * [Finalist of the WLM Italian local contest Marche 2022].
  
  
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  Piazza del Duomo - Milan (Italy)
  Finalist at the Italian Wiki Love Monuments 2022.
  
  
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  Cesenatico, Barche storiche del Museo della marineria esposte nel Canale Leonardesco. *
  [Finalist at the Italian Wiki Love Monuments 2023].
  
  

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Doors and Portals

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  It is a wooden door created by Giorgio Razzani in 1631. It was the main entrance to the hospital known as the Santissimo Crocifisso hospital, built in the mid-15th century in Cesena at the behest of Malatesta Novello. It was rebuilt in 1776-95 by Agostino Azzolini following the original project. In the mid 19th century the palace was rebuilt again and once again this wooden monument is still there!
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  Portale - Duomo (Milano) 2022