Lorenzo’s (Olive) Oil
In November, 2022 I photographed this story. Coincidentally the protagonist of this project is named Lorenzo. The beautiful non-fiction movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” came to mind as I wrote the article and I decided to name my story after that movie. The article was published in The Mediterranean Magazine on January 28, 2023.
My story follows Lorenzo on a chilly morning outside of the Spanish town of Los Santos de Maimona in the region of Extremadura. Lorenzo harvests his olives in the traditional way, as has been done for centuries, by hand, (with the small exception of a handheld mechanical harvester used sporadically), beating the olives from the trees. Here’s his story…..
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