The Mastio di Matilde at Fortezza Vecchia, Livorno

A striking monochrome study of the Fortezza Vecchia in Livorno, Italy, featuring the iconic Mastio di Matilde. This circular 13th-century tower stands as a sentinel over the Medici port, its weathered stone and brickwork highlighted by high-contrast black and white editing. The composition uses leading lines and dramatic shadows to evoke the timeless, monumental history of this Tuscan coastal fortification.