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Photographer Paolo Raeli Shows Us How Beautiful The Youth Can Be

by viralbandit April 29, 2019, 6:25 pm 1.6k Views

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Paolo Raeli is an artist born and raised in Palermo, South Italy. Being scared of forgetting things, his main focus became photography. His main focus became photography and taking pictures of his friends and loved ones mostly. Paolo Raeli shows with his pictures how beautiful the youth can be.

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And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it’s this: I was here. I existed. I was young, I was happy … And someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture.

These words can be found next to a picture that Italian photographer Paolo Raeli has posted on Instagram. In addition to a photo exhibition called INSIDE MY ROOM in Favara, the artist also exhibits his works in the exhibition PAOLO RAELI in the Daelim Museum in Seoul. Rarely do you experience such lively, honest, and warm images that play with colors in a very individual way.

With his works, Paolo Raeli reflects exactly the youth culture, which probably even many young people want: kisses in the back of a car, hiking through the rain, sleeping under the open sky and cycling through balmy summer nights.

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It has been a tough year for everyone, so I made a list of good things that happened in 2018; we saw a beautiful lunar eclipse! And in Saudi Arabia women can now drive! And also, The first cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia opened, screening “Black Panther”. 📽 A man is playing his piano to blind and injured elephants, and they love it. 🐘 💕And there’s also a documentary about it! 🎹 There’s a group of birds in a French theme park that has been trained to pick up the trash, and India’s Supreme Court decriminalized consensual gay sex 🌈 There’s a man in Nigeria that has been paying for hospital bills of poor and uninsured strangers, and over 350 golden retriever gathered in Scotland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their lovely breed. Then on the Fourth of July, over 250 people went comforting dogs in shelters instead of watching the fireworks. 🐕 Germany launched the world’s first hydrogen powered train, 🌱And more than 200 nations promised to fight against ocean plastic pollution. 🌊 ♡ Every day there’s a sunrise and a sunset to look at, kisses, 💋 falling stars, 💫 weird shaped clouds, ☁️ friends you can look up to.. ♥ Laughter and the beauty of small things. Do not forget that despite the bad things that happen, (and that happen to us, too) the sun rises every day and the world is full of things to see 🌈 and discover 🦋 and taste 🍰 and caress 🐥 and sometimes just getting out of bed on some dark days is a beautiful victory!!! We’re alive!  I love you all, deeply. happy holidays. and thank you for supporting me and my photography ♥

A post shared by Paolo Raeli (@paoloraeli) on Dec 30, 2018 at 7:47am PST

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please take pictures of your friends. take pictures of your friends when they laugh, and when they are happy. And when they are sad, too. Take pictures of them partying, studying, eating, or sleeping in your bed. Take pictures of their new hair color, or new shoes, take pictures of them while they roll their first cigarette, and take pictures of their last, when they quit smoking. take pictures of your friends just being themselves. Tell them they are beautiful all the time you think it. They may dislike these pictures now. but one day, very very far from this year, they will be thankful. – tag someone you love ♥️ lovely memories from last year with my beloved friends in northern Italy – prints of my pictures are available at the link in BIO!

A post shared by Paolo Raeli (@paoloraeli) on Nov 20, 2018 at 7:48am PST

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please take pictures of your friends. take pictures of your friends when they laugh, and when they are happy. And when they are sad, too. Take pictures of them partying, studying, eating, or sleeping in your bed. Take pictures of their new hair color, or new shoes, take pictures of them while they roll their first cigarette, and take pictures of their last, when they quit smoking. take pictures of your friends just being themselves. Tell them they are beautiful all the time you think it. They may dislike these pictures now. but one day, very very far from this year, they will be thankful. – tag someone you love ♥️ One last night in Los Angeles. Thank you for all the magic

A post shared by Paolo Raeli (@paoloraeli) on Sep 11, 2018 at 8:23am PDT

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I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – tag someone you love ♥️ qt by maya angelou. Follow @kaplanitalia to learn more on how this experience in the States has been possible to me!

A post shared by Paolo Raeli (@paoloraeli) on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:07am PDT

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TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! 🎂 I want to use this little space to thank all of you, for supporting me directly or indirectly. You are the reason I do what I love and I am grateful for that. Photography has been the joy.. The joy of my life. It’s been already five years in this journey, and more than ever I feel the urge to remember you all to protect your friends, love your family, the one you have been assigned at birth or the one you’ve chosen, love yourself and never forget that life is beautiful. Truly it is. With its magic and illusions. I am so grateful for the privileges and opportunities I’ve been granted, and to be one of the lucky ones to be alive. I love you all, deeply. Here’s a collection of candids of my friends, my life, everything that I love. Yours truly, forever, Paolo. 🌞 Grazie – Thank you – Tusind Tak – danke -Спасибо – 감사합니다 🙏🏻

A post shared by Paolo Raeli (@paoloraeli) on Aug 8, 2018 at 7:38am PDT