{"id":1809084,"date":"2026-03-05T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1809084"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:48:00","slug":"la-dolce-vita-these-photos-explore-cortina-beyond-the-olympic-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1809084","title":{"rendered":"La dolce vita: These photos explore Cortina beyond the Olympic hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-0-1788-1192\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440350.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/art-photography\/article\/69827\/1\/la-dolce-vita-these-photos-explore-cortina-beyond-the-olympic-hype-arturo-bamboo\" data-article-id=\"69827\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.47\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1217\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440350.jpg\" width=\"1788\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T16:48:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"05 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"5\">5,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>La dolce vita: These photos explore Cortina beyond the <span class=\"nowrap\">Olympic hype<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The host town of the 2026 Winter Olympics has a \u2018dreamlike atmosphere\u2019 that\u2019s increasingly elusive, say photography duo Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T16:48:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"05 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"5\">5,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T16:48:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"05 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"5\">5,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/ThomWaite\">Thom Waite<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-60-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">CORTINA by Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/0\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-6-2999-1999\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440296.jpg\" width=\"2999\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/1\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1583-2040-1360\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440297.jpg\" width=\"2040\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/2\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1140-1995-1330\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440298.jpg\" width=\"1995\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/3\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1339\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-810-2009-1339\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440299.jpg\" width=\"2009\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/4\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-953-2040-1360\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440300.jpg\" width=\"2040\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/5\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440301.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 60 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you weren\u2019t already aware of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, you likely encountered it this year as the host of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69658\/1\/winter-olympics-2026-breakout-stars-milano-cortina-blade-angels-alysa-liu\"><span>2026 Winter Olympics<\/span><\/a><span>. As a result, our collective memory of the mountainous, north-Italian town is defined by adrenaline-fuelled downhill races, perilous snowboarding jumps, and the wolfdog who trespassed on the cross-country skiing course. But in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/cortina\"><em><span>CORTINA<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>, a new series from the photography duo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/\"><span>Arturo and Bamboo<\/span><\/a><span> (<\/span><span>Bamboo van Kampen and Arthur Groeneveld), the town takes on an extra dimension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The first time we arrived, we were completely surprised as it was unlike anything we\u2019d ever seen before,\u201d they tell Dazed. \u201cThe clich\u00e9 of <\/span><em><span>la dolce vita<\/span><\/em><span> felt true here.\u201d In their photos, the Italian sun slants across cobbled town squares, and locals take their <\/span><em><span>passeggiata <\/span><\/em><span>(an elevated evening stroll) with an aura of quiet serenity. That\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t hints of the town\u2019s unique sporting legacy, though, which dates back to 1956, when it first played host to the Winter Olympics. Captured across several visits, the images also show skiers taking to the slopes, cable cars in motion, and sporting equipment drying off after a session in the snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of wintery weather, <\/span><em><span>CORTINA <\/span><\/em><span>is presented as a sister book of Arturo and Bamboo\u2019s previous publication, <\/span><em><span>SNOW<\/span><\/em><span>, and is part of a wider collection that explores \u201csome of the most magical places\u201d the duo has explored over several years. This takes inspiration, they say, from popular postcard booklets in the early 20th century, which focused on a specific destination as seen through an artist\u2019s eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, Arturo and Bamboo tell us more about <\/span><em><span>CORTINA<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"45d3279d-de7c-4e79-95f0-b40400e5ac71\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1217\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440342.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1788\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440342.jpg\" width=\"1217\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Olimpia Delle Tofane <span class=\"nowrap\">ski run<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>What initially drew you to Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo as a subject?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo:<\/strong><span> We always try to visit places which still have that extra something, that dreamlike atmosphere \u2013 something that is becoming increasingly rare these days. Cortina was one of them. The first time we arrived, we were completely surprised, as it was unlike anything we\u2019d ever seen before, a very different landscape and ambience than in the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps. You felt the history, but also somehow it feels contemporary. Since that first time, we\u2019ve returned again and again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The gentle lifestyle in Cortina is at odds with the rest of the world\u2019s adrenaline-fuelled impression of the town this year \u2013 what do locals make of this contrast?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>The locals have mixed feelings about the Olympics. For many, it feels like an invasion that disrupts everyday life. At the same time, Cortina is used to moments in the international spotlight, whether it\u2019s the filming of a James Bond movie or the staging of major sporting events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Were there any notable characters you met during the shoot, either local or visiting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>The town is full of special characters and families who have been coming here for generations. Most are Italian and very open. Even after visiting for 40 years, they are still stunned by the surroundings \u2013 you keep hearing, \u2018Bellissimo!\u2019 It feels like everyone is happy to come to Cortina, as it calms them but also brings out the best in them. Being here makes you feel alive, but also small in the presence of the overwhelming nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As you mention, there\u2019s an interesting collision between the real and the cinematic in Cortina \u2013 how did you draw that out in your photos?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo:<\/strong><span> For us, Cortina is 100 per cent cinematic while remaining completely real. We photograph what is in front of us. We never stage our images, nor do we edit or colour-correct them. This approach has been central to our practice since the very beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did your approach differ when shooting local life versus extreme sports?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>It really remains the same. In resort towns like these, the action happens so close to local life: think bob runs [ice tracks for bobsleds] next to farmland, and super-G slaloms new to traditional <\/span><em><span>rifugios<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say to someone who\u2019s never visited Cortina and doesn\u2019t know what to expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>You will step into a different time, surrounded by the most beautiful mountain range you can imagine!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo is available<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/cortina\">here<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-60-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">CORTINA by Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/0\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-6-2999-1999\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440296.jpg\" width=\"2999\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/1\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1583-2040-1360\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440297.jpg\" width=\"2040\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/2\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1140-1995-1330\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440298.jpg\" width=\"1995\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/3\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1339\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-810-2009-1339\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440299.jpg\" width=\"2009\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/4\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-953-2040-1360\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440300.jpg\" width=\"2040\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36798\/5\/cortina-by-arturo-and-bamboo\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440301.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 60 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you weren\u2019t already aware of Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, you likely encountered it this year as the host of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69658\/1\/winter-olympics-2026-breakout-stars-milano-cortina-blade-angels-alysa-liu\"><span>2026 Winter Olympics<\/span><\/a><span>. As a result, our collective memory of the mountainous, north-Italian town is defined by adrenaline-fuelled downhill races, perilous snowboarding jumps, and the wolfdog who trespassed on the cross-country skiing course. But in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/cortina\"><em><span>CORTINA<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>, a new series from the photography duo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/\"><span>Arturo and Bamboo<\/span><\/a><span> (<\/span><span>Bamboo van Kampen and Arthur Groeneveld), the town takes on an extra dimension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The first time we arrived, we were completely surprised as it was unlike anything we\u2019d ever seen before,\u201d they tell Dazed. \u201cThe clich\u00e9 of <\/span><em><span>la dolce vita<\/span><\/em><span> felt true here.\u201d In their photos, the Italian sun slants across cobbled town squares, and locals take their <\/span><em><span>passeggiata <\/span><\/em><span>(an elevated evening stroll) with an aura of quiet serenity. That\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t hints of the town\u2019s unique sporting legacy, though, which dates back to 1956, when it first played host to the Winter Olympics. Captured across several visits, the images also show skiers taking to the slopes, cable cars in motion, and sporting equipment drying off after a session in the snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking of wintery weather, <\/span><em><span>CORTINA <\/span><\/em><span>is presented as a sister book of Arturo and Bamboo\u2019s previous publication, <\/span><em><span>SNOW<\/span><\/em><span>, and is part of a wider collection that explores \u201csome of the most magical places\u201d the duo has explored over several years. This takes inspiration, they say, from popular postcard booklets in the early 20th century, which focused on a specific destination as seen through an artist\u2019s eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, Arturo and Bamboo tell us more about <\/span><em><span>CORTINA<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"45d3279d-de7c-4e79-95f0-b40400e5ac71\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1217\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440342.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.68\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo\" class=\"img\" height=\"1788\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/0\/1440342.jpg\" width=\"1217\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Olimpia Delle Tofane <span class=\"nowrap\">ski run<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Arturo <span class=\"nowrap\">and Bamboo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>What initially drew you to Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo as a subject?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo:<\/strong><span> We always try to visit places which still have that extra something, that dreamlike atmosphere \u2013 something that is becoming increasingly rare these days. Cortina was one of them. The first time we arrived, we were completely surprised, as it was unlike anything we\u2019d ever seen before, a very different landscape and ambience than in the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps. You felt the history, but also somehow it feels contemporary. Since that first time, we\u2019ve returned again and again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The gentle lifestyle in Cortina is at odds with the rest of the world\u2019s adrenaline-fuelled impression of the town this year \u2013 what do locals make of this contrast?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>The locals have mixed feelings about the Olympics. For many, it feels like an invasion that disrupts everyday life. At the same time, Cortina is used to moments in the international spotlight, whether it\u2019s the filming of a James Bond movie or the staging of major sporting events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Were there any notable characters you met during the shoot, either local or visiting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>The town is full of special characters and families who have been coming here for generations. Most are Italian and very open. Even after visiting for 40 years, they are still stunned by the surroundings \u2013 you keep hearing, \u2018Bellissimo!\u2019 It feels like everyone is happy to come to Cortina, as it calms them but also brings out the best in them. Being here makes you feel alive, but also small in the presence of the overwhelming nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As you mention, there\u2019s an interesting collision between the real and the cinematic in Cortina \u2013 how did you draw that out in your photos?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo:<\/strong><span> For us, Cortina is 100 per cent cinematic while remaining completely real. We photograph what is in front of us. We never stage our images, nor do we edit or colour-correct them. This approach has been central to our practice since the very beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did your approach differ when shooting local life versus extreme sports?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>It really remains the same. In resort towns like these, the action happens so close to local life: think bob runs [ice tracks for bobsleds] next to farmland, and super-G slaloms new to traditional <\/span><em><span>rifugios<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say to someone who\u2019s never visited Cortina and doesn\u2019t know what to expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo and Bamboo: <\/strong><span>You will step into a different time, surrounded by the most beautiful mountain range you can imagine!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>CORTINA by Arturo and Bamboo is available<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arturo-bamboo.com\/cortina\">here<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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