Stromboli volcano has been spouting red fountains for the last 5,000 years. Ancient sailors called it “the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean,” as it helped them orient themselves at sea during the night. Today, Stromboli’s people live in two villages, ...

Gaia Squarci
Gaia Squarci is a photographer, videographer and writer who divides her time between Milan and New York, where she teaches Digital Storytelling at ICP. Gaia is a contributor of Prospekt, an IWMF fellow and National Geographic grantee. Her photography has appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Time Magazine, Vogue, The Guardian, Internazionale, The Washington Post, among others.