Black Paths Photography by Stephen Kent Johnson moving effortlessly between the lives

moving effortlessly between the lives of people and the life of the terrain

is truly an art book in form and in function

and the depths of unspoken love

–Shelf Awareness

Black Paths Photography by Stephen Kent Johnson moving effortlessly between the livesWhen the Austro Hungarian Empire disintegrated after World War I, control of the Adriatic port of Fiume (now Rieka, Croatia) was hotly disputed. Enter Pirate King Gabriele dAnnunzio, an Italian poet who stormed the city with 3,000 Italian nationalists. DAnnunzio declared Fiume a free republic and himself commander. He envisioned a utopian city state, but Fiume quickly became a surreal center of violence, looting, and decadence, with shades of the