After nearly 30 years working with large-format photography, Massimo Vitali brings together his twelve "best" photographs in this volume. The selection of just a handful of works was made following many lengthy conversations with collaborators and curators who know Vitali's photography deeply. The chosen works are not necessarily his most well-known pieces; rather each speaks to a particular moment of his artistic research. The different images unfold in a changing world that is refl ected in the landscapes depicted and the human interactions with them. Twelve photographs like twelve months in a year: short stories in a long career.