I followed Alessandro De Rose in the lead-up to the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare — a journey of mental and physical preparation through three unexpected and iconic locations across Italy.
Each dive was a moment of focus, reflection, and connection, culminating in Trieste, his hometown, where every edge holds a memory, and every fall becomes flight.
Alessandro De Rose of Italy warms up before diving during the Road To Cliff Diving Italy in Furore, Italy on June 6, 2017.
Alessandro De Rose of Italy dives in the Lima river during the Road To Cliff Diving Italy in Bagni di Lucca, Italy on June 7, 2017.
Alessandro De Rose of Italy prepares for the dive during the Road To Cliff Diving Italy in Porto Venere, Italy on June 9, 2017.
Alessandro De Rose of Italy warms up before diving during the Road To Cliff Diving Italy in Porto Venere, Italy on June 9, 2017.
Alessandro De Rose of Italy shares the emotions of his last dive with the local diving legend Pino Auber during the Road To Cliff Diving Italy in Trieste, Italy on June 10, 2017.
