Set the scene.
Camilleri wrote roughly 500 hymns for parishes, schools and other organisations. His poetry collection Fil-Ġnejna tat-Tfulija, published in 1948, was written for children.
Here’s the twist.
He was also a photographer. His pictures of local landscapes appeared on postcards and calendars, carrying familiar places into everyday homes.
Why it still matters.
He also photographed Dun Karm, including the well-known portrait with a canary, and filmed the poet. One writer preserved another writer’s image through a camera.
🧠 One to think about +
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