Maurizio “Mau” Vagnozzi - THE QUIET REPORT

01 Feb 2026 ASIA THAILAND

SEEN AT ONE METER CLOSE

Bangkok at one meter close teaches humility. It asks the photographer to slow down, to accept partial views, to work with obstructions—elbows, steam, passing bodies. It rewards patience, not control. From this perspective, beauty is accidental and truth is constant. This is not Bangkok as postcard.

31 Jan 2026 ASIA HONG KONG THAILAND

THE LAST METER

In the vast, abstract diagrams of global logistics, the last mile is always drawn as a problem of software, routing, data. But in much of Asia, the real drama unfolds in the last meter—the narrow strip of pavement between a truck and a shopfront, between a wholesale market and a street stall. That s

29 Jan 2026

KUKA MULANDINGA

In the stands of African football, where noise and motion usually rule, Kuka Muladinga chose stillness. Wrapped in the colors of the Democratic Republic of Congo, his body painted, his face solemn, Muladinga became known as the human statue: a supporter who does not chant or dance, but stands immobi

27 Jan 2026 CHINA

XI SILENT WAR

In recent months, the upper echelons of China’s military have undergone a quiet but unmistakable convulsion. Senior officers of the People’s Liberation Army have disappeared from public view, been removed from key posts, or abruptly retired under opaque circumstances. Official explanations, when the

24 Jan 2026 slow travel

WE ARE ON THE MENU

In Davos, the audience heard many speeches about uncertainty. Carney’s stood out because it named the cause—and demanded a response. The menu is already being written. The question he posed to the world was simple and uncomfortable: who is willing to sit down, collaborate, and lead—and who will disc