Italy Genzano di Lucania

Golden Wheat Sea: The Wheat Fields of Lucanian Murgia in Summer

Shot
2018
06/24
Publication
2019
06/06
NIKON D810, 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8 @ f/4.0 1/6400, ISO 200
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A total immersion in the summer colors of Lucanian Murgia. The image shows a vast wheat field swaying under the July sun, with mature ears creating a golden sea effect. The hills in the background add depth to the composition, while the intense blue sky frames this typical agricultural landscape of Southern Italy. We are in the territory of Genzano di Lucania, the beating heart of Lucanian cereal production. This area, part of the Murge Plateau, is renowned for the quality of durum wheat grown here, an essential raw material for Italian pasta.

wheat field, Lucanian Murgia, summer, golden ears, Genzano di Lucania, agriculture, durum wheat, Basilicata