Carlo Orsi turns photography into an emotion, and getting to know him through his “shots” is truly a pleasure. In his professional life, he has photographed many different subjects: men and women, clothed and naked, sometimes caught by surprise, sometimes posing. His guiding thread, apparently linked to the past, is as elitist as it is orthodox.

Years ago, he decided to turn his camera on our volunteer work, and that's how I met him.

He introduced himself to us, volunteers for reconstructive plastic surgery in developing countries, with extreme respect, on tiptoe, in keeping with his reserved nature, without interfering with the activity in the operating room, even on occasions when he was an interested observer.

A photographer must get involved in order to carry out his project; Carlo Orsi was present during our humanitarian medical experiences, photographing our patients and our work, to tell the story of how we live and who we are during our missions. He asked to travel with us, to listen to our technical and emotional discussions, he asked to sleep and eat as and where we do. [...]

Being there and “not making your presence felt” so as not to interfere with the group's medical activities is the best way to document their work objectively. His intelligence, discretion, and ironic sense of humor, as well as his somewhat “bear-like” nature, allowed him to fully immerse himself in this experience.