Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis – The 17th edition of Rencontres Photo Gaspésie, Quebec's international photography festival, has opened under the theme "Errances" (Wanderings). As part of the festival, visitors can explore Matteo de Mayda's exhibition There Is No Calm After the Storm (Non c'è quiete dopo la tempesta), on view in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis from July 15 through September 30. The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal. De Mayda's photographs document the devastating extreme weather event that struck northeastern Italy in October 2018, when powerful sirocco winds—with gusts reaching 200 km/h (124 mph) across the Dolomites – uprooted an estimated 14 million trees. Torrential rains caused rivers to overflow, carrying debris across the landscape and leaving entire mountain communities flooded or severely damaged. Developed in collaboration with journalist Cosimo Bizzarri, the TESAF and DAFNAE departments of the University of Padua, and supported through the ISPA 2021 funding program, the project examines the long-term consequences of the disaster by bringing together documentary photography, scientific research and archival investigation. By exploring the causes, impacts and future implications of the event, There Is No Calm After the Storm seeks to raise public awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis and the fragile balance between human activity and the resilience of natural ecosystems. (9colonne)