FABIO GERMINARIO
Single Portion Life

Since the 1970s capsule hotels have met the needs of businessmen who need refreshment and rest before returning to work, in the great homeland of effectiveness. Quiet beehives scattered in the chaos of the metropolis, crossroads of solitudes and silences, like a long sigh in the superfluous hours of day and night.
No shoes. No tattoos. No women. Two towels, a pair of boxers, a dressing gown. No need for interaction, no superfluous effort, only the time strictly necessary for a single portion of pre-packaged cuddles. Waiting for a new functional and solitary day.

Author
Fabio Germinario (Rome, 1987) is an independent photojournalist.
Through travel, he has shaped his identity and found in documentary photography the language to explore the connection between people and their environment.

His work focuses on social and cultural narratives, told with an intimate and respectful gaze that reveals the authenticity and complexity of the stories he encounters.

He has developed projects in several countries: In Japan, documenting capsule hotels and their social role since the 70s (Single Portion Life), as well as the centuries-old tradition of sumo (Training Sumo); and in the Philippines, portraying life in marginalized urban areas (Barangay Happy Land-Tenement Town) and the underground world of cockfighting(Topada).

In Italy, since 2010, he has been working on a long-term project about Rome’s nightlife, a visual exploration of the night as a refuge, a mirror, and a stage for human relationships (Night Train, 2010–ongoing).

Between 2021 and 2024, he follo

Website
http://www.fabiogerminario.com

Instagram
@fabiogerminario

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