Riva standing on the waterfront in Venice, seen from behind, looking out across the water towards a domed church with moored boats in front of her.

TRAVEL · CULTURE · BASED IN ROME

Exploring Culture, Identity, and the World Around Us.

Based in Rome, I create visual stories around travel, culture, fashion, and the details that make a place worth remembering.

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The idea

A landmark tells you where you are. The light at six, the walk to dinner, the room you didn’t want to leave. Those tell you what it was like.

Riva in a cream suit standing in a square in front of the domed and arched facade of a basilica.

A wide canal seen from a bridge, lined with pale buildings and busy with small boats, a domed church closing the view.

A varnished wooden water taxi moored at a jetty beside weathered mooring posts.

Riva in a cream suit standing against the stone frame of an old shopfront window, looking down at something in her hands.

Editor’s letter

The person behind the places

I’m Indonesian, I live in Rome, and I spend most of my time looking at how cities behave. Which streets fill up at seven, what a hotel gets right in its first thirty seconds, why one square feels like somewhere and the next one doesn’t.

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Five Neapolitan pizzas on enamel plates seen from directly above on a marble table, blistered crusts and basil.

For brands

Work with me

UGC and visual storytelling for travel, hospitality and lifestyle brands. Content that makes a property, destination, or experience feel like somewhere you have already been.

Services and enquiries

For travellers

Tours in Rome

Laluse Travel, Italian private trip expert. Private guide, car rentals, custom itinerary, and any assistance service in Italy, by request.

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