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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Seasons,  Spring

    Rest under a tree

    May 31, 2013 /

    Resting under a tree, on a sunny afternoon, in springtime.

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    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018

    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014

    Alone, Together…

    June 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Projects

    What Lasts of Last Summer

    May 30, 2013 /

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    The Stroller

    July 7, 2015

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013

    Different Financial Transactions

    November 3, 2016
  • Bottles&Cups,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects

    Spumante (Italian Champagne) ready to fuel the party

    May 29, 2013 /

    There is no better way to do it.

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    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016

    Lunch hour geometry

    February 2, 2013

    The Bodyguard in Red

    April 13, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects

    Mind Your Way!

    May 28, 2013 /

    What did grab his attention?

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    The Bored Bassman

    March 16, 2013

    Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135/4 – A Demanding Use Case

    December 10, 2025

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects

    Guess who’s happier?

    May 27, 2013 /

    Easy, isn’t it? The title “Guess Who’s Happier” finds its answer before you even look twice. In the foreground, a man in a bold red Hawaiian shirt strides into frame, caught mid-motion, mid-laugh. He wears a grey fedora, sunglasses, and the loose, unselfconscious energy of someone untouched by the stiffness of the scene around him. His shirt blooms with white hibiscus prints, a quiet rebellion against the asphalt and glass of the urban backdrop. Behind him, to the right, a man in a dark suit and tie steps forward with a deliberate, guarded pace. His expression is unreadable, but the body language is tight, restrained—functional. The suit, the posture, the context…

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    Thirsty

    June 10, 2014

    Italian Stardust

    April 6, 2015

    Shooting Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA)-like Events

    August 15, 2024
  • B&W,  Chairs&Seats,  Daily photo,  Projects

    Interior Design at Aurum

    May 26, 2013 /

    Is this couch a piece of art or just a sitting? Two benches, back-to-back, occupy the precise centre of the frame, their symmetry so exact it becomes almost architectural. The polished wooden floor stretches endlessly in all directions, its warm texture rendered in monochrome tones that transform the scene into a study of lines, surfaces, and repetition. The absence of people only sharpens the sense of stillness, making the furniture itself the protagonist. From a compositional standpoint, the central placement works because the subject’s geometry demands order. The verticals of the bench legs and back supports anchor the frame, while the horizontal lines of the seats echo the floor’s pattern.…

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    Luck is an Attitude

    January 25, 2014

    Fuji X-T2 records audio at 16bit/48Khz

    October 11, 2020

    Skating on the streets of Milan

    October 4, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    A Dangerous Alley

    May 25, 2013 /

    A parking entrance at night. A dangerous place.

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    Washed

    November 22, 2015

    Foto-Grafo featured on Yanidel.net

    March 20, 2013

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Thoughts

    Too Noisy

    May 24, 2013 /

    A Marching Brass Band rehearsing its performance… maybe too noisy even for daylight time?

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    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018

    Ninja-Turtles?

    April 30, 2014

    Blackfriars Train Station Banner

    September 22, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  People,  Projects,  Shops

    A quiet watchdog or long-time friend who enjoys some rest??

    May 23, 2013 /

    I was walking through a narrow street in Rome when I saw him—stretched across the threshold of a dusty antiques shop like a soft barricade. Head down, ears flat, but not asleep. Not quite. He was watching with the kind of calm that doesn’t need to prove anything. The Leica M9 was set to zone focus, aperture around f/5.6, and I didn’t have time to fuss. I framed, stepped slightly left to catch the reflections in the glass, and took the shot. The light was diffuse—no harsh shadows, just a steady wash of warmth from the tungsten bulbs inside, softened further by the grey sky outside. The exposure held nicely,…

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    A creative approach to zone focusing with superfast manual lenses and mirrorless cameras in street photography

    September 28, 2024

    As Deep As The Ocean

    April 15, 2016

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 5 – Kodak Tri X 400 – September 2015 shot in Sept. 2023

    May 8, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Urban Landscape,  Works

    Life is a bitch

    May 22, 2013 /

    Sunday morning. Scorching sun. A work to be done on time. Life is a bitch.

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    Zombies

    March 4, 2021

    The Traveler’s Dilemma: Where To?

    October 21, 2023

    Genta Fukue live@Sakura Terrace – Kyoto

    June 22, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks

    What (or Who) Are These Hangs For?

    May 21, 2013 /

    Shot under the sharp midday sun, this image was never meant to soothe. The rope nooses hanging beneath the Egidi bridge in Lazio weren’t installed for dramatic effect—at least, I assume not—but the visual reads like a theatre of unease. Their symmetrical placement across the frame, knotted with intention, stirs something more than curiosity. I took the photo from a boat, drifting slowly beneath the bridge’s concrete weight. The water was still, though not glassy—its murky green caught just enough reflection to add texture. Compositionally, the image divides into thirds almost intuitively: the river below, the ropes suspended in the centre, and the man-made bridge above. The eye bounces between…

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    How Nissan Crossing Has Changed Over Time

    December 1, 2025

    Hard Spam

    April 1, 2013

    An Old Boxing Gym

    February 22, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape,  Works

    The last flower

    May 20, 2013 /

    The concrete is coming. How long will the last flowers stand?

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    A Street Dancer In Sakae

    August 9, 2019

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014

    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013 /

    is it an oil painting, or is it for real?

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    The Spectators

    August 19, 2017

    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017

    Belgian Macarons

    November 2, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Seasons,  Spring

    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013 /

    Love is like a flower, Both need care and attention to grow, Both die if not fed, Both don’t last forever.

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    A Red Floating Crate

    February 15, 2014

    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013

    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    Couples

    May 17, 2013 /

    Two couples in a square. One seeks rest, the other, food.

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    On Air

    July 22, 2014

    Side by Side, Ready to Ride

    July 21, 2015

    Mussels Underwater…

    August 23, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape

    When the parking’s lost

    May 16, 2013 /

    When the parking is lost, there’s only one solution.

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    The Silent Dialog

    August 31, 2013

    Cold Stuff

    November 28, 2015

    The Wild Bunch

    September 30, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control

    Just a soccer match…

    May 15, 2013 /

    This is not an upcoming urban riot. Just a soccer match…

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    Leaving The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017

    Shooting the Shooter…

    February 12, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo

    A Master Luthier in his lab…

    May 14, 2013 /

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    Cold Night, Hot Drink

    January 13, 2014

    A Haunted(?) House

    September 19, 2014

    Old Rolls, Immortal Style

    August 12, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013 /

    To seat or no to seat?

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    Alessandro Blasioli – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 9, 2022

    Staring At The Infinite

    August 22, 2013

    A view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Social Control

    Raus

    May 12, 2013 /

    I took this photograph on a quiet street where the stillness of the scene clashed violently with the venom of the message sprayed across the wall. The phrase, written in crude, hurried strokes, is not a remnant from some distant, darker chapter of history but a fresh reminder that intolerance continues to thrive. The frame is stripped of distraction: a textured wall, a single small window with broken panes, and the shadow of a streetlamp reaching across the surface. The composition leans heavily on the tension between emptiness and statement. Placing the graffiti off-centre allows the cracked window to act as a counterweight, both visually and metaphorically—two forms of damage,…

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    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013

    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    The three musket(b)eer

    May 11, 2013 /

    Guess who’s Porthos?

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    A Special Dress for a Special Party

    July 6, 2016

    National Security

    April 4, 2014

    The Bodyguard in Red

    April 13, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo

    In the backstage

    May 10, 2013 /

    There’s a kind of quiet tension in the way they lean against the wall. No people in sight. No instruments visible. Just the outlines of music, sleeping inside their forms. As a photographer, that’s the kind of silence you try to listen to. The room was dark, lit only from one side. The light caught the curve of one case and slipped off the edge of the other. Texture came forward. Shape. Memory. You could almost hear the faint creak of clasps, the echo of strings long since gone quiet. Sometimes the most expressive shots come when nothing is happening. No performance, no sound—just the pause in between. These cases…

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    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

    Different Loads

    June 23, 2015

    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops

    A party that shall never come

    May 9, 2013 /

    A dress and a bag waiting to be sold. Will the party ever take place?

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    On Composition. Or: the eye sees what the mind is prepared to comprehend

    September 11, 2023

    A Little Of Thailand In Rome

    August 3, 2013

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013 /

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    October 15, 2022

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    June 12, 2014

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    March 7, 2013
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