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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Urban Landscape

    Walking at Night, in Milan

    September 30, 2013 /

    There’s a peculiar calm in Milan once the crowds have dispersed and the city settles into its late-night rhythm. This photograph captures that quiet moment — a lone figure walking through the porticoed gallery, flanked by shuttered shops and covered windows, lit by the cool precision of artificial light. The receding row of lamps creates a tunnel effect, pulling the eye straight down the corridor, while the solitary pedestrian provides both a human scale and a focal point. From a compositional standpoint, the image benefits from strong leading lines. The symmetry of the architecture is slightly offset by the human element, keeping the frame from becoming sterile. The repetition of…

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    Stylemaster

    August 22, 2014

    The Bystander

    February 5, 2018

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Good Manners

    September 29, 2013 /

    … comes from childhood

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    Desolation

    May 13, 2015

    Portrait with Skewers

    December 6, 2014

    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Naughty Customer’s Place

    September 28, 2013 /

    Remember, next be kind with the waiter!

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    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022

    @Rome Maker Faire – 6. A Statue(?)

    October 21, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics

    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013 /

    Not in Mexico, anyway

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    Desolation

    May 13, 2015

    5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI

    February 28, 2024

    One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

    December 22, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows

    Out for a While

    September 26, 2013 /

    … or gone forever?

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    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    Full Moon

    September 30, 2018

    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Summer

    Street Compass Rose

    September 25, 2013 /

    There’s something both poetic and ironic about finding a compass rose embedded in the tarmac — a relic of navigation sitting just a few metres from a working fishing port, in an age where most people rely on satellites to find the nearest café. I came across this one early in the morning, when the sun was low and the light had that burnished quality that makes asphalt glisten. The framing here was deliberate: I chose to crouch low, letting the compass rose dominate the foreground, while the fishing boats in the distance anchor the background in place. This low perspective exaggerates the texture of the cracked road surface, contrasting…

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    A Contemporary-Art Installation?

    March 31, 2013

    Feuer

    July 10, 2021

    Red Curtains

    August 28, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Social Control

    Out-of-Focus

    September 24, 2013 /

    My fault, but – somehow – I find this picture evocative.

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    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015

    The Restorer’s Nest

    June 27, 2013

    Stop

    December 6, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Audience (Not a Rock Concert, Indeed)

    September 23, 2013 /

    I made this photo during an outdoor performance to begin. What drew me in wasn’t their anticipation, but their fragmentation. Each group was self-contained, bound by conversation, silence, observation, or fatigue. Shot wide, the frame flattens the scene against the warm, textured backdrop of ancient brickwork. The wall itself becomes part of the composition—silent, immovable, almost performative in its presence. Light was fading, diffuse but uneven. I didn’t push the ISO too hard; I let the image soften in the shadows and hold detail in the mids. Skin tones are desaturated but honest. I made no attempt to brighten it into clarity. This is dusk, and it should feel like…

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    How to (Unconventionally) Shoot Track and Field Competitions

    July 30, 2024

    Windows XVIII … Century

    February 27, 2014

    Nico Cilli Band Live@Città Sant’Angelo

    October 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Lost in mumbling

    September 22, 2013 /

    It was a hot evening, the kind that slows time down. I stood just inside the entrance of a small southern Italian bar, camera slung low, as this scene unfolded naturally in front of me. Two young men, surrounded by the low buzz of a small crowd and the fading daylight, absorbed in their own bubble of silence. One leans into his smartphone with all the weight of someone trying to escape; the other, lost in thought, stares past the counter’s glare. The band in the background plays on, unnoticed. I framed the shot deliberately tight, giving the Ferrarelle fridge full prominence. It anchors the scene in place and era—local,…

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    The Shooter’s Dilemma

    July 12, 2014

    Staring At The Infinite

    August 22, 2013

    Portrait of a Gunsmith

    February 24, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013 /

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    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013

    Guarding Democracy

    June 14, 2023

    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013 /

    How long was he staying there?

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    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013 /

    I took this photograph on the beach beneath the Ponte del Mare in Pescara. The scene is divided between the monumental line of the bridge and the human scale of two kite surfers preparing their gear. The composition works by contrast: the rigid geometry of steel cables and concrete arcs against the fluid, improvised forms of sport and sand.

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    Who Needs A Wedding Photographer Anymore?

    May 29, 2014

    Pure Joy. An Essay in Street-Photography

    May 25, 2014

    Busy In A Call

    December 16, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013 /

    They still need to walk a long, long way before getting in sight of the original Negrita. Nevertheless they have a lot of fun…

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    An Old Lady in Great Shape

    September 23, 2014

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Summer

    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013 /

    It was the kind of place you don’t really notice. A narrow passage, cracked walls, peeling paint, dim light. The kind of corridor you pass through without stopping. Unless you’re carrying a camera—and a little curiosity. I called this frame Stairway to Nothing when I first saw it on the screen. The name came unprompted. It just fit. The stairs are real, but lead to… what, exactly? A dead-end, a blank wall, maybe a half-forgotten door. You get the sense there was once purpose here—function, traffic, even a rhythm. Now it’s just remnants. A railing to hold on to, steps still intact, pots of green fighting back against the concrete. This wasn’t…

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    Breaking the Fourth Wall

    February 17, 2020

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013

    Visual

    January 18, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013 /

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    The Seagull’s Rest

    December 18, 2013

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013

    5 (improbable) Frames with a roll of Ferrania Orto and a Nikon 35TI

    February 28, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    A true cricket?

    September 16, 2013 /

    Trust me, this is a real photo.

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    The Sprint Before the Ride

    August 8, 2013

    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023

    After the Race

    July 27, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013 /

    Not stylish, not “clean”, not “intellectual”… but damn fun!!

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    Outside the Courthall

    April 15, 2015

    Imitation of Banksi

    November 1, 2021

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013 /

    Didn’t have a wider lens, so I got the most interesting part of the frame…

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    The Casual Observer

    September 5, 2013

    Where Did I Left My Car?

    April 2, 2015

    Spumante (Italian Champagne) ready to fuel the party

    May 29, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    L’estate sta finendo…

    September 13, 2013 /

    L’estate sta finendo (the Summer is going to end) sang and old tune by The Righeira. It might have been a carefree Italo Disco anthem, but here its title feels almost literal. In this image, the end of summer is measured not in falling leaves, but in the silent rows of yellow sunbeds—upright, slightly askew, ready to be cleaned and stored. The repetition of form is the photograph’s backbone. Eleven chairs (or nearly so—one is cropped out on each side) form a neat yet imperfect line, their bright fabric glowing against the more muted tones of the stone and the soft grey-blue sky. The high-key yellow works almost like an…

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    Alone

    December 31, 2017

    Moon, hand-held

    April 30, 2021

    Max Gazzè Tour 2016 Live @Pescara

    February 1, 2016
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Summer

    Night Serenade

    September 12, 2013 /

    Is there anything more romantic?

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    Fixing the ship

    August 18, 2021

    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014

    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  People,  Summer

    Come on in…

    September 11, 2013 /

    What will you find at the end of the corridor? The frame pulls you inward. The eye enters through the shadowed foreground, past the blurred figure standing half in, half out of the light, and begins its slow walk down the corridor. The walls, cracked and weathered, carry the patina of time. Arched ceilings recede rhythmically, each arch framing the next, each doorway leading you further inside. Along the path, framed photographs lean against the walls, their colours softened by the dim light. They are not hung with formality; they rest casually, like travellers waiting to be claimed. The projector to the right hints at moving images, yet here, everything feels…

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    An Old Lady in Great Shape

    September 23, 2014

    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013

    Cognitive Dissonance

    December 5, 2025
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Seeking Directions – Where Do I Go From Here?

    September 10, 2013 /

    The cyclist wasn’t posing. He’d stopped to make a call, mid-ride, still straddling the saddle with the indecision of someone caught between stages. I didn’t ask. I just raised the camera and took the frame as it unfolded. The gas station in the background plays its part—logo sharp, prices legible, a quiet indicator of place and time. The contrast between high-performance cycling gear and the mundane infrastructure of the city gives the image its friction. It’s not a sports photo. It’s about movement interrupted. Shot handheld in late afternoon with fading light, the exposure was tricky. Highlights bounced off his helmet and the glossy panels of nearby cars. I dialled…

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    Lost Cigarettes at Piazza Affari

    January 22, 2014

    Before The Match

    October 20, 2014

    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Reportage,  Summer

    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013 /

    A few shots from a reportage I did during a jazz gig.

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    She Died Alone

    February 15, 2022

    Traffic Jam in Rome

    December 14, 2015

    A HDR Experiment

    December 9, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013 /

    What’s wrong, dude?

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    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

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

    September 11, 2023

    Late Night Arrival at Bertinoro’s Castle

    January 15, 2014
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