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  • Bottles&Cups,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016 /

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    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017

    Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Bartolo mad at Rosina

    November 28, 2020

    The Lost Hotel

    September 5, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    The Choir Master

    December 24, 2016 /

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    An Essay on Light

    October 13, 2017

    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014

    The Guardian

    January 19, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Winter

    Interplay

    December 22, 2016 /

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    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Traffic Master

    December 19, 2016 /

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    The Gate to the Appeal

    October 10, 2021

    Drying Clothes

    March 9, 2021

    Washed

    November 22, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Focused (or Sad) Violinist

    December 17, 2016 /

    There are moments in photography when ambiguity becomes its greatest strength. A Focused (or Sad) Violinist captures one of those moments—a fleeting expression caught between concentration and melancholy, leaving the viewer unsure which emotion truly takes precedence. The composition is deliberately layered, with the foreground figure—out of focus—providing a soft frame for the central subject. This technique draws the eye directly to the violinist, whose gaze is fixed slightly to the side, lost either in the music or in a private thought. The choice to work with a shallow depth of field accentuates her presence while allowing the surrounding players to dissolve into a gentle blur, reinforcing the sense of…

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    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013

    A Few Shots with the 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 in X-Mount

    October 24, 2024

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    A Pensive Nun

    December 14, 2016 /

    I took this photo during a quiet moment in a Roman church. I wasn’t looking for drama. I wasn’t even looking for a nun. I was watching light — soft, diffused, the kind that reveals more than it conceals. Then she shifted her weight, her arm fell to the bench, and the composition drew itself. The image balances solitude and collective presence. She sits in isolation, yet she’s surrounded. Everyone in that frame is turned inward — praying, grieving, thinking, hiding. It’s an ensemble of introspection, and she anchors it without knowing. I shot this on film. Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600. The grain works with the silence; it has…

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    Roman Break

    April 21, 2013

    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013

    Damned Autofocus

    April 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Winter

    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016 /

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    Tables and Chairs, at Night

    May 7, 2013

    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018

    The Restorer’s Nest

    June 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Shooting,  Winter

    Lost Bag

    December 8, 2016 /

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    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017

    Let’s get the party started…

    January 20, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  London,  Summer

    Up from the Waterline

    December 3, 2016 /

    As a photographer, I have always been drawn to the power of perspective—how the choice of vantage point can turn a simple set of stairs into a visual narrative. Up from the Waterline achieves precisely this, transforming an ordinary urban ascent into a scene layered with mood, tension, and a touch of mystery. Framed from the bottom of the stairwell, the composition draws the eye upward in a natural, almost subconscious motion. The heavy shadows along the concrete walls create a narrowing funnel of light, directing attention to the top landing where a burst of colour—a pot of flowers—awaits. This sudden contrast between the dark, gritty stone and the warm,…

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    Superpila still rides…

    December 10, 2018

    5 (random) frames of Bruxelles with a MIR-1B, a Pentax ME Super and a Kodak TMax400

    March 19, 2025

    Beer or Spritz?

    November 1, 2019

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