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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Paris,  Spring

    Siamese Boats On the Seine River

    June 1, 2014 /

    Two barges, TEMPO and VESTA, lashed together as if bound by some unspoken pact, making their way up the Seine. Seen from above, their pairing creates a symmetry that is almost architectural. The way their bows slice the water in unison feels more like choreography than navigation. The shot was taken from a bridge, directly aligned with their approach, which allowed me to keep both vessels centred and parallel in the frame. That alignment is crucial — a slight offset would have made the composition feel off-balance. Here, the geometry holds everything together: two hulls, two decks, two names, and a doubling of anchor motifs. The light was soft but…

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    A Mini At The Garage

    June 16, 2013

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics

    Longtime Abandoned

    May 30, 2014 /

    Some photographs speak in whispers, and this image of a weathered wooden door is one of them. Its panels are mottled with time—stains, scratches, and the slow creep of age have worked their way into every fibre. A crude plank, bolted across two round metal handles, serves as a lock, its blunt practicality making any notion of elegance irrelevant. This is not a door meant to welcome; it is a barrier meant to last. The surface reads like a palimpsest. Graffiti, faint and uneven, is etched into the upper left panel—“MAS” followed by lines and symbols that could be initials, a date, or nothing at all. The ambiguity is part…

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    The Elders’ Council

    June 29, 2013

    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015

    Streetlight Duet

    June 30, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Spring

    Who Needs A Wedding Photographer Anymore?

    May 29, 2014 /

    I took this picture at a friend’s wedding. Though there was an “official” photographer, almost all of the attendees did their own “service”. They spent the majority of their time (and of their mobiles’ batteries) by obstructing the professionals on duty to get mostly irrelevant and low quality pictures. This is the main reason I chose not do weddings and – in general – ceremonies.

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    5 frames with a Kiev 60, a Volna 80/2,8 and a Ferrania Orto

    June 28, 2024

    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014

    Action shot

    January 7, 2013
  • B&W,  Barcelona,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Spring

    The Teleferic de Montjiuc

    May 28, 2014 /

    I framed this high, tight, and in monochrome. The tower holds its geometry clean against a washed-out sky, bisected by the tension of support cables that anchor the structure both physically and compositionally. The decision to exclude ground and context wasn’t aesthetic—it was structural. I wanted the image to stand on line, angle, and steel alone. Shot with a mid-telephoto to flatten depth slightly and reduce parallax across the girders. The light was diffuse but not flat. A break in the clouds gave enough gradient to define planes without creating shadow noise. The exposure leaned conservative: highlights retained in the clouds, midtones preserved in the riveted panels and pulleys. No…

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    Thirsty

    June 10, 2014

    From Camera to Print…

    March 17, 2015

    Coffee Doesn’t Need a Table. It Needs a Moment

    June 17, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Marketing,  Restaurants&Bar

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014 /

    Until June 1998 the Italian telephone system didn’t require to dial-in a prefix to place a local call, but this banner still lasts as nothing have changed. A great way to tell people that “we were there before…”

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    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016

    Fireworks on Film

    January 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014 /

    While a politician addresses his audience, a skeptical listener think of how many times she’ve been there before…

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    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014

    The Lost Battle

    January 11, 2014

    Luck is an Attitude

    January 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Pure Joy

    May 25, 2014 /

    The smile of a grandson worths a whole life.

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    Americana Skating – Italian National Championship 2019

    February 4, 2019

    A Roller Coaster… A Kind Of

    April 3, 2014

    On Photography and Self-Delusion

    September 4, 2022
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Spring

    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014 /

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    Why a Longterm Relationship (with your camera) Makes You Feel Good

    March 26, 2025

    Drying Clothes

    March 9, 2021

    Mind The Step

    August 28, 2015
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds

    Empty Spaces

    May 23, 2014 /

    This is a fraction of what a single human brain can contain. But today there is no risk of going through the first couple of books.

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    Kite Surfers

    October 16, 2021

    The Casual Observer

    September 5, 2013

    An Old School Workstation

    September 12, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Under an Old Roof

    May 22, 2014 /

    A scrap of newspaper clings to the surface of a wooden beam, yellowed by time, softened by dust. The print advertises used cars, once a promise of mobility and new beginnings, now only a faded record of another era. Above, the roof beams reveal gaps, through which light seeps, fractured and uncertain, illuminating what remains. The photograph works in layers: the brittle newsprint, the rough wood, the dim background of tiles and sky. Each element bears marks of age, but together they tell a quiet story of storage, neglect, and survival. It is less about the subject itself than about what it represents—the persistence of the ordinary beneath the erosion…

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    Waiting for the Justice to Arrive

    March 11, 2013

    Fujifilm X-T3 Video Cheat Sheet

    September 5, 2021

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual

    Time Runs Fast

    May 21, 2014 /

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    What’s the Time?

    October 8, 2019

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016

    Glancing Books

    November 12, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014 /

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    Antonio Onorato

    August 20, 2016

    Shooting an Outdoor Volleyball Match

    June 19, 2025

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Visual

    Somewhere in Japan

    May 19, 2014 /

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    Ray-Ban in Milan

    October 5, 2015

    A Lamppost

    November 26, 2014

    Too Big To Be Dumped

    January 10, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Portrait of Keyboard Player

    May 18, 2014 /

    He had just finished a piece when I took the shot. Head tilted, hand still resting on the keys, that slight smirk not forced but earned. This wasn’t posed—it was a breath between moments, a performer halfway out of character and halfway into self-awareness. The ambient energy of the room still swirled around him—soft voices, chairs moving, blurred motion in the background—but he held still. I composed tight to emphasise the contrast between stillness and motion. The background drags slightly, figures abstracted by a slower shutter speed, but the face and fingers are crisp—anchoring the shot where it needs to be. The lighting was mixed: tungsten overhead, cooler light from…

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    Street Compass Rose

    September 25, 2013

    The Ipad Shooter. Who needs a Nikon D4 anymore?

    November 3, 2013

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 18, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fountains,  Spring

    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014 /

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    Wet Socks

    July 19, 2014

    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022
  • Bottles&Cups,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Yes, We…Can

    May 16, 2014 /

    I took this photo because it stopped me mid-step. A banal object — a crushed Coca-Cola can — pierced on a historic stone spike, suspended in defiance or perhaps pure indifference. The tension between the industrial red cylinder and the worn, centuries-old limestone was too stark to ignore. The composition leaned heavily on perspective and focus. I shot wide open, letting the background melt into soft abstraction, just enough to hint at an ancient setting without overpowering the main subject. I tilted the frame slightly to echo the absurd balance of the can, breaking away from textbook horizontality to embrace the odd equilibrium of the scene. Exposure was critical. I…

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    Nagoya’s reportage featured in The Good Life

    October 29, 2020

    The Smoker’s Golden Rule: A Coffee Always Calls a Cigarette

    July 9, 2013

    Stinky Shoes

    June 3, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014 /

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    Ashtray

    February 12, 2017

    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law – Part Two

    February 23, 2014

    Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

    January 14, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Inside the Garrison

    May 14, 2014 /

    In a usually busy day, the bomberos enjoy a moment of relax.

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    Much Too Powerful a Knock…

    June 3, 2014

    Argument on the Range

    November 7, 2016

    A Dislodged Portal

    December 15, 2018
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  People,  Spring

    The New Church

    May 13, 2014 /

    In the XXIth Century, a new church grows, to satisfy old needs.

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    Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses

    March 3, 2024

    Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Bartolo mad at Rosina

    November 28, 2020

    Serva padrona @ Teatro Marrucino

    October 1, 2023
  • Airport,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Travels

    Guru Meditation

    May 12, 2014 /

    Airports are temples of waiting. They strip away the illusion of control, leaving travellers suspended in time between one place and another. In that in-between, people invent ways to cope. Here, in a lounge of muted reds and glassy daylight, a man folds himself into a private space. One leg drawn up, back curved, cap pulled low, he cradles a tablet as if it were a small book or a talisman. His fingers rest lightly on it, not tapping, not scrolling—just holding. The surrounding noise and movement dissolve in his stillness. This is meditation for the digital age. Not in a forest clearing or a candlelit room, but in an…

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    Run Like Hell, Pinocchio!

    February 24, 2015

    Just a soccer field… Part 3

    February 5, 2014

    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear

    60×40 Borderless Printing with a HP Z3200ps 24

    May 11, 2014 /

    Printing a 60by40cm image on a A1 roll (61cm wide) should be a pretty straightforward task: well, not on a printer like the HP Z3200. To cut the story, here are the settings: set your image landscape, and size it 60 by 40 cm, set your CANVAS size to 61,8 by 41 cm with a white background (highlighted in red, in the picture) so that the final image size is, indeed, 61,8 by 41, In the Print Settings menu select the Paper Size option and set a custom page size of 61 by 40,5, Again, in the Print Settings menu select the Margins/Layout menu and check the  Borderless radio button,…

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    Walking at Night, in Milan

    September 30, 2013

    A Shooter

    December 8, 2017

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A Sunny day in Rome

    May 10, 2014 /

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    The Road To Justice

    August 31, 2014

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013

    Italian Boxing Amateur Championship 2018. The Reportage

    December 18, 2018
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Rome,  Spring

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014 /

    Escher’s Relativity inspired these shots.

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    Helios 40-2 85/1,5 and Fuji X-T5: a sample

    June 21, 2023

    How to (Unconventionally) Shoot Track and Field Competitions

    July 30, 2024

    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Spring

    Falling Tree

    May 8, 2014 /

    Again, an impossible perspective…

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    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018

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    June 28, 2024

    Will The iPhone Kill Traditional Cameras? Not Very

    October 15, 2019
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