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  • 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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    An Old Lady in Great Shape

    September 23, 2014

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013

    Keep Out!

    November 30, 2019
  • 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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    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015

    Editing a photo taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 Sonnar and a Fuji X-T3

    February 8, 2023

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual

    Time Runs Fast

    May 21, 2014 /

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    High Heels Ghost

    August 20, 2013

    Bus Driver

    September 16, 2016

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014 /

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    And Justice For All

    May 15, 2015

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 12, 2018

    Italian Stardust

    April 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Visual

    Somewhere in Japan

    May 19, 2014 /

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    Protezione Civile

    November 12, 2013

    The Last Journey Of An Hero of Italian Motoring

    March 7, 2021

    FUJIFILM X-T5 RAF have problems with Affinity Photo 2.1

    June 11, 2023
  • 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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    Coffee Doesn’t Need a Table. It Needs a Moment

    June 17, 2013

    The Referees

    June 6, 2013

    The Abused Balcony

    February 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fountains,  Spring

    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014 /

    I made this photograph in a small corner where a public fountain once served a purpose. Now it stands fenced in by corrugated metal sheeting, isolated, its basin removed, its function suspended. The graffiti—“un po’ di panna”—is not aggressive. It reads more like a private joke left in public space, a whisper rather than a shout. That small phrase is what drew my eye first. It adds a voice to an object that has otherwise been silenced. The metal barrier creates an accidental stage. Its vertical ridges repeat across the background, directing the gaze inward toward the fountain. The pink stone base, stained and unevenly worn, introduces texture and a…

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    Good Plan, Poor Execution

    December 15, 2019

    What Lasts of Last Summer

    May 30, 2013

    Seeing What Isn’t There

    October 27, 2015
  • 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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    Hammer and Sickle

    April 27, 2015

    5 frames with a Voigtländer Bessa R2, a Nokton 35/1,4 and a roll of an expired Kodak Portra 160

    July 11, 2024

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014 /

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    Early Leave at Bruxelles-Midi

    March 23, 2014

    Life And Work On A Fishing Boat

    January 9, 2014

    A Beverage Dispenser

    November 21, 2014
  • 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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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015

    Fisherman’s Friend

    January 10, 2014

    Humannequin

    January 10, 2013
  • 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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    A Rudder

    February 19, 2021

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024
  • 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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    An urgent phone call?

    December 15, 2013

    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013

    Feuer

    July 10, 2021
  • 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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    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022

    A Fishnet – 2

    October 29, 2014

    A Tribute to An Old Friend

    January 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A Sunny day in Rome

    May 10, 2014 /

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    Street Crossing

    September 17, 2014

    Lost in iPhone while the wind blows

    January 23, 2013

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Rome,  Spring

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014 /

    Escher’s Relativity inspired these shots.

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    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019

    Underground Security RA(T)P

    June 5, 2015

    Daniele Silvestri – Teatri 2022 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    December 16, 2022
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Spring

    Falling Tree

    May 8, 2014 /

    Again, an impossible perspective…

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    Hope after the Storm

    January 8, 2020

    Yes, We…Can

    May 16, 2014

    Legal Apartheid

    March 25, 2015
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014 /

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    A Lonely Table

    March 8, 2015

    An Attentive Listener

    July 18, 2014

    The Seagull’s Rest

    December 18, 2013
  • B&W,  Bruxelles,  Buildings,  Daily photo,  Spring

    An Unplausable Perspective

    May 6, 2014 /

    There is something odd in this photo, isnt’it?

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    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014

    Portrait of aTocaor

    October 8, 2013

    Inside The Palace of Power

    September 17, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape

    For Sale

    May 5, 2014 /

    Long gone is the time when people loved to live in the countryside

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    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013

    Portrait of a young guitar player

    May 4, 2014

    Unattainable 1:1 magnification with the JJC FDA S-1 and Micro Nikkor 60 2,8

    January 29, 2023
  • B&W

    Protected: Black&White

    May 4, 2014 /

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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

    December 10, 2025

    Still Ruling The Empire

    February 5, 2022

    @Rome Maker Faire – 7. Mobile Rest

    October 23, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Spring

    Portrait of a young guitar player

    May 4, 2014 /

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023

    Countersniping

    February 7, 2014

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits

    Portrait of a (former) bike champion

    May 3, 2014 /

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    Staring At The Infinite

    August 22, 2013

    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013

    Waiting For The Bus On Las Ramblas

    August 19, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Belgian Ghosts

    May 2, 2014 /

    Midnight still has to come. But in Bruxelles even ghosts wake up early… The air was damp, the pavement glistening faintly under the sodium lamps. I wasn’t chasing a scene — only watching light. Then someone walked through the frame, absorbed in their own path, and the moment shaped itself. The passer-by moved too quickly for the shutter speed I’d set. At first, I thought I’d lost the shot. Then, reviewing it, I realised that the blur was the picture — motion distilled into presence. The figure became anonymous, spectral, more gesture than person. It summed up urban life in that hour: everyone moving, no one quite seen.

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    Ni État Ni Patron

    June 8, 2014

    Mind Your Way!

    May 28, 2013

    Portrait of The Alfa Romeo Guru

    September 25, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photography,  Spring,  Visual,  WideAngle

    Noon on the Beach

    May 1, 2014 /

    this image hinges on simplicity and distortion. The sun was directly overhead, leaving the shadow of the pole as a near-perfect sundial, slicing the centre of the frame from bottom to vanishing point. That shadow was the whole reason to shoot: absolute verticality rendered into graphic contrast on a near-featureless plane. The lens dictates the structure. At 16mm, lines bow. The horizon curves. Perspective exaggerates. I leaned into it—there’s no attempt to correct distortion in post. The intention was not to imitate a rectilinear frame, but to emphasise space as abstraction. The beach becomes a sphere, the sky a ceiling, and the tiny trace of buildings at the perimeter only…

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    July 23, 2014

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    February 1, 2014

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    September 12, 2014
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