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  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Good Manners

    September 29, 2013 /

    … comes from childhood

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    Mussels Underwater…

    August 23, 2014

    The Score Keeper

    April 25, 2019

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Naughty Customer’s Place

    September 28, 2013 /

    Remember, next be kind with the waiter!

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    Distraction

    April 6, 2016

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

    September 28, 2024

    Before The Match

    October 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics

    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013 /

    Not in Mexico, anyway

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    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013

    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014

    The Day of the Zombies

    October 23, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows

    Out for a While

    September 26, 2013 /

    … or gone forever?

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    Skating on the Riviera

    November 9, 2018

    Everything is ready for the service

    July 2, 2013

    The Stare of a T800

    August 4, 2015
  • 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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    Mid-Morning Break at Place Jourdan

    March 24, 2014

    A Skateboarder

    November 23, 2021

    Portraits From Nagoro, the Scarecrows’ Village

    December 25, 2025
  • 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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    Yes, We…Can

    May 16, 2014

    TicTacToe

    September 1, 2014

    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021
  • 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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    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014

    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024

    Oh…MG!

    July 23, 2015
  • 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 Choir Master

    December 24, 2016

    What an Elegant Chocolatier!

    January 6, 2014

    An outdoor theatre?

    January 31, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013 /

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    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013

    Common Fate

    November 15, 2013

    Street Food in Via Salaria

    March 13, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013 /

    How long was he staying there?

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    Fujifilm XF 100-400: a quick test

    January 12, 2018

    Technogym Milan@Night

    April 3, 2022

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

    July 11, 2024
  • 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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    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023

    On the Edge of the World

    April 22, 2014

    A Panorama

    December 30, 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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    Couples

    May 17, 2013

    Lamp

    April 2, 2014

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013
  • 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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    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013

    Hands of a Steward

    November 22, 2019

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 18, 2018
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013 /

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    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013

    Life Within the Post Office

    November 24, 2014

    Hard work

    February 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    A true cricket?

    September 16, 2013 /

    Trust me, this is a real photo.

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    The Answer is On the Wall

    August 28, 2020

    Very British

    October 29, 2016

    Processing DSLR-digitized film with and without Pentax K-1 Monochrome Custom Image profile

    April 30, 2023
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013 /

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

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    Don Giovanni@Teatro Marrucino

    November 22, 2025

    Gigi Cifarelli Guitar Solo (feat. Michele Di Toro) – Live@Florian Espace Pescara

    March 8, 2016

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013
  • 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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    Just a soccer match…

    May 15, 2013

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    Free Shoes On A Hot Day

    October 8, 2014
  • 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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    Hard Choice In Quai de la Corse

    March 21, 2014

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

    May 9, 2022

    Why Writing About Photography Matters (or: The Importance of Re-inventing the Wheel)

    April 9, 2026
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Summer

    Night Serenade

    September 12, 2013 /

    Is there anything more romantic?

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    Get Ready for The Duty

    July 13, 2013

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015

    Pensive, On the Way Home

    November 28, 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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    Batklubben

    July 23, 2016

    Feuer

    July 10, 2021

    Light Dance in Hamburg

    April 6, 2018
  • 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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    The Drying Machine

    November 30, 2014

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 4 – Ferrania Solaris 100 – Dec. 2006 shot in August 2023

    September 3, 2023

    The Three Musketeers

    October 16, 2013
  • 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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    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022

    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013 /

    What’s wrong, dude?

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    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013

    A Skull

    August 18, 2015
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Reminiscenses From The Past

    September 7, 2013 /

    Lost in memories, while the world turns.

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    The Shoesfixer

    September 7, 2014

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    December 5, 2013

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    December 11, 2016
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