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Urgent Call
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Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore
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Full Moon
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Mistress Of Puppets
I titled this one Mistress of Puppets. A nod, of course, to the Metallica anthem where the master pulls the strings, controls the fate of others—merciless, mechanical, in charge. But in this frame, the dynamic is flipped. The puppet isn’t controlled. She’s in control. Shot through a shop window, the mannequin doesn’t stand, she sits—curled into herself in an oddly introspective pose. Not a gesture of command, but of knowing. Dressed in soft florals, faceless but not neutral. The glass between us acts like a screen, a membrane, a boundary between worlds—hers synthetic, silent, and oddly powerful; ours fast, distracted, and easily led. Because really, who’s manipulating whom? She doesn’t speak.…
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A Cello Player
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Play It Again, Sam!
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The Quest for Belgian Chocolate…
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Outdoor Aperitif
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Street Of New York… possibly
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The Flying Dutchman… a sort of
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Spectrum
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Kite Surfing, Again
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Waiting for (Supreme) Justice
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Ashtray
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The Watchdogs
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The Unresting Lawyer
Standing in Court, no matter what!
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Settled in the wrong place
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Just a Bench (or a Sacrificial Altar?)
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Becoming a Human Tripod
An often forgotten topic in the photography schools and courses is the physical (I would say, physiological) side of the game. True, a Leica Noctilux and a Leica M can deliver exceptionally sharp images, but if your hands tremble or your body wobbles, no gear, no matter the cost, can save your shot from being shaken. Ideally, a perfectly steady shot would require a tripod. Yes you can tweak the ISOs and/or the aperture but this is a trade off with image quality , so we’re back to the opening statement: a steady shot needs a tripod. But the truth is that none of us – pros included – can…
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Where do the skilifts are supposed to be?
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Happy New Year
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Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?
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The Choir Master
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Interplay