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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Seasons,  Shooting,  Winter

    A Shooter

    December 8, 2017 /

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    Reluctant

    November 11, 2014

    A Taxi Night Fleet At Oslo’s Central Station

    September 26, 2014

    A Fishnet – 2

    October 29, 2014
  • Airport,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Winter

    Missed Airplane

    December 4, 2017 /

    I made this photograph on a foggy morning at the airport, when the air was so thick with mist that the horizon vanished entirely. The two stair trucks stood idle, angled towards each other as if in conversation, yet the absence of the plane they were meant to serve transformed the scene into something more ambiguous. What should have been a moment of transit became one of suspension. The composition leans heavily on geometry. The crosswalk in the foreground pulls the viewer in, its bold stripes leading the eye towards the vehicles in the middle distance. Beyond them, the frame dissolves into white haze, stripping the background of any detail.…

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    Lost Bag

    December 8, 2016

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014

    Superpila still rides…

    December 10, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Seasons,  Winter

    Is Batman Coming To Town?

    December 2, 2017 /

    There are moments in photography when nature conspires to hand you a frame so surreal, you almost question its authenticity. This image is one of those moments — a shaft of blazing light erupting from the horizon, punching through the heavy grey sky like a celestial spotlight. The comic-book reference in the title is apt; it’s as if Gotham’s bat-signal has been reimagined over a Mediterranean fishing port. From a compositional standpoint, the photograph benefits from the strong vertical energy of the light beam, cutting cleanly through the otherwise horizontal layout of boats, masts, and buildings. The balance between the darkened marina in the foreground and the dramatic burst of…

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    Coffee at Caffè Nero

    July 16, 2023

    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015

    Behind the News

    June 25, 2013
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Sega Codemaster

    November 21, 2017 /

    There’s a certain kind of nostalgia that hums in the air around old arcade machines — the whirr of the fans, the dull thump of buttons, the phosphor glow of a screen just a little too close for comfort. This photograph leans into that, not by showing the player, but by staring straight down the throat of the beast itself. The composition is blunt and unapologetic: the steering wheel dead-centre, its SEGA logo and stylised crest almost daring you to sit down and prove yourself. Behind it, the game’s leaderboard spills out in garish blues, whites, and yellows, with Spa Francorchamps’ familiar curves just visible on the left. There’s a…

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    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014

    A Mysterious Bag

    November 2, 2013

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    The Quiet Riot

    November 19, 2017 /

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    In the backstage

    May 10, 2013

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

    September 28, 2024

    Head-Dresser

    February 11, 2013
  • B&W,  Buildings,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan

    Renovating Milan

    November 18, 2017 /

    Milan, November 2017. A construction site—not the kind that demands attention, but the quiet kind that hides behind fabric and scaffolding. I took this photo walking past it for the third or fourth time. What stopped me wasn’t the building itself, but its ghost. Behind the mesh screen, the silhouette of the old façade still lingered, like a memory bleeding through fabric. Chimneys, outlines, the suggestion of windows. The city behind the curtain. At the bottom, the standard construction notice: printed bureaucracy stapled to metal, a reminder that change is always sanctioned, scheduled, structured. But the rest of the image resists clarity. Straight lines waver, verticals drift. Even the fence…

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    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

    Reflexes

    December 30, 2015

    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer,  Venice

    The Silent Ceremony

    November 2, 2017 /

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    A Street Dancer In Sakae

    August 9, 2019

    Rest under a tree

    May 31, 2013

    A Red Floating Crate

    February 15, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Los Niños y El Tocaor

    October 30, 2017 /

    The guitarist was Pedro Navarro, and he played with the kind of intimate conviction that can silence a room without demanding it. I took the shot during a flamenco recital in a modest Spanish cultural venue, one of those places where chairs creak and plaster flakes off the walls, but the soul is palpable. What caught me wasn’t just the precision of his fingers on the strings, or the deliberate slowness of the opening compás—it was the quiet appearance of the two boys at the back. Dressed like miniature adults, suspended in a corridor of sound and formality, unsure whether to stay or move on. One places a hand on…

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    Nico Cilli Band Live@Città Sant’Angelo

    October 23, 2013

    Servicing a Sig Sauer P226

    December 16, 2017

    Parallels & Diagonals

    December 21, 2012
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017 /

    I have always found that photographing musicians is less about the performance and more about the moments in between — the quiet exchanges between player and instrument. In this portrait of Ramón Jarque, I wanted to strip away the spectacle and capture him in a state of private dialogue with his guitar. The composition is simple, almost understated. I framed Ramón in profile, letting the lines of his arm and guitar neck lead the viewer’s eye diagonally across the image. The background, with its blurred wine bottles and textured wall, is just present enough to provide context without intruding on the intimacy of the moment. Depth of field is shallow,…

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    Restaurant or Hellgate?

    June 21, 2013

    A lighter

    February 14, 2013

    Smoke is everywhere…

    February 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Venice,  Visual

    Red Cross

    October 26, 2017 /

    Some photographs are taken instinctively, almost without the usual premeditation that guides my framing. This one emerged from a walk at night, when the glow of an illuminated red circle caught my eye—a signal cutting through the darkness. At its centre, a cross of tiny LEDs blinked rhythmically, part medical icon, part abstract light sculpture. Framing it was straightforward: the dark surroundings worked like a natural vignette, pushing the viewer’s gaze towards the centre. I positioned myself to keep the circle symmetrical within the frame, knowing that the composition’s strength would lie in its stark simplicity. Technically, this was a delicate balance. Shooting at night with such a bright light…

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    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013

    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan

    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017 /

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    The Coach

    December 9, 2018

    Wet Socks

    July 19, 2014

    Lamp

    April 2, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Rome,  Visual

    An Essay on Light

    October 13, 2017 /

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    A Lighthouse

    October 11, 2023

    Same Seats, Different Lifes

    April 14, 2014

    A Droplet

    February 21, 2021
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Technique,  Visual

    An Essay in Composition

    October 11, 2017 /

    I made this image out of defiance. The street was a mess of cars, headlights flaring, bodies moving — and instead of chasing sharpness or narrative, I stripped it down to pure visual rhythm. Defocused on purpose. Not by mistake, not due to speed, but as a choice to let form take over function. What remains is balance. The white beam on the right anchors the frame, violent in intensity, flaring just enough to fracture the blacks. On the left, the warmer tones — yellows, reds, soft reflections in polished metal — counterbalance with weight and curve. The centre dissolves into suggestion. Light, motion, nothing literal. The street disappears. Technically,…

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    Is the next Kano Jigoro already on the mat?

    November 7, 2013

    Springtime

    April 23, 2015

    When The Passion Is Gone (thank to a sneaky photographer)

    August 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Venice

    Damned Pidgeons…

    October 8, 2017 /

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    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 1

    June 25, 2017

    A Master Luthier in his lab…

    May 14, 2013

    For Sale

    May 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Venice

    The Aperitif

    October 5, 2017 /

    This image was taken quickly, just as I passed the window. What struck me wasn’t the act of drinking — which is unremarkable in itself — but the multiple surfaces at play. A woman in profile, lifting her glass; a man absorbed in his phone; reflections of pedestrians I didn’t see until after the shutter clicked. And then the writing — bold, cartoonish, childish even — floating across the image like subtitles with no film. I shot through the glass deliberately, without trying to erase myself or the distractions. The transparency becomes part of the narrative. The drawing on the window, playful and crude, contrasts with the subdued tones inside:…

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    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021

    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  Odds,  Summer

    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017 /

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    Black Cat

    October 31, 2021

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

    Genta Fukue live@Sakura Terrace – Kyoto

    June 22, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Venice

    The Prisoner’s View from the Sospiri’s Bridge

    September 25, 2017 /

    There is a certain poignancy in photographing through a barrier. The eye is forced to acknowledge not only what is visible but also the fact that the view is restricted, filtered, mediated by an obstruction. In this case, the lattice of stone from Venice’s Ponte dei Sospiri frames the canal beyond like an unwilling picture frame — one that speaks of confinement, not choice. From this vantage point, gondolas glide lazily beneath a small bridge, their passengers unaware of the weight of history pressing against the vantage point from which we watch them. The image is built on the interplay between sharpness and softness: the stonework in the foreground is…

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    Restaurant or Killing House?

    July 18, 2017

    Wrecked Ship

    November 23, 2013

    Outdoor Aperitif

    April 7, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017 /

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    Bikers

    July 14, 2014

    Frank Gambale All Stars – Live@Teatro Marrucino

    November 22, 2023

    Buying Chocolate

    October 31, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017 /

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    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015

    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares,  Summer,  Venice,  Visual

    Seats

    September 11, 2017 /

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    A Sailors’ Warehouse

    September 9, 2014

    Behind the Beer

    December 26, 2013

    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice,  Visual

    Natural Silohuette

    September 8, 2017 /

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    Sea Anemones Shot With A Cheap Kit

    August 20, 2014

    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014

    Upcoming Call

    June 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Summer,  Venice

    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017 /

    I took this photograph in a small workshop where the air was thick with heat and the faint scent of molten silica. The man at the bench was a veteran glassblower, his movements so fluid they seemed choreographed—every rotation of the blowpipe, every precise turn of the wrist, shaped the glowing mass at its tip into something delicate and exact. In composing the image, I wanted to give space to the environment. This wasn’t simply a portrait; it was a record of a craft. The cluttered benches, the brick furnace, the scattered tools—these were as much a part of the story as the craftsman himself. I framed him slightly off-centre,…

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    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014

    Friendship is Forever

    March 6, 2014

    The Three Musketeers

    October 16, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice

    Interpreti Veneziani – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Live@San Vidal

    September 1, 2017 /

    I took this photograph in the interval just after the final piece had ended. The applause was still fading, and the musicians were easing out of performance mode and back into themselves. That is the moment I am often most drawn to—the release, the unguarded shift from concentration to relief or quiet joy.

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    Denegata Justitia

    March 2, 2020

    Siamese Boats On the Seine River

    June 1, 2014

    The First Picture of the Year

    January 5, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    The Spectators

    August 19, 2017 /

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    An illuminated escape path will help you to reach the exits …

    November 10, 2013

    Square Two

    June 18, 2014

    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013
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