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  • 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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    Half a Bridge

    October 16, 2016

    The Sniper Option

    February 7, 2014

    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Pure Joy

    May 25, 2014 /

    The smile of a grandson worths a whole life.

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    The Wild Bunch

    September 30, 2014

    Real Time Update

    February 20, 2016

    Inside a Master Luthier’s Workshop

    July 24, 2025
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Spring

    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014 /

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    The True Ironman

    March 4, 2015

    Priority Pass Lounge at Fiumicino Airport

    November 30, 2015

    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022
  • 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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    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014

    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    Distraction

    April 6, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Under an Old Roof

    May 22, 2014 /

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    Is Batman Coming To Town?

    December 2, 2017

    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014

    Oh…MG!

    July 23, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual

    Time Runs Fast

    May 21, 2014 /

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    Fuji X-T2 records audio at 16bit/48Khz

    October 11, 2020

    Kudos to Ricoh

    February 8, 2013

    Hard Spam

    April 1, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014 /

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    An Old School Workstation

    September 12, 2014

    A Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Visual

    Somewhere in Japan

    May 19, 2014 /

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

    June 17, 2013

    Waiting For The Patrons – 2

    June 19, 2015

    Switch

    December 18, 2014
  • 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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    Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)

    January 23, 2016

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fountains,  Spring

    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014 /

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    An Old School Workstation

    September 12, 2014

    Red Wine Makes Good Blood…

    April 27, 2014

    A Splash of Colour

    November 13, 2013
  • 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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    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 7 – Kodak Portra 160 – June 2015 shot in Oct. 2023

    January 11, 2024

    From Waltham to Boston

    August 4, 2023
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Between Two Sets

    May 15, 2014 /

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

    June 17, 2013

    7Artisans 35mm 0.95 – Testing this Fujifilm X Mount Lens in a Demanding Environment

    December 22, 2024

    Hard Choice In Quai de la Corse

    March 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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    Partner in Glam

    May 3, 2023

    A quiet watchdog or long-time friend who enjoys some rest??

    May 23, 2013

    A Couple of Windows

    January 5, 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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    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013

    Dark Cloud Over San Pietro

    August 27, 2021

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014
  • 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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    Pavement

    November 16, 2014

    Waiting For A Customer To Come

    July 27, 2014

    Iphone 15 Billboard in Via XX Settembre

    February 14, 2024
  • 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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    Singers

    February 19, 2014

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A Sunny day in Rome

    May 10, 2014 /

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    Has street-photography a limit?

    December 19, 2012

    Interplay

    December 22, 2016

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Rome,  Spring

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014 /

    Escher’s Relativity inspired these shots.

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015

    Switch

    December 18, 2014

    Trust Us, We Care About You

    March 18, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Spring

    Falling Tree

    May 8, 2014 /

    Again, an impossible perspective…

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    A Portrait on the Nasdaq Building

    January 18, 2014

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 1 – Kodak BW400CN – Dec. 2014 shot in June 2023

    July 21, 2023

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014 /

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    A Banner

    November 29, 2014

    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014

    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024
  • 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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    Should I Seat?

    December 15, 2021

    What’s the Time?

    October 8, 2019

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018
  • 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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    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014

    Dreaming Of Giulietta (sprint)

    September 24, 2014

    Head-Dresser

    February 11, 2013
  • B&W

    Protected: Black&White

    May 4, 2014 /

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    Different Life

    June 24, 2016

    Santino’s Photo& Video at Broadway

    August 7, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Spring

    Portrait of a young guitar player

    May 4, 2014 /

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    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014

    A Focused (or Sad) Violinist

    December 17, 2016

    The Bodyguard in Red

    April 13, 2014
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