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  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  Parks,  People

    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014 /

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    Shopping in Bruxelles

    December 20, 2013

    After a Tough Day

    January 30, 2016

    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013
  • Autumn,  Cars&Bikes,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Oslo

    A Taxi Night Fleet At Oslo’s Central Station

    September 26, 2014 /

    I took this frame at a moment of pure symmetry and friction. The way taxi lines form outside Oslo Central Station at night—almost militaristic in their discipline, yet each vehicle pulsing with its own colour rhythm—felt like an urban ballet set to the low hum of idling engines and the soft scuff of rubber on wet cobblestones. Technically, night shots like this are unforgiving. The cold light from the LEDs clashes sharply with the warmth of the taillights and the overhead sodium vapour glow, which is why I resisted neutralising the colour balance too much. The visual tension between the icy blue reflected on the left and the bleeding red…

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    Waiting For The Elections

    June 24, 2014

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013
  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits

    Portrait of The Alfa Romeo Guru

    September 25, 2014 /

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    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Watch My Back

    January 15, 2013

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus

    Dreaming Of Giulietta (sprint)

    September 24, 2014 /

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    Floating

    October 7, 2023

    Evolution in Red

    November 20, 2019

    A useless photo

    July 23, 2013
  • Autumn,  Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo

    An Old Lady in Great Shape

    September 23, 2014 /

    There’s something about old cars that asks you to listen before you look. You don’t photograph them—you make their acquaintance. This shot was taken inside an Alfa Romeo Giulia. She’s a machine from another time, but she doesn’t wear her age like a burden. The patina on the steering wheel, the soft wear on the dashboard controls, the dusty glow on the gauges—they don’t speak of decay, but of use. Of stories lived in full throttle and long idles. I didn’t stage this frame. I simply opened the door and saw her waiting there in quiet elegance. The light slipped through the glass just enough to kiss the rim of…

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    Off-Duty Eurocrats in Bruxelles

    March 28, 2014

    UnortORTOdox (Ferrania)

    July 22, 2023

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Handball Female Team (and a primer on sport photography, part 3)

    September 30, 2015
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring

    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014 /

    The Union Jack, proudly emblazoned—not on a mast or parade, but wrapped around the rear-view mirror of a Mini Cooper. Once a symbol of British ingenuity and resilience, the Mini now serves as a rolling contradiction: a British icon, manufactured under the ownership of German automaker BMW. This photograph, titled with deliberate irony, compresses decades of cultural transformation into a single detail. “God Save the Queen” here becomes less anthem than marketing slogan. The monarch’s presence lingers not in statecraft or ceremony, but as a lacquered pattern on consumer machinery. The mirror itself is a fitting metaphor. It reflects, but only partially. What was once national pride has become exportable…

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    Pop Art Meets Industrial Hamburg

    April 24, 2018

    Ten Years Ago

    December 22, 2022

    A Lonely Table

    March 8, 2015
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013 /

    Shot in Milan, this image hinges on a moment of urban simultaneity: the pedestrian engrossed in his phone and the cyclist passing through the frame. The visual connection is understated yet effective, with the pedestrian’s green-tinted shadow cast sharply against the shutter, adding an almost theatrical element. The composition relies heavily on negative space — the expanse of blank wall heightens the sense of isolation between the two figures and allows the eye to rest before moving between them. The cyclist’s position towards the right edge introduces just enough tension, a suggestion of fleeting presence as he is about to leave the scene. The choice to keep both in the…

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    Much Too Powerful a Knock…

    June 3, 2014

    Wasn’t He Supposed To Carry A Walther PPK?

    December 6, 2014

    The Gate to the Appeal

    October 10, 2021
  • 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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    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016

    Reasonable Privacy Expectation

    April 17, 2014

    An Attentive Listener

    July 18, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013 /

    What’s wrong, dude?

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    Who wants to live forever?

    June 15, 2013

    The Businessman…

    February 9, 2013

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Easy Parking

    August 12, 2013 /

    The advantage of not traveling by car…

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    TKO

    May 8, 2019

    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013

    Stylemaster

    August 22, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo

    A Sad Harley-Davidson

    August 10, 2013 /

    Forced to stay still, caged behind a glass, while the world turns.

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    The Seagull’s Rest

    December 18, 2013

    Next, please!

    October 31, 2013

    The Observer

    November 30, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Careful With That Bike, Eugene!

    July 29, 2013 /

    Sticks And Stones Can Break My Bones…

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    What Are You Looking At?

    June 19, 2014

    Up from the Waterline

    December 3, 2016

    Protezione Civile

    November 12, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  Projects,  Shops

    A Mini At The Garage

    June 16, 2013 /

    In motorsport, the story is often told on the track—in the blur of speed, the roar of engines, the chase of the apex. But there is another narrative, quieter and equally vital, found in the moments before a car is ready to move again. This photograph of an old Mini Cooper captures that in-between state: the stillness of a machine awaiting service. The perspective is deliberate. We see the car from the rear, centred on the whip antenna and the roofline, framed by the muted geometry of the workshop. Reflections curve across the back glass, warping the ceiling lights into soft arcs—a reminder of the interplay between machine and environment.…

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

    April 30, 2023

    Abruzzo’s made Coke??

    March 26, 2013

    An Altar for the Propaganda Machine

    November 17, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape

    When the parking’s lost

    May 16, 2013 /

    When the parking is lost, there’s only one solution.

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    Get Ready for The Duty

    July 13, 2013

    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    A kiss in the shade

    March 17, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Segway Chase in Villa Borghese

    April 27, 2013 /

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    Parisian’s Bags

    April 6, 2014

    Friendship is Forever

    March 6, 2014

    A Ferrari 812 GTS in Boston

    July 14, 2023
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Urban Chase

    April 10, 2013 /

    Not all of the urban chases, involve a couple of Alfa 159 trying to catch an Aston Martin

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    Belgian Chocolate – Neuhaus

    November 16, 2015

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

    Though Choice

    June 23, 2014
  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Forgotten bike

    April 3, 2013 /

    in a forgotten house.

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    A Blue Vespa

    November 3, 2014

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014

    What lasts after a party…

    April 25, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Dreaming of a Lancia Delta Martini…

    March 24, 2013 /

    … while driving a Nissan.

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    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017

    A Street-Skater

    March 17, 2021

    Portrait of a Professional Pugilist. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019
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