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  • 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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    The Silent Dialog

    August 31, 2013

    Even

    July 9, 2016

    Empty Street in Rome

    September 13, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Just a Bench (or a Sacrificial Altar?)

    January 11, 2017 /

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    Portrait of a Cosplayer

    July 3, 2017

    @Rome Maker Faire – 7. Mobile Rest

    October 23, 2014

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Silent Reader

    July 17, 2016 /

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    The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014

    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Wrestling, Italy vs France (And a primer on sport photography – Part 5)

    October 9, 2015
  • Airport,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Winter

    Priority Pass Lounge at Fiumicino Airport

    November 30, 2015 /

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    One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

    January 3, 2025

    Out for a ride…

    January 2, 2013

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring

    Waiting For The Patrons – 2

    June 19, 2015 /

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    Street Of New York… possibly

    March 21, 2017

    Chasing the Runner

    October 6, 2013

    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring

    Waiting For The Patrons – 1

    June 17, 2015 /

    Rows of empty tables fill the frame, each one neatly set with glasses, cutlery, and the small black silhouettes of salt and pepper shakers. The chairs—red and blue—alternate without any strict pattern, giving the scene both order and disorder at once. The repetition draws the eye deep into the image, yet the absence of people leaves it eerily still. In the background, columns rise like structural sentinels, breaking the rhythm of the tables. Behind them, white sheets hang, blocking whatever lies beyond. These barriers, makeshift and plain, add to the sense that this place is on pause—prepared for service, yet suspended in anticipation. The light is soft, diffused, and without…

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

    January 11, 2024

    Same Seats, Different Lifes

    April 14, 2014

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017
  • B&W,  Chairs&Seats,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Visual

    Waiting Chairs

    May 21, 2015 /

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    Though Choice

    June 23, 2014

    Everything is ready for the service

    July 2, 2013

    The Fisherman’s Knots

    February 11, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    A Lonely Table

    March 8, 2015 /

    I took this photograph through a glass window — not by oversight, but with full intention. The resulting layers were unpredictable, and that was the point. The sea outside, the perfectly set table inside, and the accidental human form reflected between them, all merged into a single ambiguous frame. At first glance, it’s just another seaside restaurant, waiting for guests. But spend a little time and the structure begins to unravel. The light played into my hands: late afternoon, strong enough to shape the objects on the table, yet soft enough to allow the reflections to register without dominating. The glass acted both as barrier and canvas. What you’re looking…

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    Antonio Onorato

    August 20, 2016

    Tired or Fascinated?

    October 21, 2013

    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    A View

    December 8, 2014 /

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    Faces in the Façade: A Ghostly Smile in Stone

    November 15, 2014

    Freeze!

    December 19, 2014

    Galaxy S21 Ultra 5g. The difference between Marketing and Reality in Image Quality

    January 24, 2021
  • Autumn,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014 /

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    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014

    A Master Luthier in his lab…

    May 14, 2013

    Blob

    January 4, 2014
  • 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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    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017

    Macarons. Again

    October 23, 2015

    Addicted to (Nintendo) Switch

    July 6, 2017
  • Beach&Shores,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Do Not Disturb the News Reader

    February 24, 2014 /

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    So Long, Eos-M

    January 17, 2014

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015

    Welcome in the New (?) Year

    January 1, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013 /

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    Inside the Nazario Sauro

    August 10, 2014

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023

    A Bitter Sweet

    March 23, 2013
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A Couch in the Yard

    November 18, 2013 /

    When the winter falls, a lonely couch only hosts a few leaves.

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    Who dares…

    February 7, 2013

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022

    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Common Fate

    November 15, 2013 /

    There is a certain poetry in abandonment, a quiet narrative that emerges when objects, once part of daily life, are left to weather the seasons. Here, a potted plant—its container fractured but still holding its fragile inhabitant—leans against the white planks of a wall. Beside it, an old wooden chair, tipped forward, legs worn and uneven, stands as if caught mid-fall. Both share the same exile: placed outdoors, exposed to the damp green creep of moss and the chill of winter air. Their once-practical roles—providing comfort, holding life—have shifted into symbols of transience. The wood of the chair, scarred by years of use, echoes the plant’s brittle stems. Each has…

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    @ Rome’s Maker Faire – 6. Lost In Texting

    November 23, 2014

    An Altar for the Propaganda Machine

    November 17, 2013

    What Lasts of a Saturday Night Party

    January 24, 2014
  • B&W,  Chairs&Seats,  Daily photo

    A comfortable chair

    November 8, 2013 /

    Well … maybe.

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    On Photography and Self-Delusion

    September 4, 2022

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013

    Ninja-Turtles?

    April 30, 2014
  • Autumn,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Parks

    Empty Chairs in the Tuileries

    October 19, 2013 /

    Paris in the rain changes its pace. The air thickens, the sounds dampen, and spaces usually alive with chatter take on a hushed, suspended quality. Here, in the Jardin des Tuileries, the iconic green metal chairs gather loosely at the edge of the fountain. They are arranged without intention—angled differently, backs turned, no symmetry to suggest a shared moment. It’s as if the conversation ended abruptly and the participants slipped away, leaving only their seats to remember the posture of their presence. The wet ground darkens the green paint, the armrests glisten with a thin film of water, and the fountain continues its arc in the background, indifferent. The frame…

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    Red Cross

    October 26, 2017

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014

    Blackfriars Train Station Banner

    September 22, 2016
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Naughty Customer’s Place

    September 28, 2013 /

    Remember, next be kind with the waiter!

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    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014

    Life is a bitch

    May 22, 2013
  • B&W,  Chairs&Seats,  Daily photo,  Projects

    Interior Design at Aurum

    May 26, 2013 /

    Is this couch a piece of art or just a sitting? Two benches, back-to-back, occupy the precise centre of the frame, their symmetry so exact it becomes almost architectural. The polished wooden floor stretches endlessly in all directions, its warm texture rendered in monochrome tones that transform the scene into a study of lines, surfaces, and repetition. The absence of people only sharpens the sense of stillness, making the furniture itself the protagonist. From a compositional standpoint, the central placement works because the subject’s geometry demands order. The verticals of the bench legs and back supports anchor the frame, while the horizontal lines of the seats echo the floor’s pattern.…

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    October 19, 2013

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