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  • Autumn,  B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  Parks,  People,  Urban Landscape

    The Seagull And The Sentinel

    October 27, 2014 /

      In front of the solemn geometry of a royal palace in Oslo, the eye is drawn not to the grand columns or orderly facade, but to the understated absurdity playing out on the forecourt. To the far right, a sentinel paces with ceremonial rigour — upright, focused, unyielding. His role is one of symbol and service: a visible reminder of authority, history, and order. But his dedication unfolds before an almost entirely empty square. Almost. Because to the left, alone and unconcerned, a seagull meanders across the open expanse. It neither salutes nor flees. It simply exists — indifferent to the weight of flags, uniforms, or palatial power. This…

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    Red

    December 17, 2014

    Breakfast at Rue Brisemiche

    March 25, 2014

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Oslo

    Boat Dock Bumpers

    October 26, 2014 /

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    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

    Argument on the Range

    November 7, 2016

    Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Bartolo mad at Rosina

    November 28, 2020
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Oslo

    A Two-Masted Schooner

    October 25, 2014 /

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    Hanging

    May 29, 2016

    Waiting for a Future to Tell

    April 18, 2013

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Buildings,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Oslo

    The Oslo Opera House

    October 24, 2014 /

    I’ve always believed that architecture reveals a different truth when seen from the water. Shooting the Oslo Opera House from the sea reinforced that idea for me. From this vantage point, the building doesn’t just sit on the waterfront—it seems to grow out of it, its sloping planes echoing the movement of the harbour while anchoring themselves firmly into the city skyline. For this photograph, I chose a framing that allowed the Opera House to dominate without isolating it. The surrounding water occupies enough of the lower frame to set the context, while the upper section leaves room for the building to breathe against the sky. This separation of planes—sea,…

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    Same Space, Different Worlds

    October 18, 2013

    The Stroller

    July 7, 2015

    An update on the poor Canon EOS-M autofocus

    March 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 7. Mobile Rest

    October 23, 2014 /

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    Red Bag, Black Shoes

    November 27, 2014

    Superpila still rides…

    December 10, 2018

    Action shot

    January 7, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 6. A Statue(?)

    October 21, 2014 /

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    A Shadow

    July 24, 2014

    A Sailors’ Warehouse

    September 9, 2014

    Cornermen

    June 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 5. Pensive

    October 18, 2014 /

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    An Essay in Composition

    October 11, 2017

    Seeking Directions – Where Do I Go From Here?

    September 10, 2013

    A Young Sailor in Open Sea

    August 11, 2014
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People

    The Pulse Of The Town

    October 17, 2014 /

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    Luggages

    April 20, 2019

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    October 8, 2022

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014 /

    This photograph came from a fleeting moment of curiosity—small hands interacting with a larger idea. On the tablet’s bright display, a robotic hand glows in cool, almost clinical blue, juxtaposed with the warm, human fingers controlling it. The setting was a science exhibition, the kind of place where technology and wonder mingle in the air, and where gestures can bridge the gap between imagination and mechanics. From a compositional standpoint, the frame is tight and deliberate. The cropped view keeps our focus locked on the hands—both human and mechanical—without distraction from the surrounding environment. The diagonal placement of the tablet brings energy to the image, preventing it from feeling static,…

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    March 29, 2013

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    January 30, 2014

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  • B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014 /

    A missed opportunity for a good photo. I shot too early and failed to frame the guy with the bicycle whose look would have been a nice “counterpart” with the serious attire of the businessmen he was crossing.

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    The Angel Maker

    February 25, 2014

    A Sailor

    July 28, 2014

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017
  • Autumn,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Past&Relics,  Rome

    An Old Portable Camera

    October 14, 2014 /

    I didn’t stage this. The camera was already set up for a workshop in the park, a portable wooden box on a tripod, complete with focusing cloth and a ground glass screen. What drew me wasn’t the device itself—it was the reaction it triggered. The boy shielding his eyes, squinting into the past through a lens designed long before smartphones flattened photography into a gesture. The composition is dense in its centre, almost chaotic with overlapping limbs and sneakers. But the tripod anchors it. The machine, primitive and precise, holds its ground in a circle of discovery. I kept the perspective low and frontal to emphasise its presence as a…

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    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    Oh…MG!

    July 23, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 3. Stare Of The Mechanical Man

    October 13, 2014 /

    I’ve always been fascinated by that moment in an exhibition when human curiosity meets mechanical indifference. In this frame, the robot’s gaze — fixed, almost expectant — seems to cut through the bustle of the Maker Faire. There’s a quiet in its stare that stands in stark contrast to the crowded, noisy energy of the scene. I chose to let the human operator stand slightly behind the machine, not in front of it. This composition allowed the robot to dominate the foreground while still including the person who, ironically, brings it to life. The presence of an out-of-focus head in the bottom left was a conscious choice to keep the…

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    December 2, 2018

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    July 13, 2025

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

    November 23, 2014
  • B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People

    Zebra Crossing in Oslo… With Red Light

    October 12, 2014 /

    I took this frame while walking toward the Royal Palace in Oslo, on a typically overcast Scandinavian morning. I was drawn not by the architecture, but by the quiet absurdity playing out in front of me: the man, dead-centre, marching briskly across a zebra crossing, fully aware of the red pedestrian light glowing above him. He wasn’t rushing. He wasn’t unaware. He simply decided to cross. Behind him, another pedestrian also defies the signal. Meanwhile, the older gentleman to the left seems locked in step with the more visible figure—a generational echo, perhaps. Their trajectories don’t intersect, but they form a compositional rhythm that pulls the image together. The image…

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    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013

    Rocco Zifarelli, Jeff Berlin, Beth&Danny Gottlieb, Gabriela Sinagra

    June 10, 2013

    The Kiev 60 and a fix for the frame spacing issue

    October 8, 2023
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People

    Hanging Bottle

    October 11, 2014 /

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    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013

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    September 20, 2018

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

    September 1, 2017
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 2

    October 10, 2014 /

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    On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)

    June 17, 2025

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    @Rome Maker Faire – 1

    October 9, 2014 /

    I made this photograph during Rome’s Maker Fair, where the noise of servo motors and animated enthusiasm filled the air. The scene, however, was quiet. Not in sound, but in intent. A man and a machine facing each other, both wearing headsets, locked in an interaction so human in posture it almost defied the clinical setting around them. From a technical perspective, I chose a shallow depth of field to detach the primary interaction from the noise in the background. I wanted the robot and the man—particularly their faces and hands—to carry the emotional weight. The focus falls on the robot’s articulated fingers and the man’s hands raised in some…

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    February 15, 2014

    Red Moon at the end of August

    September 1, 2023

    On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)

    June 17, 2025
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Rome

    Free Shoes On A Hot Day

    October 8, 2014 /

    I took this photograph on a brutally hot afternoon, the kind where the pavement seems to radiate heat back at you with equal force. The scene was simple: a young woman, barefoot, perched on a low ledge in the sun, her shoes neatly placed on the ground below. The shoes caught my eye first — perfectly aligned, toes pointing towards the wall, almost as if waiting for their owner to return to them. From a compositional point of view, I like how the image naturally splits into two planes. The lower half — brick, pavement, and shoes — is all about structure and order, while the upper half — bare…

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    May 18, 2022

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    February 14, 2013
  • Autumn,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  Oslo

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014 /

    Occasionally, photography rewards us with moments where irony, design, and national symbolism collide in a way that demands to be captured. Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way is one such moment. Here, three public toilets stand in perfect alignment, painted in the tricolour of the French flag—blue, white, and red—each proudly labelled with one of the national motto’s words: liberté, égalité, fraternité. From a compositional standpoint, the image works because of its symmetry and spacing. The photographer has placed the trio dead centre in the frame, allowing the architectural rhythm of the background—trees and modernist façades—to act as a neutral backdrop. The careful alignment ensures that each structure has breathing…

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    April 12, 2014

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    August 12, 2019

    Fast Call

    December 28, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  OutOfFocus,  People

    Out Of Focus, Once More

    October 6, 2014 /

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    July 25, 2014

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    March 11, 2013

    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Oslo

    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014 /

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    March 7, 2014

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    August 5, 2013

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    April 30, 2021
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People

    Cold Freezing Touring Through The Oslo’s Fjord

    October 4, 2014 /

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    July 11, 2024

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013
  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  Parks,  People

    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014 /

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    August 15, 2024

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    July 1, 2015

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    September 24, 2022
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Oslo,  People

    Behind a Shop Window in Oslo

    October 1, 2014 /

    This was one of those scenes that unfolded on its own terms. No decisive moment, no split-second drama—just a man behind glass, cleaning or adjusting or both, surrounded by faceless mannequins and the awkward geometry of retail preparation. I raised the Nikon 35 TI and pressed the shutter before overthinking it. Shot through the shop window, the glass worked both against me and with me. It introduced layers—literal and symbolic. Reflections were minimal but present, just enough to remind us we’re on the outside looking in. The man is inside a constructed world, arranging it, tidying its surfaces for consumption. The mannequins—blank-eyed children—stand frozen, already staged, while he works between…

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    June 18, 2014

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    May 1, 2013

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    December 28, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  Parks,  People

    The Wild Bunch

    September 30, 2014 /

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    July 31, 2015

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