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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer,  Venice

    The Silent Ceremony

    November 2, 2017 /

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    Old Rolls, Immortal Style

    August 12, 2019

    Accidental Precision

    February 12, 2016

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014
  • 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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    Sailing Home

    October 4, 2023

    The Fighter

    June 2, 2013

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Venice

    Damned Pidgeons…

    October 8, 2017 /

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    An attempt at DSLR-made film digitization

    January 14, 2023

    None of my business…

    March 3, 2013

    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022
  • 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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    An update on the poor Canon EOS-M autofocus

    March 30, 2013

    A videographer…

    February 27, 2013

    Heater

    May 23, 2015
  • 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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    The Chicken

    September 10, 2014

    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013

    Lost Bag

    December 8, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017 /

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    The Soul Of Politics

    July 17, 2014

    Strategy

    September 20, 2018

    What’s the Time?

    October 8, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares,  Summer,  Venice,  Visual

    Seats

    September 11, 2017 /

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    Portrait of Keyboard Player

    May 18, 2014

    Luggages

    April 20, 2019

    A Nikon’s Portrait Made With a Fuji

    January 14, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice,  Visual

    Natural Silohuette

    September 8, 2017 /

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    A perfect match

    February 1, 2013

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

    Personal Musing On Monochrome Digital Cameras

    September 11, 2025
  • 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 view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019

    When Colour Helps Composition

    February 7, 2020

    The Road To Justice

    August 31, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Venice

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

    September 1, 2017 /

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    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013

    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016

    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Venice

    Table Dressing

    July 15, 2015 /

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    Half a Bridge

    October 16, 2016

    A Fix for the Wikipedia Photos’ Copyright Scams?

    December 19, 2020

    Sting of the Vespa

    March 7, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Lost

    July 13, 2015 /

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    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017

    When the Tide Recedes

    December 8, 2013

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Venice

    Nice Drink

    July 11, 2015 /

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    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014

    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013

    Urgent Calls Only

    May 15, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Are you Sure?

    July 9, 2015 /

    There is a delightful dissonance at work in this photograph, taken on Venice’s docks. We expect wedding portraits to be carefully curated affairs — romantic, timeless, perhaps even a little clichéd. Yet here, the scene unfolds against a backdrop of a bright yellow, graffiti-stained container, with stacks of bottled water and the raw brick of a church wall behind it. From a compositional perspective, the frame is well balanced. The groom, positioned to the left, strides toward the bride, who stands slightly off-centre to the right. The eye is drawn naturally from him to her, and then to the small entourage of photographers and onlookers who appear more amused than…

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    The Photo I Didn’t Shoot

    June 8, 2013

    A Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015

    The Lost Garage

    July 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    The Stroller

    July 7, 2015 /

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    Backstage, Before the Downbeat

    May 4, 2023

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Indifference

    July 5, 2015 /

    They might be travelling together, but their body language tells a different story. I spotted them in Venice, sitting mere inches apart, yet continents away in attitude. She looks ahead, arms crossed, eyes shaded, posture closed. He’s buried in his phone call, face half-covered, shoulders turned. The irony of their proximity to water — a place where people typically pause, connect, reflect — only heightens the emotional disconnect. Compositionally, I was drawn to the layered diagonals: the canal’s edge slicing across, the dock projecting out, the visual wall created by their backs. Their separation isn’t just emotional — it’s architectural. Framing them just off-centre, I allowed the background vaporetto and…

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    The Lost Battle

    January 11, 2014

    Very British

    October 29, 2016

    Forgotten

    October 15, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    The Porter

    July 3, 2015 /

    There is a peculiar rhythm to Venice in summer — a constant shuffle of feet, a hum of voices in a dozen languages, the clack and roll of suitcase wheels over stone. This image came from within that chaos, taken almost in the middle of the stream. The porter is pushing against the tide, a functional counterpoint to the leisure of the surrounding crowd. His trolley, loaded with a fortress of luggage, dominates the frame, almost spilling out toward the viewer. The sign with his name and “authorized” status lends a touch of officialdom to what is otherwise a raw, physical job. I positioned myself low and close, so the…

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    Not Sure I Would Like The Feel

    November 22, 2014

    A Sailor’s Knot

    November 22, 2013

    Under the Heat Of Rome…

    June 26, 2018
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    The Violinist

    July 1, 2015 /

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    Out-of-Focus

    September 24, 2013

    Franco Cerri. The Last Jazz Living Legend

    August 16, 2016

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 2 – Ilford XP2Super 400 – Nov. 2017 shot in May 2023

    July 25, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Venice

    Aren’t Tapas Spanish?

    June 29, 2015 /

    Wandering through Venice, I came across this signboard outside a small eatery, its hand-painted letters enthusiastically proclaiming Cicchetti – Typical Venetian Food – Tapas. The first two lines make perfect sense: cicchetti are indeed a hallmark of Venetian gastronomy, those small, flavourful bites served in bàcari across the city. But then comes the curious third line: Tapas. A word so rooted in Spanish culinary identity that seeing it coupled with “typical Venetian” is enough to raise an eyebrow — and perhaps a smile. From a photographic perspective, the image is a straightforward yet effective piece of documentary work. The sign is centred and fills the frame, allowing the viewer to…

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    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014

    Drying Clothes

    March 9, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015 /

    The contrast was immediate and irresistible — two Buddhist monks, their robes a saturated blaze of orange, standing in front of a shop window brimming with the shiny clutter of modern consumerism. The scene unfolded in Venice, a city that thrives on paradoxes, and the colour clash alone could have carried the frame. But the real intrigue came from the posture of the two figures: one more open, almost leaning toward the display, the other turned slightly away, as if holding a polite distance from the pull of it all. Technically, the shot benefits from the light that bounces generously along Venetian streets. It’s a soft daylight, diffused just enough…

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    A Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016

    The Three Musketeers

    October 16, 2013

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Hey Mister!

    June 25, 2015 /

    Shot mid-morning in hard light, narrow Venetian alley, high pedestrian flow. The frame snapped into place by instinct—the older tourist in the foreground, the younger porter directly behind, moving toward the same vanishing point. No interaction between them, yet the composition forces a silent narrative: one leading, the other following, as if engaged in negotiation. They weren’t. Framing was tight but deliberate. I stepped back half a metre to let the porter’s hand, cart, and stance fall into line with the man’s shoulder. Their postures echo: left arm bent, forward step, gaze off-frame. Depth compresses them, flattening the spatial truth into a compositional fiction. The scene holds three depths: chalkboard…

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    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014

    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019

    Seats

    September 11, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Venice

    Different Loads

    June 23, 2015 /

    I’ve always been fascinated by how the street can arrange itself into small, unplanned narratives. Here, the frame catches two distinct burdens: a man in the foreground carrying a large, wrapped package clasped tightly in his arms, and another, further back, wheeling a suitcase with the ease of modern travel. Between them, a handful of passers-by slip through the scene, each in their own rhythm. The composition benefits from a strong foreground element — the man’s folded hands over the package create both texture and a sense of intimacy. They also form a visual block that forces the eye to travel diagonally into the depth of the frame. The background…

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

    July 21, 2023

    Pop Art Meets Industrial Hamburg

    April 24, 2018

    Seats

    September 11, 2017

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