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  • Bridges,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022 /

    This photograph emerged from a fascination with how architecture shifts once stripped of its context. What the lens captured here is, in essence, a flight of stairs. Yet under the harsh saturation of artificial red light and the obliteration of all surrounding detail into deep black, it becomes a surreal passage, one that feels less like a functional structure and more like an allegorical descent—or ascent, depending on how one reads it. The title, of course, plays on that ambiguity. From a compositional standpoint, the image relies heavily on abstraction. The staircase cuts diagonally across the frame, its curve creating a dynamic tension with the void beside it. Negative space…

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    Italy, Street-Photography and The Law – A Real Case

    October 3, 2014

    Frames for Sale at Via Margutta

    May 2, 2016

    The Smoker’s Golden Rule: A Coffee Always Calls a Cigarette

    July 9, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Travels

    Chasing Rainbows on the Open Road

    October 13, 2021 /

    The highway stretches ahead, slick with rain, as a truck hums steadily through the mist. Then, as if drawn by some unseen hand, a rainbow arches across the sky, anchoring itself almost to the truck’s path. In that instant, the mundane transforms: the road becomes a bridge between grey clouds and fragile colour. The scene speaks of quiet journeys and unexpected rewards. The truck, anonymous and workmanlike, seems to carry the weight of routine—deliveries, schedules, miles yet to go. Yet above it, nature paints a fleeting miracle, a reminder that even on a wet and weary road, wonder can appear without warning. The trees along the embankment stand bare, witnesses…

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    A Banner

    November 29, 2014

    The Casual Observer

    September 5, 2013

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Seasons,  Winter

    Lockpicking Tools

    December 11, 2018 /

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    When We Were Kids

    August 18, 2013

    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022

    Inside an Old Gym

    February 16, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Observer Bias,  Odds,  Visual,  Winter

    Not A Rorschach Inkblot

    December 24, 2017 /

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    Bicycle

    February 2, 2015

    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014

    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  Odds,  Summer

    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017 /

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    Uchi-Mata

    November 8, 2014

    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 2

    June 30, 2017

    A Lockheed C-130 Hercules

    January 31, 2021
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  Odds,  People,  Summer,  Visual

    The Day of the Zombies

    October 23, 2016 /

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    Zebra Crossing in Oslo… With Red Light

    October 12, 2014

    Beach Party

    January 22, 2022

    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer,  Visual

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015 /

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    Guru Meditation

    May 12, 2014

    The Photo I Didn’t Shoot

    June 8, 2013

    Columns

    November 10, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Past&Relics

    Inside The Clocktower

    August 22, 2015 /

    I made this photograph standing in the cramped, dusty heart of the clocktower, where the public face of time is reversed, fragmented, and framed by machinery. From here, the bold Roman numerals of the clock are a shadow-play against frosted glass, mirrored in a way that strips them of their usual authority. The word TREBINO—the maker’s mark—appears backwards, as if time itself had been flipped. The challenge in this shot was balance—both in composition and exposure. The brightly lit clock face risked blowing out entirely against the dim, oil-stained gears and pulleys in the foreground. I underexposed slightly to retain detail in the shadows, allowing the face to glow without…

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    A true friend

    March 29, 2013

    The Hands of a Drummer (Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez)

    April 24, 2013

    Lorenzo negli stadi

    July 11, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    In Hoc Signo

    August 20, 2015 /

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    Perfectly Framed

    November 26, 2015

    So what?

    April 9, 2013

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    A Skull

    August 18, 2015 /

    I made this photograph in near darkness, peering through a narrow stone opening where a skull lay against the rough wall. The framing itself creates a sense of confinement: the viewer sees only what the aperture allows, a forced perspective that heightens the impact of the subject. The starkness of the skull, caught in dim light, is amplified by the deep shadows surrounding it. Technically, the image embraces its limitations. Low light produces grain and softness, yet these imperfections serve the atmosphere. The highlights on the skull’s surface are blown in places, but this uneven exposure adds to the sense of unease, as if the bone reflects light reluctantly. The…

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    An Attentive Listener

    July 18, 2014

    Just Another Piccadilly Circus’ View

    September 20, 2016

    Whithin The Cage

    October 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Social Control,  Summer

    The Stare of a T800

    August 4, 2015 /

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    A London’s Skyline

    September 13, 2016

    Lost

    July 13, 2015

    Rusted Platform

    April 25, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  Odds,  Winter

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015 /

    When I photographed “Wire Stylist”, I was struck by the absurd elegance of decay — a rusted doorbell, its wires splayed like an eccentric haircut. The scene felt alive without life, playful and tragic in the same breath. It wasn’t planned. I noticed it while walking past an old building, the kind of wall that’s been painted too many times and forgotten once too often. The exposed wires twisted outward in chaotic curls, catching light in a way that almost mocked order. The eccentric “hair” needed asymmetry to feel spontaneous. Straightening the shot would have sterilised the humour. I left slight tilt and irregular framing to preserve its found quality.

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    A new camera and the quest for the missed information

    December 18, 2012

    Hell Behind — Tiny Holes Reveal the Flames

    March 19, 2013

    A Grocery Store in Rome

    November 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

    Is This My Breakfast? (Kirobo, the new Pinocchio)

    December 14, 2014 /

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    Comarketing

    October 10, 2019

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Wrecked Hull

    February 14, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Visual,  Winter

    Alien Veins

    December 3, 2014 /

    It could be a close-up from a science fiction set—a fragment of skin stretched over something alive, the faint ridges and channels mapping a circulatory system not of this Earth. The blue-grey surface is both organic and mineral, a texture that resists quick identification. The lines that run across it, some deeper, some fading into the background, suggest veins—arteries carrying whatever fluid an alien physiology might depend on. They seem to rise and sink, as if the surface itself were breathing. The faint crosshatch pattern interrupts the flow, adding to the unease: is this grown or manufactured? In reality, the subject might be utterly mundane. But in photography, truth is…

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    Early Morning’s Cleanup

    July 21, 2013

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013

    Urban Scavenger

    June 28, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Visual

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014 /

    I photographed this concrete corner because of its geometry. The space is small, closed, almost recessive—but the lined patterning on the surfaces gives it a quiet insistence. The vertical grooves on the walls and the rougher texture of the floor create a minimalist composition defined almost entirely by repetition and wear.

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    Mulberry Street, When Benito II Was Still There…

    July 7, 2014

    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013

    After Heat, Structure

    November 12, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Social Control,  Summer

    Line Of Fire

    July 6, 2014 /

    This image was taken inside a shooting range, but I wasn’t there to document firearms. I was drawn to geometry, symmetry, and control. What struck me was the sheer order of the space. Every line — from the foam cladding to the shooting lanes — channels the viewer’s gaze forward. You don’t look at this picture. You’re funnelled through it. Technically, the space presented a challenge: low, mixed lighting and reflective surfaces. I shot handheld, wide open, leaning into the natural light spread to keep shadows soft and detail intact. The overhead panels, designed for acoustic insulation, created an unusual texture that became an integral compositional element. The ceiling almost…

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    September 9, 2013

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    October 31, 2024

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    December 8, 2018
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    Mind The Gap!

    July 5, 2014 /

    I made this photograph standing almost flush with the wall, pointing the lens straight up into the thin slice of sky framed by stone and metal. The subject is not the building itself but the uneasy conversation between its decaying ornamentation and the open void above. The fractured balcony edges lean toward each other without touching, creating a tension in the composition that pulls the viewer’s eye toward the bright gap. From a compositional standpoint, the choice of perspective is both a strength and a limitation. The severe upward angle forces strong converging lines, which add a sense of depth and slight unease. However, the proximity of the elements means…

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    Night Shift At The Gas Station

    November 11, 2013

    A Fisherman

    August 29, 2014

    When the parking’s lost

    May 16, 2013
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Social Control,  Spring

    Just In Case

    June 9, 2014 /

    Should you have some doubt, by reading the banner you can’t be mistaken. Clarity can be a virtue, even when it delivers its message with the blunt weight of inevitability. Here, a simple blue sign announces the location of the mortuary—not just once, but three times, in three languages. French, Latin, English. No ambiguity, no chance of misunderstanding. Just in case. The composition frames the sign against the muted greys of the surrounding architecture, a deliberate choice to strip away distractions. The words stand out, rendered in stark, functional typography, their neutrality belying the emotional weight of the place they indicate. Photography thrives on layers of meaning, and here the…

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    September 16, 2013

    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021

    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015
  • 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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    Nagoya’s reportage featured in The Good Life

    October 29, 2020

    A pouch for the Fuji XF 150-600

    May 16, 2023

    London Swash

    September 3, 2014
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Rome,  Spring

    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014 /

    Escher’s Relativity inspired these shots.

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    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015

    Kudos to Ricoh

    February 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    A true cricket?

    September 16, 2013 /

    Trust me, this is a real photo.

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    March 26, 2025

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    October 9, 2013

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    January 18, 2013

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