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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Urban Landscape,  Winter

    Open Window

    February 4, 2015 /

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    Watch My Back

    January 15, 2013

    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013

    Deadly Bored

    January 6, 2020
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Bicycle

    February 2, 2015 /

    He wasn’t fast. He wasn’t racing. There was no crowd, no peloton, no finish line. Just a single rider in a red jacket, slowly making his way up the ramp with the morning light at his back. I took the photo because it didn’t feel like sport. It felt like something quieter. The kind of repetition that builds into ritual. The kind of ride that’s not about fitness or medals—but about showing up, again and again, no matter the weather, no matter the hour. There’s a lot said about cycling: the tech, the stats, the watts and splits. But this image reminded me that, at its heart, cycling isn’t a…

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

    December 14, 2014

    A moment of break…

    February 22, 2013

    Waiting for the match…

    December 28, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  Odds,  Winter

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015 /

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    Pensive

    November 28, 2014

    Floating

    February 5, 2023

    The Ferrania Film Series – Episode 1 – Ferrania Orto shot on October/November 2023

    August 7, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    Pillars

    January 29, 2015 /

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    Is The Sky Falling On Their Heads?

    August 1, 2013

    A promenade

    February 24, 2013

    Restaurant or Killing House?

    July 18, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    TelcoMan

    January 26, 2015 /

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    Yellow

    December 15, 2014

    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Seasons,  Winter

    Crate

    January 24, 2015 /

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    Moistmaker@Piazza della Rotonda

    July 12, 2018

    What Are You Looking At?

    June 19, 2014

    The Calm Newsreader

    July 4, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015 /

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    The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014

    Waiting To Board At Santa Margherita Ligure

    August 16, 2014

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Hanging

    January 19, 2015 /

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    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013

    The Floating Relic

    December 13, 2013

    Pino Ammendola – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 13, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015 /

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    Empty Street in Rome

    September 13, 2014

    Out for a While

    September 26, 2013

    Pure Joy

    May 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Winter

    Bulbs

    January 12, 2015 /

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    A Pensive Nun

    December 14, 2016

    Missed Airplane

    December 4, 2017

    Out for a ride…

    January 2, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  Past&Relics,  Spring

    Too Big To Be Dumped

    January 10, 2015 /

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    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023

    Autumn Leaves

    September 8, 2014

    Floating Flower

    May 19, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    A Panorama

    December 30, 2014 /

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    What Does ‘Professional’ Mean in Photography?

    March 19, 2024

    Chitchat under the rain

    March 10, 2013

    Bus Driver

    September 16, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Winter

    A Fisherman

    December 25, 2014 /

    In a quiet marina, under the forgiving light of the late afternoon, a fisherman tends to his nets. There are no waves crashing, no shouting, no sails unfurling—just the steady, patient work of untangling, mending, preparing. This is not a romanticised image of the sea. There is no dramatic storm, no heroic pose. Just hands worn by salt, wind, and time, labouring over nylon threads that, like veins, carry sustenance from ocean to table. These nets are not merely tools—they are lifelines, a continuation of tradition, a quiet resistance to obsolescence. The photograph captures a kind of devotion: to craft, to survival, to family. Each knot tells of a past…

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    Ceci n’est pas un cadre

    December 29, 2013

    Wasubot. A Stiff Organ Player@Tsukuba

    June 21, 2018

    Did You Forget Something?

    October 3, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Pouring Water Since About 300 Years

    December 23, 2014 /

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    Where to?

    October 21, 2023

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025

    Cleaning the Tabernacle

    November 26, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Freeze!

    December 19, 2014 /

    A word. A command. A moment suspended. The photograph captures a wedding not through its sentiment, but through its construction. The couple stands solemn, framed by stained glass and garlands, their faces lit by artificial flashes more than divine glow. “Freeze,” the photographer says. But the word travels further—it crystallises not just the posture, but the entire choreography around them. Like statues in a contemporary ritual, the photographers orbit in silence. Each holds their position, camera drawn like a weapon against time. The irony: in freezing the subjects, they too must freeze. Each frame they take is built on the shared stillness of others. The sacredness of the altar competes…

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    Sweet Dilemma

    November 4, 2015

    @Rome Maker Faire – 5. Pensive

    October 18, 2014

    The Unconvinced Listener

    June 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Switch

    December 18, 2014 /

    Today is this photo blog’s second birthday.

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    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014

    The Soul Of Politics

    July 17, 2014

    What Lasts After the Hangover

    April 27, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Red

    December 17, 2014 /

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    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017

    The Watchman (Street-Photography Shortcuts)

    January 21, 2016

    PI Room At Palais de la Découverte

    June 7, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    A Call

    December 16, 2014 /

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    The Sorcerer’s Shop

    November 1, 2016

    A new camera and the quest for the missed information

    December 18, 2012

    José Ignacio Franco – Live@Auditorium Petruzzi

    July 31, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Visual,  Winter

    Yellow

    December 15, 2014 /

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    The Siamese Boats

    June 1, 2014

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018

    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

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

    December 14, 2014 /

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    A Maserati GranTurismo

    July 15, 2023

    Full Moon

    May 9, 2017

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    The Man Behind The Croissant

    December 13, 2014 /

    It’s not just a title. It’s a layered truth. He’s literally behind the croissants — arms folded, resting gently on the chilled glass counter, smiling with the quiet confidence of someone who knows exactly what he’s made. But he’s also the one behind them in the deeper sense: the early riser, the flour-dusted craftsman, the keeper of recipes that live more in muscle memory than in ink. The Man Behind the Croissant is a portrait of work and warmth. Of a man whose day starts long before anyone steps into the shop. Who rolls, folds, rests, fills, bakes — not as performance, but as rhythm. There’s no spectacle here. Just trays of pastry…

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    Secret Beyond the Door

    October 24, 2013

    Under The Bridge

    June 27, 2016

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014 /

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    The Arson

    February 21, 2014

    Shaken

    October 1, 2015

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  People,  Summer

    The Leica M9 CCDgate Outrageous Case

    December 11, 2014 /

    This is not “new” news, but is getting momentum: Leica M9′ sensors (including those fitted into the more than expensive “special” models) are plagued. The repair cost is 1.800,00 Euros plus VAT and shipping, not to mention the time needed to get the camera back (weeks? months?) Leica claims to offer paid support to the older, out-of-warranty customers but just doing a few math shows that it doesn’t worth it: if you own a between-three-and-five-years old M9 you’re supposed to pay 600,00 Euros (plus VAT etc.) while more-than-five-years old M9 owner will pay 1.200 Euros (plus VAT etc.) to get an old and outdated camera new sensor, affected by the…

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    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Relax At The Rapallo’s Marina

    August 2, 2014

    Counter-intuitive Focus

    February 9, 2020
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014 /

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    August 22, 2016

    When Venus meets the Moon

    October 2, 2023

    Nagasaki Biker

    February 13, 2024
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