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  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  Winter

    A chocolaterie in Bruxelles

    January 6, 2014 /

    What an elegant chocolatier!

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    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013

    A Portrait on the Nasdaq Building

    January 18, 2014

    An Off Duty Anchor

    September 21, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    A Tree through the Fog

    January 5, 2014 /

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    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023

    Americana Skating – Italian National Championship 2019

    February 4, 2019

    Different Financial Transactions

    November 3, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    Blob

    January 4, 2014 /

    I definitely have a thing for fountains…

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    Gioacchino Rossini – La Cenerentola@Teatro Marrucino

    December 13, 2024

    Burnt

    November 12, 2021

    Portfolio

    February 24, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014 /

    I wasn’t sure whether I was just coming down or entering into the Twilight Zone…

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    Chasing Rainbows on the Open Road

    October 13, 2021

    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023

    Almost Spotted

    February 27, 2014
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photography,  Winter

    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014 /

    As the readers of this blog know, I seldom talk about gear because since the very first post on this blog I made a point of stay focused on (shooting) pictures instead of musing about pointless technicalities such as Camera A vs Camera B ISO performance, Lens X vs Lens Y sharpness, APS-C vs Full Frame and so on, but today I do an exception because of an old Hasselbld 500 C/M that I have been given to try (and that probably will buy.) There is only one way to shoot with a Hasselblad: following its rule. The film has to be loaded in a certain way, the magazine locked…

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    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021

    Relax At The Rapallo’s Marina

    August 2, 2014

    Game Over

    April 15, 2022
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Groceries

    Welcome in the New (?) Year

    January 1, 2014 /

    The year is new, but the job is same old. Work hard, earn your day.

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    5 frames with the (much awaited) Ferrania P33, a Nikon F3 and a Nikkor 50 F2

    April 30, 2024

    @Rome Maker Faire – 5. Pensive

    October 18, 2014

    Up from the Waterline

    December 3, 2016
  • Airport,  B&W,  Daily photo,  London,  Visual

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013 /

    All the flights are finally airborne, and the all the seats in the lounge are empty.

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    The Watchman (Street-Photography Shortcuts)

    January 21, 2016

    Inside the Palaces of Power – Bruxelles

    November 8, 2015

    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  Visual,  Winter

    London Panning

    December 30, 2013 /

    Pure Luck. Sometimes happens.

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    Pipeline

    February 13, 2014

    People

    December 21, 2012

    The Aperitif

    October 5, 2017
  • B&W,  Bruxelles,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Ceci n’est pas un cadre

    December 29, 2013 /

    A few, different meanings. The most evident (?):it is a mirror, actually. Thus is not a peinture. The less evident: the title is a sleight of word on the famous Magritte’s masterwork “Ceci n’est pas une pipe“. The lesser evident: I shot the picture in Bruxelles, where is located the Magritte Museum.

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    Framed

    November 26, 2015

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014

    Should I Stay

    November 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  People

    Fast Call

    December 28, 2013 /

    Clients are waiting, still, an urgent call needs to be done.

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    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013

    Who dares…

    February 7, 2013

    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  People,  Street Markets

    The Silent Listeners

    December 27, 2013 /

    Covent Garden, again. Like the music of Orpheus’Lyra, the voice of the singer brings back to life the lifeless mannequins.

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    Mind Your Business…

    January 9, 2013

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013

    Fujifilm XF 100-400: a quick test

    January 12, 2018
  • Bottles&Cups,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Behind the Beer

    December 26, 2013 /

    Behind the beer’s sockets, a barman discretely fulfills the order placed by his clients.

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    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014

    The Shoesfixer

    September 7, 2014

    The Crew’s Rest

    July 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  Street Markets,  Winter

    Christmas Time at Covent Garden

    December 25, 2013 /

    Christmas is coming and people enjoy the spirit of the upcoming holiday.

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    Catching the Tube in Paris

    June 11, 2014

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    The Unintended March

    January 13, 2013
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Curious Bystander

    December 24, 2013 /

    Rue de la Regence, at night. A fast pace calls the attention of a bystander.

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    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022

    Red Bag, Black Shoes

    November 27, 2014

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    March 30, 2014
  • B&W,  Bruxelles,  Buildings,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape,  Winter

    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013 /

    At Place de la Monnaie, in Bruxelles, late-afternoon workers look their life go by, while the rest of the world, enjoy the fun. This photo felt less like a building and more like a roll of exposed film. Fifteen windows, side by side. Fifteen little theatres. The framing is perfect—not by accident, but by architecture. A row of lives unfolding under fluorescent light. You can almost hear the hum. Some rooms are empty. Some are dim. In a few, people remain—cleaning up, wrapping gifts, turning off screens. There are Christmas trees, forgotten chairs, coats slung over partitions. And above all, stillness. Each window holds its own shot. Unrelated, disconnected. A…

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    Modern Moai?

    October 10, 2023

    Garbage Collection

    August 26, 2013

    Sting of the Vespa

    March 7, 2025
  • Bookstores,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Bookstore in the Gallery

    December 22, 2013 /

    Rue de la Madeleine. One of the many bookstores in Bruxelles that keep the culture of bookreading alive

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    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016

    The Spectators

    August 19, 2017

    A Call

    December 16, 2014
  • Airport,  Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  People,  Winter

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013 /

    The gate is still close, a long wait before boarding, is easier to bear when seated comfortably.

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    The Guardian

    January 19, 2014

    Guest Are Welcome!

    December 1, 2014

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017
  • Boulevards,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Shopping in Bruxelles

    December 20, 2013 /

    Early afternoon in Bruxelles, The best moment to go shopping.

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Handball Female Team (and a primer on sport photography, part 3)

    September 30, 2015

    Thirsty

    June 10, 2014

    Writer Inspiration’s Tools

    April 17, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Landed

    December 19, 2013 /

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    Get Ready, Set, Go

    February 2, 2022

    Las Ramblas’ Lifestyle

    April 18, 2014

    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 2023
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Landscape

    The Seagull’s Rest

    December 18, 2013 /

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    The Sorcerer’s Shop

    November 1, 2016

    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013

    Slow Walk at Mulberry St.

    January 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Winter Outdoor Chat

    December 17, 2013 /

    Bad weather doesn’t stop old school’s guys. How many youngsters are though enough?

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    Indifference

    July 5, 2015

    Using a 1960 Leica Elmarit 90/2,8 on a Fuji X-T3

    April 5, 2021

    Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Streets&Squares

    After the Party

    December 16, 2013 /

    ‘Round Midnight. The party’s gone. It’s time to clean the mess. Tomorrow, the square comes back to its dull life.

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    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013

    The Bodyguard

    April 13, 2014

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  People

    An urgent phone call?

    December 15, 2013 /

    Using a tele (200 mm)  allowed me to take the picture but the long focal didn’t separate the planes as a 50 mm would. Truth is that – in these condition – I would hardly have been close enough to obtain the visual effect I was looking for, but the alternative was not to take the shot at all.

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    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022

    Balilla

    July 17, 2015

    Action shot

    January 7, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Streets&Squares

    The 365th Shot: Between Sacred and Profane

    December 14, 2013 /

    “Between the Sacred and Profane” is the 365th picture that I’ve posted on this blog and it is the end of a one-year project where I made a point of publishing one picture per day. When, exactly 356 days ago, I decided to start I couldn’t imagine what would have been happened. I became deeply involved into exploring different genres and styles, covering big live events for a music magazine, cinema and arts awards ceremonies, street-photography, portraits, photojournalism and sport events. I went in for a couple of contests and started giving (for free, as I promised) seminars about the rights of the (street)photographers. Of course I don’t do photography…

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

    January 24, 2021

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019

    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018
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