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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Shooting,  Winter

    On the Range

    December 6, 2015 /

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    May 14, 2013

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  • Autumn,  Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Framed

    November 26, 2015 /

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  • Artists,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015 /

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  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People

    Belgian Chocolate – Godiva

    November 20, 2015 /

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    Cornermen

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    October 26, 2018

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    July 11, 2024
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Jewelry,  People

    The Jewels Sale

    November 18, 2015 /

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    October 3, 2013

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    July 4, 2023

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    November 22, 2013
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People

    Belgian Chocolate – Neuhaus

    November 16, 2015 /

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    November 12, 2021

    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016

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    June 6, 2013
  • Autumn,  Bookstores,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons

    Glancing Books

    November 12, 2015 /

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    April 17, 2015

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    August 19, 2014
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Groceries,  People

    Fancy a Beer?

    November 10, 2015 /

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

    September 30, 2015

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  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People

    Sweet Dilemma

    November 4, 2015 /

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    October 31, 2024

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    December 2, 2020

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    January 29, 2021
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People

    Buying Chocolate

    October 31, 2015 /

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    January 14, 2023

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    April 15, 2017

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  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 2015 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rowing,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show Part 4 – During the event, how to choose which event attend to Part 5 – During the event, shooting the game Part 6 – After the event Conclusions As much as knowing your way through the photography maze populated by ISO settings, lens choice, (auto)focus performance and so on, successfully shooting sport competitions requires a lot of background work and social skills, as well as stamina and concentration. You’re not supposed to attend a…

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    February 17, 2013

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    December 9, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015 /

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    November 28, 2020

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    June 28, 2014

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    June 27, 2013
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Female Team – Laura Giombini, Giulia Toti

    October 17, 2015 /

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    July 17, 2019

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    June 23, 2014

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    July 30, 2013
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati (and a primer on sport photography, part 6)

    October 13, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show Part 4 – During the event, how to choose which event attend to Part 5 – During the event, shooting the game After the event “Enjoying” the field days doesn’t end up the assignment because the selection and post processing part is as important as taking proper pictures. 1 – Selection and post processing Depending by the assignment, you might be required to  (select, process and) send  your employer the pictures in real time or…

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    August 19, 2017

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    December 11, 2019

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    January 17, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Projects,  Spring,  Summer

    Avvocati. A New Book

    October 11, 2015 /

    I’ve just finished the project I’ve been working in the past months. Lawyers’ human and private face.

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    September 18, 2014

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    May 5, 2015

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    June 1, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Photography,  Sport,  Summer,  Thoughts

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Wrestling, Italy vs France (And a primer on sport photography – Part 5)

    October 9, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show Part 4 – During the event, how to choose which event attend to 3 – Shooting the game As I said before, the chances of getting a good exposure greatly improve if you are (or have become) comfortable with the game. But knowing how the ball rolls worth nothing if you’re not in the right position to take the shot. a – Reclaiming your space from other photographers Event (and thus sport) photography is a…

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    December 17, 2013

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    September 19, 2013

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 7, 2015 /

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    May 23, 2014

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    May 7, 2013

    Killing Santa

    January 25, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show 2 – How to choose which event attend to Possibly the most difficult thing to handle in multi-competition events is how to select the sport and the stage (qualifications, semi-finals, first-second place final etc.) Unless you’re working for a specific team as its official photographer or asked to mainly portrait sponsor’s banner (yes, this happens in sport-photography: athletes are just a way to channel the eyes on a chocolate bar or a bottle of wine),…

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    Staged?

    February 16, 2016

    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014

    Kite Surfers

    October 16, 2021
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan,  People

    Shaken

    October 1, 2015 /

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    September 25, 2014

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    December 3, 2014

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    May 29, 2014
  • Beach Handball,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

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

    September 30, 2015 /

    During the event 1 – Get Ready for the Show a – Check the logistic Be sure to have the competitions’ timetable at hand. Every day go first and early to the main press room and ask for last minutes changes. Ask how to check further possible issues (delays, cancellation, venue shifting. etc.) For each venue try to locate a “safe spot”, a place where you can rest or leave your bag (relatively) safe. b – Check the weather forecast If the competitions you’re attending is outdoor, checking the weather forecast is of the utmost importance. Among other things, it helps you choose what gear and dresses bring with you:…

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    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015

    Rest under a tree

    May 31, 2013

    What Lasts After the Hangover

    April 27, 2015
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015 /

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    July 4, 2013

    When Tilted Photos Work

    December 18, 2019

    Iron Gate

    May 2, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italy Beach Soccer Team’s Goalkeeper (and a primer on sport photography, part 2)

    September 24, 2015 /

    2 – Have the media pass working for you Part 1 of this primer dealt with the topic “Getting Your Media Pass”.  Now is the time to use it properly. a – Meet the media-manager and participate to the technical briefing (or anyway get the relevant information about the competition) If the competition is big enough, chances are that the organizing committee has appointed a media-manager in charge of handling all the issues related to broadcasting services and photographers. You definitely need to talk to him as early as you can, to get: your numbered “photographer jacket” (often needed to access the competition fields), a leaflet with all the relevant…

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    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014

    Segway Chase in Villa Borghese

    April 27, 2013

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Reportage,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015 /

    Intro Working on assignment is different than loitering around “waiting for the moment”. This is true, in particular, for sport photography where you have to handle multiple issues at a time, most of them not related to the actual shooting activity. While there are a lot of sources to drink from that hint about how to assemble and check the gear, which lens is better suited for the job and so on, a less fancy but nevertheless critical issue to be aware of is how to handle the logistic and administrative stuff. Before the event 1 – Getting your media pass a – Accelerate the shipping of the accreditation form…

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