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  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Milan,  People

    Shaken

    October 1, 2015 /

    The frame is a study in disarray — not in subject matter alone, but in its very execution. The scene, taken on a busy street, is blurred throughout: the figures, the car, the elegant repetition of arches behind them. Whether caused by an unsteady hand, a slow shutter, or a deliberate choice, the result is an image where nothing stands still enough to become the focal point. Two figures anchor the composition: one in the foreground to the left, caught mid-turn, the other to the right, hunched over something in his hands. Their outlines dissolve into the tonal softness, denying the viewer access to facial expression or fine detail. The…

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    Let’s get the party started…

    January 20, 2014

    Yet Another Tokyo Tower Nightshot

    July 27, 2017

    Macarons. Again

    October 23, 2015
  • 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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    Hammer and Sickle

    April 27, 2015

    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013

    Where Are Skilifts Supposed to Be?

    January 7, 2017
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015 /

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    Portrait of a Perinatal Cardiologist

    July 11, 2014

    Did You Forget Something?

    October 3, 2016

    Multitasking

    February 10, 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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    Run Like Hell, Pinocchio!

    February 24, 2015

    Game Over

    April 15, 2022

    Fast Drivers in Via del Tritone

    October 31, 2019
  • 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…

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    A Lockheed C-130 Hercules

    January 31, 2021

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

    October 13, 2015

    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Summer

    Off Duty

    September 4, 2015 /

    From the back, their posture says almost as much as their uniforms. Four policemen walk away from the viewer, the word Polizia split and partially hidden by their movement. There’s no confrontation here, no heightened drama — instead, the image captures that moment of decompression, when the weight of vigilance begins to lift. The decision to shoot from behind removes the personal identifiers that a front-facing portrait would reveal. We are left with silhouettes of authority in retreat, the curve of a shoulder, the relaxed drop of an arm, the natural slouch of someone whose shift may be ending. In the background, the urban night hums along: signage, faint light,…

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    My camera’s early test shots

    December 20, 2012

    The Watchdogs

    February 9, 2017

    Milan

    March 19, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015 /

    Some portraits are not posed; they happen between moments, in that thin sliver of time when the subject is simply being. This was one of those. The woman — cigarette in hand, wrist adorned with metallic bangles catching stray light — had the stillness of someone lost in thought. The background was unremarkable, and that suited me: no distractions, no narrative clutter, just her profile against a soft blur. The shot was taken in available light, which was far from ideal. The conditions pushed me to raise the ISO more than I’d have liked, and as a result, the image carries a touch more grain than a studio portraitist would…

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    Red

    December 17, 2014

    The Porter

    July 3, 2015

    Before The Match

    October 20, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Who The Hell Killed the Light Off?

    August 2, 2015 /

    There’s a certain magic to photographing night-time events — the glow of street lamps, the hum of a crowd, the way artificial light sculpts a scene. But it also comes with its share of battles, and this image is a perfect example of working on the edge of what’s technically possible. The scene is rich in story: a vintage race car, its scarlet paint dulled slightly under the sodium and LED mix of city lights; two men in matching white overalls, one bending towards the vehicle’s front as if inspecting or coaxing it to life; a small crowd leaning over barriers, caught in their own observations. The moment feels candid…

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    The Referees

    June 6, 2013

    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016

    Life is a bitch

    May 22, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Lotus Tweak

    July 31, 2015 /

    At first glance, it’s a straightforward scene — two men leaning over the open engine bay of a bare-bodied Lotus, spanners in hand, eyes locked on some mechanical nuance that only they understand. But to me, it’s also a portrait of intimacy — not between people, but between man and machine. The bond here is tactile: the smell of fuel, the heat radiating off aluminium, the gentle precision of a carburettor adjustment. The Leica M9 lends itself well to this kind of work. The CCD sensor has that distinctive tonal rendering that keeps the colours honest but rich — the brushed metal gleam of the car body, the deep reds…

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    The Quiet Riot

    November 19, 2017

    Stop

    December 6, 2018

    Different Life

    June 24, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Venice

    Table Dressing

    July 15, 2015 /

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

    April 30, 2024

    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013

    None of my business…

    March 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    Lost

    July 13, 2015 /

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    HeadButt

    August 5, 2023

    What Lasts of Last Summer

    May 30, 2013

    The missing guest

    April 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Venice

    Nice Drink

    July 11, 2015 /

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    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

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

    July 9, 2013

    The Referees

    June 6, 2013
  • 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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    Wrecked Ship

    November 23, 2013

    After a Tough Day

    January 30, 2016

    Red Beam

    October 24, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    The Stroller

    July 7, 2015 /

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    Zebra Crossing

    March 14, 2014

    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014

    Lunar Network Or Snowy Mountain?

    May 5, 2015
  • 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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    December 23, 2012

    Barbarians At the Beach

    August 30, 2021

    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022
  • 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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    Roots On The Roof

    September 6, 2015

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    October 10, 2021

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Venice

    The Violinist

    July 1, 2015 /

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    Buying Chocolate

    October 31, 2015

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015
  • Colour,  Fighters,  People,  Summer

    Mediterranean Games 2009

    June 28, 2015 /

    The cover image distills the Mediterranean Games 2009 into a single, decisive moment. Two judokas are locked in the opening clinch, bodies pressed forward, balance and leverage in a delicate contest. The Italian athlete’s gi dominates the frame—white fabric, bold blue “ITA” lettering, the name Frezza stitched above. Behind, the blurred figure of the opponent fades into a wash of deep blue, the background dissolved into the anonymity of the crowd and banners. It’s an image that works not by showing the entirety of the sport, but by narrowing the lens to the moment of contact. You can almost feel the strain in the forearms, the push of shoulders, the…

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    December 2, 2020

    Last Check Before The Show

    July 21, 2014

    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014
  • 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 Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015

    DSLR film scanning: episode three

    January 24, 2023
  • 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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    Interplay

    December 22, 2016

    Nature gets its space back…

    November 7, 2018

    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013
  • 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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    September 28, 2024

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    July 7, 2019

    Pentax SMC-A 50/1,7 – Nikkor 50/1,4 – Summicron 50/2

    February 9, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    At the theater, between two scenes

    June 15, 2015 /

    I took this on instinct. The curtain was down inside, but the real theatre was unfolding on the steps. Not dramatic, not rehearsed — just a handful of people suspended in that odd in-between: not quite arriving, not quite leaving. They scattered themselves across the stairs as if cast by some unseen director. The architecture held them. A brutalist façade, cyan-oxidised and flaking like tired makeup. The symmetry of the stairs did most of the compositional work — I just centred the frame and waited. The banister slices the image vertically, anchoring the eye. One figure leans left, one right, each adjusting the balance. Technically, it’s a colour study wrapped…

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    September 26, 2014

    Balilla

    July 17, 2015

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    February 2, 2022
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Paris,  People,  Spring

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015 /

    This black-and-white image, taken along the riverside steps in Paris, captures the quiet weight of stillness against a backdrop of movement. At the centre of the frame sits a lone figure, their silhouette defined against the lighter tones of the water. They face away from the crowd, turned toward the river’s shifting surface, embodying a pause in a city otherwise in motion. CompositionThe most compelling element of this photograph is its use of leading lines. The sweeping curve of the steps pulls the eye from the lower right of the frame directly toward the seated figure, and then out toward the distant pedestrians. This arc not only structures the scene…

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    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014

    The Seagull’s Rest

    December 18, 2013

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People,  Spring

    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015 /

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    March 11, 2025

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    February 19, 2021
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