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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Photography,  Winter

    Dress Different

    March 15, 2015 /

    According to the fashion-photography standards this is a perfectly usable shot. To me, that’s simply a missed photo.

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

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    A Fishnet – 1

    October 28, 2014

    A pouch for the Fuji XF 150-600

    May 16, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  People,  Winter

    Sharp Shooter

    March 10, 2015 /

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    Late Night Arrival at Bertinoro’s Castle

    January 15, 2014

    The last waltz

    January 24, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015 /

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    Three Lamps

    September 19, 2022

    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  People,  Winter

    The True Ironman

    March 4, 2015 /

    Not in a cave. Not in a suit. No arc reactor. Just grit, weight, and heat. This is a portrait of a welder—not fictional, not cinematic, but real. And yet, standing behind the mask, lit by the fierce white arc of molten metal, it’s hard not to think of Iron Man. Not the one flying through CGI skies, but the original scene: sparks, shadows, invention by necessity. But this isn’t fantasy. This is work. The man in the photo is sculpting structure with his hands, joining steel under blinding light. Every gesture is deliberate. Every spark, a fragment of labour. The mask doesn’t make him a superhero. It protects him—barely—from the…

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    Having Sax

    February 6, 2015

    The Pizza’s Journey

    June 12, 2013

    So what?

    April 9, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Winter

    Out-of-Focus Once Again

    February 28, 2015 /

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    Three Sprouts

    May 22, 2022

    The Eye

    April 25, 2014

    Distraction

    February 10, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015 /

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    Red

    December 17, 2014

    Fuji X-T2 records audio at 16bit/48Khz

    October 11, 2020

    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Phone Call – 1

    February 18, 2015 /

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    A Silohuette on the Bridge

    March 3, 2014

    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Merleria Livia

    February 14, 2015 /

    Some signs don’t light up the street—they anchor it. This one simply says “MERLERIA LIVIA,” glowing white against the black. Not neon, not flashy. Just enough light to find your way back to something ordinary. Useful. Forgotten. Shot on a rainy night, the kind that turns every surface into a mirror. The pavement reflects the streetlamps like a memory trying to stay present. A man walks slowly, slightly hunched—not from age, maybe just the weather. Hands in pockets, coat zipped. Nothing urgent, nothing staged. The shop is closed. You can feel it. The shutters are down, but the sign is still doing its job. Reminding anyone passing that once, not…

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    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014

    The Godfather

    July 23, 2014

    Yet Another Dawn

    December 30, 2012
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Reportage,  Winter

    John De Leo’s Grande Abarasse Orchestra – Live

    February 10, 2015 /

    This is a reportage I did during a concert of the John De Leo’s Grande Abarasse Orchestra.

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    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017

    A Street Dancer@Sakae

    August 9, 2019

    Final Arrangements Before the Hearing

    April 19, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People

    A Cello’s Player

    February 8, 2015 /

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    Landed

    December 19, 2013

    Lost Cellos

    August 30, 2014

    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People

    Having Sax

    February 6, 2015 /

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    High-Tech Elder Care Tool

    April 2, 2013

    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015

    The Real Street Photographer

    February 25, 2013
  • 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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    Careful With That Bike, Eugene!

    July 29, 2013

    Stinky Shoes

    June 3, 2015

    A Suspicious Stare

    October 4, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    TelcoMan

    January 26, 2015 /

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    Friend or Foe?

    January 21, 2013

    Romeo’s Hideout

    December 16, 2015

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015 /

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    A London’s Skyline

    September 13, 2016

    The Arson

    February 21, 2014

    TKO

    May 8, 2019
  • 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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    Seeking Directions

    September 10, 2013

    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015

    Parking Lot

    December 8, 2013
  • 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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    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013

    Back Home

    December 5, 2014

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Switch

    December 18, 2014 /

    Today is this photo blog’s second birthday.

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    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013

    Knocking on lion’s door

    April 22, 2013

    Modern Moai?

    October 10, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Red

    December 17, 2014 /

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    A Moment Of Rest

    June 17, 2013

    Bent

    July 13, 2014

    VueScan and the missed Bits-per-pixel

    December 1, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    A Call

    December 16, 2014 /

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    December 3, 2019

    A Virtual Glance Dance

    December 28, 2019

    Happy New Year

    January 1, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Visual,  Winter

    Yellow

    December 15, 2014 /

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    Helping the Elders

    July 10, 2019

    The Fighter

    June 2, 2013

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    September 14, 2014
  • 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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    Very British

    October 29, 2016

    Three Legged?

    July 21, 2017

    ChitChat in a sunny day

    January 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014 /

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014

    Where Do I Go?

    October 13, 2016
  • 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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    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law – Part Two

    February 23, 2014

    Different Stories

    December 30, 2023

    Wet Socks

    July 19, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    The Racers

    December 7, 2014 /

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    May 17, 2017

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014
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