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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    The Soul Of Politics

    July 17, 2014 /

    There are moments in public life when the abstractions of policy, ideology, and governance are distilled into something intensely human. The Soul of Politics captures such a moment—raw, immediate, and deeply personal. Here, the focus is not on the grand stage or the official podium, but on the energy and conviction of a single individual, set against the hum of a gathered crowd. The central figure, a woman framed mid-action with two flags in hand, dominates the image both physically and emotionally. Her posture—arm raised, face set with a determined focus—anchors the scene. The flags, their colours vivid against a muted background, slice through the frame with a visual rhythm…

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    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014

    One Shot Story – Soulless Places

    April 17, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Bikers

    July 14, 2014 /

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    Shooting an Outdoor Volleyball Match

    June 19, 2025

    Disagreement

    December 29, 2012

    Off Duty

    September 4, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    The Shooter’s Dilemma

    July 12, 2014 /

    I took this during a routine shooting session. The man wasn’t posing. He was checking his grouping, arms crossed behind his back, body still, gaze locked forward. The target hangs silent. No smoke, no sound, just aftermath. The image is built on symmetry and distance. I framed from behind, dead-centre, letting the shooter’s back align with the silhouette’s head. They overlap in posture and scale. It’s a quiet mirroring—two figures facing off, one made of flesh, the other paper. Shot wide open at f/2.8, focus sits on the shooter’s shoulder line. The target softens just slightly—enough to retain its shape, not enough to compete. ISO at 800, shutter at 1/160s.…

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    Hanging Heart at via Olmetto

    March 31, 2014

    A Lockheed C-130 Hercules

    January 31, 2021

    Traffic Master

    December 19, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits

    Portrait of a Perinatal Cardiologist

    July 11, 2014 /

    Salvatore Gerboni, MD, is an expert perinatal cardiologist and a great human being.

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    A useless photo

    July 23, 2013

    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014

    Which Part of “No Smoking” Got You Lost?

    June 21, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Observer Bias,  People,  Summer

    A Dragon Trainer?

    July 8, 2014 /

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    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014

    Cold Night, Hot Drink

    January 13, 2014

    A Special Dress for a Special Party

    July 6, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control

    Oops!

    July 4, 2014 /

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    A Panorama

    December 30, 2014

    So What?

    December 7, 2013

    Deserved Rest

    March 21, 2021
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits

    Streetlight Duet

    June 30, 2014 /

    Late-day sun is the best kind of collaborator—less commanding than noon, more generous than twilight. It brushed the scene just enough to lift texture from skin and fabric without blowing out detail. I didn’t ask them to pose, but the casual lean against the car and the hand over the guitar’s body settled naturally. That balance between intimacy and performative posture intrigued me. This shot could have easily slipped into cliché—two musicians and a guitar, the standard fare of street portraits. But the subtle discord between expression and energy saves it. One wears a smile that could go either way: pride or deflection. The other looks on with the quiet…

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    Much Too Powerful a Knock…

    June 3, 2014

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    December 6, 2018

    A Step Ahead

    October 8, 2022
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Street Markets

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 2

    June 28, 2014 /

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    December 22, 2022

    A view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019

    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Street Markets

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 1

    June 26, 2014 /

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    The Chess Players’ Summer Nest

    July 31, 2014

    Servicing a Beretta 98FS

    October 13, 2019

    Histoire d’O

    November 11, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    The Unconvinced Listener

    June 25, 2014 /

    This was one of those shots where the scene composed itself. I didn’t need to move much—just recognise and release the shutter. What drew me in was the geometry of the interaction: a makeshift stage, oversaturated lighting washing the performers in synthetic blue, and in the foreground, a single man caught mid-gesture, possibly clapping, possibly holding a phone, or perhaps neither—his posture uncertain and unaligned with the music unfolding metres ahead. The band, framed neatly under the overhang of a modern tram stop, seems to exist in its own world, driven by rhythm, sequins, and stage light bravado. They’re working hard. But the man in the foreground? He’s not buying…

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    Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)

    January 23, 2016

    Hands of a Steward

    November 22, 2019

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Spring

    Waiting For The Elections

    June 24, 2014 /

    Shot on a Leica M9 with a Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2.8, this image is more about suspension than action. The frame holds a waiting posture — literally and metaphorically. No speeches, no slogans, just the inertia of democratic process taking over the political machinery. I wanted to convey stillness without silence. The Biogon’s rendering gave me that microcontrast and edge clarity I rely on when details matter more than gestures. The M9 sensor — as unpredictable as it can be in mixed light — held together the tonal values well here, especially in the midtones. Shadow detail was secondary; this wasn’t about hiding or revealing, but about the unresolved pause…

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    October 18, 2014

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    January 6, 2020

    Street Compass Rose

    September 25, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring,  Street Markets

    Though Choice

    June 23, 2014 /

    It doesn’t take much to make your day happy.

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    August 15, 2024

    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013

    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Winter

    Zebra Crossing, Again…

    June 22, 2014 /

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    March 19, 2025

    Different Life

    June 24, 2016

    Red Wine Makes Good Blood…

    April 27, 2014
  • B&W,  Court,  Daily photo,  People

    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014 /

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    February 7, 2020

    Avid Readers

    November 19, 2014

    An Antique Shop in via Cadorna

    December 10, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Street Markets

    Square Three

    June 20, 2014 /

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    December 27, 2016

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    October 29, 2016

    Action shot

    January 7, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    What Are You Looking At?

    June 19, 2014 /

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    January 14, 2016
  • Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    Square Two

    June 18, 2014 /

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    March 8, 2015

    When We Were Kids

    August 18, 2013

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    September 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    Square One

    June 17, 2014 /

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    February 27, 2014

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    March 5, 2013

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  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    Now You See It…Street Juggler at a Red Light in Barcelona

    June 16, 2014 /

    Caught this just as the traffic paused. The juggler—or maybe illusionist—stepped onto the zebra crossing like it was a stage, pulling a contact juggling sphere from his pocket with the same ease most reach for a cigarette. No microphone, no music, no hat on the ground. Just confidence, and a tight, silent routine aimed at no one and everyone. I shot from slightly above, which flattened the scene into layers: the motorcyclist on the left, the car breaking the frame in front, and the performer, suspended mid-gesture. The composition benefits from the crosswalk marks, which slice the image horizontally and echo the performer’s stance. It’s geometry meeting theatre. Technically, this…

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    March 23, 2014

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    April 27, 2013

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits

    Portrait of a Politician – 2

    June 15, 2014 /

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    December 6, 2018

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    August 12, 2019

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    November 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  Paris,  People,  Spring,  Visual

    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014 /

    This was intentional. No missed autofocus, no technical glitch. I set the lens manually, focused nowhere, and waited for someone to walk into the blur. He did—carrying two bright yellow bags, dressed sharply but casually, perfectly unremarkable in the sharp world we expect from street photography. The concept was simple: remove clarity and see what remains. What I found was structure. Colour. Gait. Gesture. A kind of abstraction that doesn’t erase the human, just detaches it from identification. No face. No detail. But still a presence. Technically, the image defies critique by design. It isn’t sharp—at all. The highlights push into soft bloom, the street dissolves into haze, and the…

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    June 4, 2018

    Free Shoes On A Hot Day

    October 8, 2014

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014 /

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    Bent

    April 21, 2014

    Lonely cart

    March 4, 2013

    Under the Heat Of Rome…

    June 26, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People

    Catching the Tube in Paris

    June 11, 2014 /

    Street photography often thrives on the interplay between the static and the fleeting, and this frame from Paris captures that balance with precision. The scene is anchored by the familiar visual cues of the city — the “METRO” sign, the Haussmannian stonework, the ordered chaos of bicycles, cafés, and traffic further down the street. These elements provide a stable architectural stage against which the human drama plays out. The blurred stride of the man crossing the frame injects the shot with movement and urgency, the sort of kinetic energy that turns a documentary image into a narrative one. His presence, slightly soft due to motion blur, contrasts sharply with the…

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    November 28, 2020

    Zeiss ZK Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 – Test Shots and an Unpleasant Incident

    October 3, 2025

    Hurry up and shut down the $%&? call!

    March 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fountains,  People,  Spring

    Thirsty

    June 10, 2014 /

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