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  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People

    Skating on the streets of Milan

    October 4, 2013 /

    Late in the evening, Milan had thinned out and the spaces between people became wider. The man in the frame was crossing the street with a deliberate, slightly laboured movement, his body pitched forward as if negotiating both balance and direction. His orange trousers and red jacket stood out sharply against the muted tones of the pavement and the buildings—a small burst of colour in a subdued urban palette. What drew me in was the intersection of stillness and motion. The green pedestrian light glowed steadily above him, indifferent to the slowness of his crossing. Around him, the city carried on in fragments: the illuminated bank window, the muted signage,…

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    Caged?

    June 6, 2014

    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    Waiting To Board At Santa Margherita Ligure

    August 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Social Control

    Out-of-Focus

    September 24, 2013 /

    My fault, but – somehow – I find this picture evocative.

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    DxO Pure Raw empirical test

    November 22, 2022

    Renovating Milan

    November 18, 2017

    Who is the mannequin?

    April 11, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Audience (Not a Rock Concert, Indeed)

    September 23, 2013 /

    I made this photo during an outdoor performance to begin. What drew me in wasn’t their anticipation, but their fragmentation. Each group was self-contained, bound by conversation, silence, observation, or fatigue. Shot wide, the frame flattens the scene against the warm, textured backdrop of ancient brickwork. The wall itself becomes part of the composition—silent, immovable, almost performative in its presence. Light was fading, diffuse but uneven. I didn’t push the ISO too hard; I let the image soften in the shadows and hold detail in the mids. Skin tones are desaturated but honest. I made no attempt to brighten it into clarity. This is dusk, and it should feel like…

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    Turiddu repeals Santuzza

    November 19, 2022

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    The Godfather

    July 23, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013 /

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    The First Picture of the Year

    January 5, 2019

    Cold Freezing Tour Through Oslo’s Fjord

    October 4, 2014

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

    January 24, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013 /

    How long was he staying there?

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    Sky Patrol

    September 12, 2021

    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law

    January 23, 2014

    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013 /

    I took this photograph on the beach beneath the Ponte del Mare in Pescara. The scene is divided between the monumental line of the bridge and the human scale of two kite surfers preparing their gear. The composition works by contrast: the rigid geometry of steel cables and concrete arcs against the fluid, improvised forms of sport and sand.

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    Just a Soccer Field… Part 1

    February 3, 2014

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

    October 11, 2020

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013 /

    They still need to walk a long, long way before getting in sight of the original Negrita. Nevertheless they have a lot of fun…

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    Just a soccer field… Part 3

    February 5, 2014

    Weren’t a Smartphone and a Selfie Stick Enough?

    October 6, 2016

    Trento, After Dark

    June 23, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013 /

    Not stylish, not “clean”, not “intellectual”… but damn fun!!

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    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law

    January 23, 2014

    Zombies

    March 4, 2021

    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013 /

    Didn’t have a wider lens, so I got the most interesting part of the frame…

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    Deserved Rest

    March 21, 2021

    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013

    Table Dressing

    July 15, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Summer

    Night Serenade

    September 12, 2013 /

    Is there anything more romantic?

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    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014

    Labcoats In A Moment Of Rest

    December 28, 2015

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  People,  Summer

    Come on in…

    September 11, 2013 /

    What will you find at the end of the corridor? The frame pulls you inward. The eye enters through the shadowed foreground, past the blurred figure standing half in, half out of the light, and begins its slow walk down the corridor. The walls, cracked and weathered, carry the patina of time. Arched ceilings recede rhythmically, each arch framing the next, each doorway leading you further inside. Along the path, framed photographs lean against the walls, their colours softened by the dim light. They are not hung with formality; they rest casually, like travellers waiting to be claimed. The projector to the right hints at moving images, yet here, everything feels…

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    Cultural Variety In Helsinki

    September 24, 2022

    The Rise of the Mutant Spiders?

    November 4, 2013

    Waiting For The Elections

    June 24, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Reportage,  Summer

    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013 /

    A few shots from a reportage I did during a jazz gig.

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    Luggages

    April 20, 2019

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022

    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Suspicious

    September 8, 2013 /

    What’s wrong, dude?

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    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016

    Just Another Piccadilly Circus’ View

    September 20, 2016

    Photopanning in Rome

    December 3, 2019
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Reminiscenses From The Past

    September 7, 2013 /

    Lost in memories, while the world turns.

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

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    Has Street-Photography a limit?

    December 19, 2012

    A Fisherman

    August 29, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    The Casual Observer

    September 5, 2013 /

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    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014

    The Changer — Glass Walls, Paper Smiles, and Currency Drained

    October 12, 2013

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    While Waiting for the Food

    September 3, 2013 /

    Somewhere coastal, sometime after sundown. The table is set, the drinks half gone, the plates not yet full. It’s the in-between moment—the pause before the meal arrives, when conversation either deepens or disappears. He’s on his phone, thumb scrolling with purpose, eyes locked to the glow. Around him, the restaurant hums: plastic chairs, thatched roof, barefoot kids running between tables, the usual clatter of dishes and casual voices. A holiday place, probably. Warm air, sea salt, and time meant to be slower. What struck me was not the act—because it’s common—but the woman across from him. Half-hidden, partly blurred, yet watching. Not annoyed, not angry. Just watching. The kind of…

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    April 2, 2021

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    June 27, 2013

    Iron Gate

    May 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Vinyl Never Dies

    September 2, 2013 /

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    Modern Times

    January 6, 2013

    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016

    Labcoats In A Moment Of Rest

    December 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    The Doorman

    September 1, 2013 /

    Night work has its own silence, even when it’s loud. I made this frame just before the crowd arrived — a kind of photographic inhale before the push and pull of a Saturday night began. The doorman stands alone, his posture almost statuesque, braced against the neon wash of the venue’s lighting. The composition leans heavily on verticality. I intentionally let the figure anchor the centre, framed between structural elements and artificial glow. It’s an image of solitude and readiness, not action — and that contrast is what I wanted to preserve. The light is tough: mixed colour temperatures, harsh reflections, and flat backgrounds. But I didn’t correct it. It…

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    August 20, 2014

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    August 6, 2015

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    January 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Silent Dialog

    August 31, 2013 /

    Sometimes, two subjects share a conversation without exchanging a word. In this case, the dialogue exists between man and stone — between the jogger, resting mid-route, and the towering marble column in front of him. The stillness of the sculpture contrasts with his barely contained energy, as though the pause is only temporary before motion resumes. The composition is anchored by geometry. The bollards form a rhythm across the foreground, pulling the eye toward the seated figure. The column rises almost dead-centre in the frame, lending a sense of vertical authority, while the urban backdrop — palms, apartments, the waiting truck — situates the scene in the ordinary present, far…

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    May 26, 2013

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    October 27, 2015

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    December 21, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sleep Wins

    August 30, 2013 /

    I found them in that fragile hour when night hasn’t fully given up and the day hasn’t quite claimed the streets. Two bodies slumped against a shuttered shopfront, graffiti curling behind them like a silent narrator. They weren’t staged, of course — this was simply where exhaustion decided to settle. With the Canon EOS-M paired to the EF-M 18–55, I had the flexibility to frame them in a way that gave space for the scene to breathe. The late light worked in my favour, sliding in at an angle that brought warmth to their skin tones while pulling texture from the cold metal behind them. The graffiti, soft enough not…

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    Faces in the Façade: A Ghostly Smile in Stone

    November 15, 2014

    Conversation

    November 27, 2013

    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013 /

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    October 3, 2023

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    October 13, 2016

    Street Of New York… Possibly

    March 21, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Bycicle Ride

    August 28, 2013 /

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    June 18, 2014

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    August 28, 2020

    Enough Is Enough…

    March 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013 /

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    November 3, 2016

    Quality Check. Try Before You Buy

    April 10, 2014

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

    October 13, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013 /

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