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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013 /

    Anything, Anywhere…

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    Ray-Ban in Milan

    October 5, 2015

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014

    Moonshot with a handheld Fuji XF150-600 and a Fuji X-T3

    April 24, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013 /

    It was the contrast that caught my eye. A man stands knee-deep in the Adriatic shallows, focused, precise, moving a small blue net through the water like he’s brushing dust off glass. He’s working under the shadow of a trabocco—a towering wooden fishing machine, all cables and beams, designed to drop massive nets and haul in fish by the hundreds. The kind of structure that speaks of industry, tradition, scale. But here he is. Alone. Shirtless. Waist-deep. Fishing by hand. The second frame pulls back. You see it all—the full span of the trabocco, its arms stretched wide like a maritime cathedral. And at the base, dwarfed by design, the same man…

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    Technogym Milan@Night

    April 3, 2022

    Soldering

    November 8, 2021

    So What?

    December 7, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control

    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013 /

    It seems so.

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    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013

    Comarketing

    October 10, 2019

    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Who Said That Music Is Relaxing?

    August 14, 2013 /

    Performance photography often leans on grand gestures—flying hair, dramatic spotlight, or an ecstatic soloist. I went in the opposite direction here, waiting for a moment of exhaustion rather than exaltation. The guitarist’s slumped posture, arm draped over his face, dissolves the illusion of effortless expression. It’s not stage fright or defeat—just the inescapable weight of presence. Shot from the stalls with a moderate telephoto, I aimed to compress the performer and his instrument, emphasising their closeness. The guitar, held tightly even in rest, becomes an extension of the body rather than a separate tool. The body language is loud, even if the room was likely hushed. I chose not to…

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    The Way Out

    October 20, 2013

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Easy Parking

    August 12, 2013 /

    He wasn’t in a hurry. The light was sharp, late afternoon, cutting across the concrete pillar like a blade, and he took his time adjusting the bags on the handlebar. A pair of shorts, sandals, striped shirt — nothing out of place, nothing performative. A man and his bicycle in a pocket of shadow beneath an overpass, with the river just behind. I didn’t move, didn’t call out. Just raised the camera and took the frame. This is a photo built on tension between geometry and decay. The straight line of the railing, the vertical force of the pillar, the rhythm of the bridge in the background — all intersect…

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    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014

    Why You Should Only Shoot in Your Backyard (or ‘The Art of Belonging’)

    December 19, 2024
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Uncertainity

    August 11, 2013 /

    Photographs taken in urban dockside environments often carry a layered narrative—of industry meeting leisure, of movement paused, of a city’s arteries stretching both above and below the waterline. This image, with its juxtaposition of a small, worn boat in the foreground and the sweeping, multi-tiered bridges beyond, encapsulates that tension between the static and the dynamic. From a compositional perspective, the wooden railing in the foreground frames the lower half of the image, anchoring the scene and guiding the viewer’s gaze towards the boats. The man standing by the rail, casual in stance and attire, adds a human scale that balances the massive concrete structures above. His positioning—turned slightly away…

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    Gloves

    October 19, 2014

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014

    Nikkor 16mm Fisheye – Three Ways to Make use of Such a Lens

    August 22, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Smile!

    August 7, 2013 /

    Smile! It’s contagious!

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    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024

    Pino Ammendola – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 13, 2022

    Stripes of Light and Decay

    March 2, 2015
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Early Morning Shaving on The Beach

    August 6, 2013 /

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    Via Collina, Empty, From Above

    September 13, 2014

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013

    A Lockheed C-130 Hercules

    January 31, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Is The Sky Falling On Their Heads?

    August 1, 2013 /

    The photograph wasn’t planned. It was simply observed — a pocket of time, mid-afternoon, Abruzzo heat bearing down, the kind that slows everything to a stubborn crawl. I stood facing this kiosk-bar, the kind you find near campsites and old swimming pools, and pressed the shutter as the two men crossed paths. It wasn’t about them, specifically. It was about the echo — the posture, the bellies, the slightly arched backs, the shared suspicion of something overhead. The title is a nod, of course — Uderzo and Goscinny’s Asterix stories, and that primal fear of the sky falling on our heads. These men could have walked straight off a panel…

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    Out Of Focus, Once More

    October 6, 2014

    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022

    The Photo I Didn’t Shoot

    June 8, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo

    A few shots from a Paco de Lucia live performance

    July 31, 2013 /

    A few shots from a Live Report I did for Rockol.it, an online music magazine

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    Red Cross

    October 26, 2017

    On The Rocks

    August 13, 2014

    Nagasaki Biker

    February 13, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013 /

    The heat is unbearable in the evening of summer, but it doesn’t stop people from enjoying the outdoor nightlife.

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

    February 9, 2021

    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015

    A comfortable chair

    November 8, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Careful With That Bike, Eugene!

    July 29, 2013 /

    Sticks And Stones Can Break My Bones…

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    A Frame Within a Frame Within a Frame

    April 23, 2023

    The Naughty Customer’s Place

    September 28, 2013

    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Life, the Universe and Everything

    July 28, 2013 /

    …Told U So!

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    South Bank’s Ghosts

    October 19, 2016

    Visual

    January 18, 2013

    Parallels & Diagonals

    December 21, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Self-Defense

    July 27, 2013 /

    Three against one…

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    The Watchman (Street-Photography Shortcuts)

    January 21, 2016

    Slow Walk at Mulberry St.

    January 16, 2014

    Just A Phone Call – 1

    February 18, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    While the kids grow-up…

    July 25, 2013 /

    While the kids grow-up, a father waits with patience.

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    Counter-intuitive Focus

    February 9, 2020

    Art Auction at Piazza Navona

    February 6, 2016

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 6 – Kodak Portra 400 – November 2016 shot in Sept. 2023

    June 5, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Portraits,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013 /

    Another day is going to start, and the ashtrays are ready to filled by the deadly dust…

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    An Asian Lion Guarding an Italian Town – One Shot Story

    August 27, 2025

    Two Beers, One Cigarette

    April 23, 2014

    The Power of Underexposing

    December 25, 2019
  • Barber&HairStylist,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Hair Cut

    July 19, 2013 /

    Early in the morning first things first: a clean haircut before anything else.

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    Nikkor 16mm Fisheye – Three Ways to Make use of Such a Lens

    August 22, 2024

    The Unconvinced Listener

    June 25, 2014

    The Misplaced Buoy

    April 26, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Cameraman

    July 17, 2013 /

    There’s a quiet heroism to the figure of a cameraman mid-shoot. This image captures that intensity — the squint of concentration, the firm but fluid grip on the camera, the slight tilt of his head as if aligning himself with the rhythm of the scene unfolding before him. The bright red of the staircase behind him injects energy into the frame, contrasting sharply with his dark clothing and the muted tones of the camera equipment. The composition works in part because it respects the subject’s craft. The frame is tight enough to convey focus, yet wide enough to hint at context: the scaffolding, the staging, the theatre of production. The…

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    Bored

    March 7, 2013

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Winter

    The Suit

    July 15, 2013 /

    How would it feel like, when everybody around goes to the beach, wearing a suit and going to the office?

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    Red Bag, Black Shoes

    November 27, 2014

    Tesla Coils@Boston Science Museum

    July 4, 2023

    Alien Veins

    December 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control

    Get Ready for The Duty

    July 13, 2013 /

    Twilight hits differently in industrial spaces — it smooths the sharp angles and softens the glare of primary colours. This shot, taken just outside the Stadio Adriatico, finds a firefighter in quiet preparation while the world behind him begins to stir. The fire engine’s bold typography — VIGILI DEL FUOCO — is less a design element than a declaration, slicing across the frame in a defiant horizontal. I composed this frame to split the visual tension. On the right, a single man and a machine. On the left, a group of police officers huddled in conversation, their presence as much about routine as readiness. The stairs and monumental architecture climb…

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    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013

    Waiting To Board

    February 4, 2013

    A Dislodged Portal

    December 15, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Have fun…

    July 12, 2013 /

    This is the mood music should always create… (so long, jazz players)

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    A Vessel Moored on the Pier

    September 27, 2022

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    The Lifeguard’s Tools

    August 24, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Lorenzo negli stadi

    July 11, 2013 /

    Rockol.it – a music-oriented online magazine I work with – published the reportage I did at the Jovanotti’s “Lorenzo negli stadi tour 2013” in Pescara (IT). Here are the other pictures.

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    Last Wing Down

    February 26, 2015

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017

    A Fountain

    May 17, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Winter

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013 /

    You don’t usually see them—not really. They’re always there, but never in the spotlight. Still, without them, there wouldn’t be a show. I was at a concert recently, camera in hand, doing what I normally do—trying to catch something a little off-stage, something that tells the rest of the story. That’s when I spotted him: back to the crowd, eyes on the board, headphones hanging loose around his neck. Focused, steady. Doing the kind of work that only gets noticed when something goes wrong. I framed the shot from behind. The lights of the soundboard, all blinking and glowing, lit up the edges of his shirt—a simple icon of a…

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    Food For Thought

    September 14, 2014

    Waiting To Board

    February 4, 2013

    Urban Desolation

    September 18, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013 /

    Shot from street level, this image captures an everyday theatre performed quietly on a terrace. Three people — two women and one man — are held together by proximity but separated by gesture, expression, and posture. It’s a fleeting constellation of personalities, caught just before it disperses. I was struck by the triangular tension: the woman on the left, sporting a bicycle helmet and pursed lips, locked in on the man’s casual delivery. He stands as the pivot, mid-sentence, while the third figure leans away, hand on neck, visibly disengaged. The emotional distance between them expands far beyond the physical. Technically, the image relies on a crisp focus and compressed…

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    Fashionable’s shots

    May 3, 2013

    A new camera and the quest for the missed information

    December 18, 2012

    What lasts after a party…

    April 25, 2013
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