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  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013 /

    Why can’t I enjoy my soccer team’s match instead of wasting my time here? Because my wife loves music…

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    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015

    Why a Longterm Relationship (with your camera) Makes You Feel Good

    March 26, 2025

    The Driver

    August 8, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo

    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013 /

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    Just a Bench (or a Sacrificial Altar?)

    January 11, 2017

    Diner After the Show

    July 7, 2013

    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    The Hands of a Drummer (Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez)

    April 24, 2013 /

    You don’t photograph a legend. You try not to get in the way. This frame is all rhythm, no fanfare. No face, no spotlight—just hands, sticks, cymbals, and breath held between beats. It’s Horacio “El Negro” Hernández in concert, but not in the way the audience sees him. This is closer. Quieter. The private side of percussion. Shot just beneath the hi-hat, I framed the photo to let the hand speak: fingers curled not in tension, but in dialogue. The skin slightly worn, the grip half-visible—mid-phrase, mid-flow. The cymbals catch the stage light like the faintest of brushstrokes, shimmering but not stealing the scene. You can feel the groove here.…

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    Counter-intuitive Focus

    February 9, 2020

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014

    Time Runs Fast

    May 21, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013 /

    … Jeff, Berlin.

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    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017

    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  People

    Knocking on lion’s door

    April 22, 2013 /

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    Max Gazzè Tour 2016 Live @Pescara

    February 1, 2016

    Vinyl Never Dies

    September 2, 2013

    Waiting For The Elections

    June 24, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Still together

    April 20, 2013 /

    After a lifetime, Still together, like the very first day.

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    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014

    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018

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

    February 9, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    The missing guest

    April 19, 2013 /

    Everything is ready to start the party, but a missing place suggest that they still have to wait…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014

    A Dragon Trainer?

    July 8, 2014

    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Spring,  Travels

    The Worst Moment to Fix a Shoe’s Problem

    April 14, 2013 /

    Caught on a descending escalator, mid-bend, mid-thought—this is the photograph of a decision made too late. Everything in this frame leans forward. The vanishing point pulls you down, hard, like gravity with intention. The blur on the metal steps mimics momentum. You can almost feel the hum of machinery and the silent urgency of descent. At the centre of it all: a man hunched over, trying to wrestle control over something small and unruly—perhaps a loose shoelace, perhaps something more symbolic. I didn’t plan this shot. It happened fast. A reflex. Shot handheld, low light, no time to think, just enough to feel. The imperfection—the motion blur, the noise, the…

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    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014

    Is This My Breakfast? (Kirobo, the new Pinocchio)

    December 14, 2014

    Humannequin

    January 10, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    An old-style ATM

    April 13, 2013 /

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    Aren’t Tapas Spanish?

    June 29, 2015

    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014

    Breakfast at Rue Brisemiche

    March 25, 2014
  • Airport,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    No Tablet, No Problem

    April 12, 2013 /

    Airport Gate, Early Evening No screens. No earbuds. No glowing rectangles in sight. Just two people passing time with cards and conversation, waiting for a flight that’s probably delayed. The bench is metallic, cold. The lighting is flat. But between them, something human is happening—casual, quiet, and becoming increasingly rare. I didn’t stage this. I just noticed it. In a terminal where most people were curled into devices, these two were leaning forward, sharing space, actually looking at each other. He speaks, she listens. She gestures, he laughs. Their luggage is there, sure—but this moment isn’t about where they’re going. It’s about the pause before it. The photo isn’t sharp…

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    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014

    An urgent phone call?

    December 15, 2013

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Who is the mannequin?

    April 11, 2013 /

    … not sure.

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    The Waiting

    December 23, 2012

    Under the Yellow Umbrella

    March 9, 2013

    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    So what?

    April 9, 2013 /

    Did I meet you before?

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Wrestling, Italy vs France (And a primer on sport photography – Part 5)

    October 9, 2015

    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014

    Cold Night, Hot Drink

    January 13, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    A young Iron Maiden fan

    April 8, 2013 /

    He might never have seen them, but who cares? Metal is immortal…

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    Boats

    September 18, 2021

    Foto-Grafo admitted to the Persol Reflex Edition contest

    April 16, 2013

    The last flower

    May 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    A true friend

    March 29, 2013 /

    They enjoy their time together, as true friends ever should… No leash. No command. Just a gesture—and absolute trust. In this intimate frame, the lens captures a silent language spoken only between companions of a certain kind. The man’s hand rises gently, fingers curled, holding nothing yet holding everything that matters: attention, affection, history. The dog, massive and solemn, gazes upward with reverence—not out of obedience, but because it wants to. This is not a portrait of a pet and its owner. It is a document of friendship forged over countless days walked together, of shared silences and mutual understanding. The bond, invisible to the eye yet utterly present, transcends words. Loyalty…

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    Relax At The Rapallo’s Marina

    August 2, 2014

    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024

    A chocolaterie in Bruxelles

    January 6, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Don’t Forget!

    March 27, 2013 /

    … keeping a strong grip on his business.

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    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016

    What Lasts After the Hangover

    April 27, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects

    Climbing is hard

    March 25, 2013 /

    … not only when facing stairs.

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    Mid-Morning Break at Place Jourdan

    March 24, 2014

    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016

    Italian Stardust

    April 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Power of Music

    March 22, 2013 /

    The story is all in the child’s eyes

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    November 13, 2014

    The last flower

    May 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Supporter or Photographer?

    March 21, 2013 /

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    June 22, 2017

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013

    The Straycat

    December 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Seeking Directions

    March 18, 2013 /

    is a complex task, not only on the streets.

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    February 12, 2018

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    January 31, 2021

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    A kiss in the shade

    March 17, 2013 /

    while the love is for real

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    July 13, 2014

    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024

    The Kiev 60 and a fix for the frame spacing issue

    October 8, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Boared Bassman

    March 16, 2013 /

    Don’t dare to ask what song is she singing…

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    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014

    To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)

    March 2, 2025

    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    An inconvenient way to spend time.

    March 15, 2013 /

    waking up early, dressing like a pro-skier, queuing at the ski-lift, climbing at 1800mt, looking for a sunny spot and finally… enjoy reading a magazine. De gustibus…

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    Andrea Monti

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    December 21, 2012

    Underground Security RA(T)P

    June 5, 2015

    Snorkeling

    August 24, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013 /

    I hope that his point-and-shoot  “auto-exposure” feature have worked properly…

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    Andrea Monti

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016

    Tired or Fascinated?

    October 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Rest in peace

    March 13, 2013 /

    after half a day of ski.

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