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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016 /

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    All Mobiles But One Book

    June 24, 2017

    The True Ironman

    March 4, 2015

    Inside the Garrison

    May 14, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016 /

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    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015

    The Cameraman

    July 17, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014
  • Daily photo,  Docks,  Lines,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Under The Bridge

    June 27, 2016 /

    Thank to its architecture, Stockholm is a very good place to shoot modern pictures. ストックホルムは現代の写真を撮るには良い場所です

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    Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf

    September 29, 2016

    Nature gets its space back…

    November 7, 2018

    Pop Art Meets Industrial Hamburg

    April 24, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Seasons,  Soccer,  Social Control,  Summer

    A Different Passion…

    June 12, 2016 /

    If football is a religion — and for many it is — then what are its rituals, and who are its saints and martyrs? I came across this man during a rally, wrapped in his team’s colours, crowned with blue plastic strands like a DIY halo, cigarette pinched between fingers, gaze lost somewhere off-frame. He didn’t look triumphant, nor devastated. Just worn — by hope, by defeat, by something in between. This wasn’t theatre for the camera. He wasn’t performing. He was just still, in that half-breath between chants or cheers or curses. From a technical standpoint, I shot this with a shallow depth of field, using a fast lens…

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    Let’s get the party started…

    January 20, 2014

    Writer Inspiration’s Tools

    April 17, 2015

    Saturday Night Fight Fever

    October 19, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Hanging

    May 29, 2016 /

    Do dangerous things safely. 安全に危険なものを行います

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    Blackfriars Train Station Banner

    September 22, 2016

    The Actor’s Nightmare

    August 3, 2013

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Shooting,  Spring

    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016 /

    A butterfly with wings of fire. 火の翼を持つ蝶

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    Fun

    November 12, 2014

    A Calm Person

    January 8, 2014

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Hard Stare

    April 26, 2016 /

    Shot this on a sun-scorched afternoon with harsh overhead light slicing the scene into contrast-heavy planes. The man in the checkered blazer didn’t slow his stride, didn’t shift his glare. He simply walked straight into frame, embodying the kind of presence that turns candid street into psychological confrontation. The choice of film stock—contrasty and slightly expired—helped strip the scene down to its tension lines. Midtones were sacrificed in favour of stark lights and choked shadows, a deliberate trade-off to drive mood over neutrality. The image is overexposed in the background, the whites blooming around the tourist group like a visual buffer, pushing them back and letting him advance. Compositionally, I…

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 7, 2015

    Just A Cat

    June 29, 2014

    Traffic Jam in Rome

    December 14, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    What Could I Do?

    April 18, 2016 /

    Don’t be afraid to do a mistake, but fear its consequences… 失敗を恐れていません でも 結果を恐れて

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    Lost in mumbling

    September 22, 2013

    Waiting For A Customer To Come

    July 27, 2014

    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    As Deep As The Ocean

    April 15, 2016 /

    Shot on high-speed film, probably pushed too far for its own good, this image leans unapologetically into its grain. That’s not a romantic defence—it’s noisy, and there’s no hiding it. But the grit serves the subject well. This isn’t a fashion shot, despite what the woman’s posture might suggest at first glance. It’s a street portrait in conflict, a moment of clashing worlds on a Roman piazza. She walks absorbed in her bag—her hands, her head, everything drawn into that black void hanging at her side. And then, almost dismissed by distance and shade, the three men sit slouched on the steps, in hi-vis trousers, watching. They’re not interacting, not…

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    Square One

    June 17, 2014

    Over There!

    May 29, 2022

    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Distraction

    April 6, 2016 /

    I’ve always been drawn to images that speak to the times we live in, and this one, captured in the dim glow of a theatre, says far more than it initially lets on. Rows of seats are filled, the stage lights cast their magenta hue across the scene, and yet the true illumination comes not from the performance, but from the tiny, cold rectangles in people’s hands. The glow of smartphone screens slices through the warm darkness, each one a small, personal theatre pulling its audience away from the real one. From a compositional standpoint, I opted for a diagonal perspective, allowing the rows of red seats to create a…

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    Blackfriars Train Station Banner

    September 22, 2016

    Mulberry Street, When Benito II Was Still There…

    July 7, 2014

    What Could I Do?

    April 18, 2016
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016 /

    Another concert, another reportage. これらは マキシム劇場のペスカーラでアレックス Brittiのコンサートの写真です, ローマで ブルースと ポップの 音楽家です.

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    Too Young to Spend Time Watching the Ducks in the Pond

    October 22, 2013

    A quiet watchdog or long-time friend who enjoys some rest??

    May 23, 2013

    A Fence

    November 6, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Reportage,  Thoughts,  Winter

    Daniele Silvestri – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    March 21, 2016 /

    Be Canon, Nikon or whatever, when the assignment is demanding, there is no substitute for a DSLR. I kept taking with me a Fuji (mainly, an X-E2 with the 18-55 and sometimes an X100s) as a wide-angle camera. The results are very good but, in a scenario like a theater, can’t possibly match the versatility of a 5D Mk III with the mighty Canon EF 100-400. Enjoy the pictures!

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    Nick Beggs

    July 12, 2017

    The New Church

    May 13, 2014

    Mediterranean Games 2009

    June 28, 2015
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016 /

    In this photograph, I wanted to show not the performer, but the architect of the sound. The image was taken in near-total darkness—lit only by a cold task lamp and the residual ambient from an electronic set. I waited until her face dipped into the glow of the desk lamp, her attention consumed by the maze of patch cables, mixers, and noise boxes she was bending to her will. I shot handheld at a high ISO, knowing it would introduce noise and softness, but also that any attempt to flatten the contrast would erase the mood. The exposure was pushed just enough to hold detail in the shadows while allowing…

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    Three Lamps

    September 19, 2022

    Too Busy to Enjoy the Life…

    April 12, 2014

    Lunar Network Or Snowy Mountain?

    May 5, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Reportage,  Spring

    Gigi Cifarelli Guitar Solo (feat. Michele Di Toro) – Live@Florian Espace Pescara

    March 8, 2016 /

    This the reportage I did on behalf of Rockol.it with a Canon 5d Mk III and the venerable Canon EF 70-200/2,8. These frames came from a night where the light was scarce but the music was abundant. I knew from the start that I would have to work with the available stage lighting, which meant pushing the ISO well beyond my comfort zone. The result is a grain structure that feels almost filmic — not something I tried to hide, but rather embraced, as it adds texture that suits the intimacy of live jazz. The composition developed naturally: Gigi Cifarelli to the right, fully immersed in his guitar, and the…

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    Hanging Clothes Waiting to Dry

    February 18, 2014

    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014

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

    May 13, 2022
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016 /

    Some portraits speak as much through their surroundings as through the subject’s face. This image—shot on T-Max 400—was conceived to be less about formality and more about quiet juxtapositions. The professor, sharply dressed in a waistcoat and tie, sits in an office that is anything but stiff: behind him, a large photograph of a free climber grips the rock face with raw, physical intensity. The contrast is the story. The academic’s world is one of precision, argument, and interpretation of law; the climber’s, one of risk, strength, and moment-to-moment survival. And yet, the connection between the two is more than decorative. This professor is himself a climber—an individual who understands…

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    Columns

    November 10, 2014

    Zombies

    March 4, 2021

    Just A Phone Call – 1

    February 18, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    Portrait of a Gunsmith

    February 24, 2016 /

    No bravado. No noise. Just focus. This is not a scene from a film. It’s a portrait of a gunsmith — hands steady, brow drawn in close. The room is small, functional, the shelves stacked. There’s no display of violence here. No suggestion of power. Only the patient act of tuning metal into balance. He’s wearing gloves, not out of fear, but out of respect — for the tool, for the work, for the ritual. The gun isn’t loaded. It isn’t posed. It’s an object in process. A mechanism being read, understood, maintained. I took this photo in near silence. The only sound was the faint click of a slide…

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    What Lasts of A Workbench

    February 22, 2015

    Couples

    May 17, 2013

    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Real Time Update

    February 20, 2016 /

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    Late Evening Break In Piazza Dante

    October 21, 2017

    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015

    On the Edge of the World

    April 22, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016 /

    He stood apart, not physically—just mentally. Everyone else was turned toward the stage, pulsing with light and sound, faces lifted, absorbed. But he was here, high above the crowd on a metal platform, lit by a cold phone screen. Not watching, not present. Swiping, scrolling, messaging—connected to everything but the moment directly in front of him. I composed this with intent. The platform rails frame him almost like a cage. He isn’t trapped, but the symbolism’s hard to ignore. The crowd beyond is dense, soft-focused, awash in ambient green and blue from the stage lights. Exposure had to be pushed—concert lighting isn’t kind to dynamic range—but I kept it tight…

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    Life And Work On A Fishing Boat

    January 9, 2014

    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 1

    June 25, 2017

    An Unplausable Perspective

    May 6, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    Staged?

    February 16, 2016 /

    This pictures portrays Max Gazzè 2016 tour’s official photographer asking the crowd to raise and wave the hands. Although the picture is staged (meaining: the photographer “created” the “moment” instead of waiting for it) the outcome is not, since is the result of the dialog between the photographer and the people.

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    TKO

    May 8, 2019

    Just Another Piccadilly Circus’ View

    September 20, 2016

    Bent

    April 21, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016 /

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    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015

    Hard Stare

    April 26, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Visual,  Winter

    Accidental Precision

    February 12, 2016 /

      This wasn’t a technical success. It was a mistake. I had just raised the camera when I accidentally twisted the zoom ring mid-exposure. The result: a vortex of distortion with a woman at the centre, walking straight into it. And yet, it worked. Not in spite of the blur—but because of it. The composition wasn’t planned, but it landed with an unexpected balance. The vanishing point draws backward, while the red coat blasts forward—like pigment dragged across the frame by a restless brush. The background—palm trees, streetlights, suburban geometry—melts into curves, turning realism into gesture. This image violates every rule of clarity. It’s not sharp. Her face is unreadable,…

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    Garbage As Usual – Pantheon’s Nearby

    October 4, 2019

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013

    Evolution of a Guitar Player

    July 5, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Rome,  Visual,  Winter

    Multiple Peripheral Visions

    February 10, 2016 /

    This frame was shot instinctively—no time to refocus, no second attempt. What emerged is less a photograph than a study in misdirection. Every figure in this image is out of focus, yet the meaning is sharper than most high-resolution portraits. The scene plays like theatre. A soldier, heavily armed, stands at ease in the foreground. A woman in heels walks away, blurred into silhouette. In the background, people sit, smoke, talk, check phones. The corridor and its black door—dead centre, unnerving in its neutrality—stares back like a question. The sign reads “BALCONE DIPLOMATICO,” almost comical in its contrast to the ordinariness of what surrounds it. Technically, it’s a failure by…

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    Square Two

    June 18, 2014

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 12, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Carabinieri:To Serve And Protect

    February 8, 2016 /

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    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013

    A Dislodged Portal

    December 15, 2018

    Photopanning in Rome

    December 3, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Art Auction at Piazza Navona

    February 6, 2016 /

    Piazza Navona, with its fountains, baroque facades, and endless hum of voices, has always been more than a square—it’s a theatre. In this scene, the performance is one of persuasion. An artist, dressed for the chill in a beanie and heavy jacket, holds up a framed painting. His expression is animated, hand gesturing as he speaks, the stance of a man who knows he has only a few minutes to turn curiosity into commitment. Across from him, a young couple listens. The woman’s hand hovers near her mouth—hesitation, calculation, or perhaps simply the reflex of someone considering a purchase that’s more about emotion than necessity. The man, in his blue…

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    Addicted to (Nintendo) Switch

    July 6, 2017

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013

    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019
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