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  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Moon

    Full Moon

    September 30, 2018 /

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    Inside a Master Luthier’s Workshop

    July 24, 2025

    An Attentive Listener

    July 18, 2014

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017
  • Airport,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Travels,  Urban Landscape

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018 /

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    The Nightmare

    August 23, 2013

    An unusual flowers’ field

    June 30, 2013

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015
  • B&W,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Social Control,  Summer

    Strategy

    September 20, 2018 /

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    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025

    A Sad Harley-Davidson

    August 10, 2013

    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018 /

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italy Beach Soccer Team’s Goalkeeper (and a primer on sport photography, part 2)

    September 24, 2015

    A few shots from a Paco de Lucia live performance

    July 31, 2013

    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Sport,  Track&Field

    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018 /

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    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013

    What Lasts After the Hangover

    April 27, 2015

    The Lost Garage

    July 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Visual

    Close up of a chessboard

    September 1, 2018 /

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    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016

    Before the Shot

    November 28, 2016

    Impatience

    February 6, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018 /

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    A Skater

    February 23, 2021

    Stinky Shoes

    June 3, 2015

    A Lighthouse

    October 11, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    A Ryanair Aircraft

    August 21, 2018 /

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    Silhouettes@Osaka Castle

    June 12, 2018

    Ni

    January 26, 2014

    Waiting for (Supreme) Justice

    February 14, 2017
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    Close Up of an Alfa Romeo 4c

    August 9, 2018 /

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    The Leica M9 CCDgate Outrageous Case

    December 11, 2014

    The Seagull And The Sentinel

    October 27, 2014

    What Lasts of Last Summer

    May 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nikko,  People,  Spring

    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018 /

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    Who wants to live forever?

    June 15, 2013

    Caged?

    June 6, 2014

    A Floating Crate

    February 15, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Tokyo

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018 /

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    A Couple of Windows

    January 5, 2018

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

    October 9, 2015

    In praise of ‘cheap’ lenses for ‘pro’ works

    April 4, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Tokyo

    StreetPizza@Ueno

    August 4, 2018 /

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    A Moment Of Rest

    June 17, 2013

    Killing the Time

    October 10, 2016

    The Misplaced Buoy

    April 26, 2014
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shrinking Knowledge

    July 24, 2018 /

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    The Angel Maker

    February 25, 2014

    The Man Behind The Croissant

    December 13, 2014

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

    April 24, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Asimo’s Ancestor@Tsukuba World1985 Expo

    June 30, 2018 /

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    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013

    Portrait of a Law Professor (and Free Climber…)

    February 26, 2016

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014
  • B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    Under the Heat In Rome…

    June 26, 2018 /

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    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013

    A Stop in Reggio Emilia

    February 21, 2024

    Fujifilm X-T3 Video Cheat Sheet

    September 5, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Social Control,  Summer

    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018 /

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    Masters of Propaganda

    July 18, 2023

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014

    A Broken Gearwheel

    August 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Wasubot. A Stiff Organ Player@Tsukuba

    June 21, 2018 /

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    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 18, 2018

    Who Said That Music Is Relaxing?

    August 14, 2013

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018 /

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    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018

    A Single(‘s) Call

    September 24, 2016

    Busy

    January 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Osaka,  People,  Summer

    Silhouettes@Osaka Castle

    June 12, 2018 /

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    In praise of ‘cheap’ lenses for ‘pro’ works

    April 4, 2021

    Abruzzo’s made Coke??

    March 26, 2013

    A Seagull in Rome

    June 28, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo,  Urban Landscape

    Driving Around a Rainy Tokyo

    June 10, 2018 /

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    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014

    Photography and the dangers of ethics

    April 17, 2013

    The Calm Newsreader

    July 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018 /

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    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022

    Lorenzo negli stadi

    July 11, 2013

    Fast Bus

    October 26, 2016
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018 /

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    Bless or Curse?

    August 12, 2014

    Weight Training @ Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

    October 9, 2018

    What Could I Do?

    April 18, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Photography,  Spring

    The Solitude of Power

    May 6, 2018 /

    In this staged tableau, a single white king stands isolated at the centre of a chessboard, surrounded by a dense perimeter of pawns, bishops, rooks, and knights—black and white alike. The visual symmetry is precise, the tension deliberate. It is a composition that speaks of power, but also of its limits. The king is both the most important and the weakest piece on the board. Its capture ends the game, yet it is immobile without protection. The title, The King’s Solitude, plays on this paradox: the sovereign stands alone, sovereign yet vulnerable, elevated yet exposed. In the context of international relations, this image evokes the precarious nature of leadership on the…

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    5 frames with a Voigtländer Bessa R2, a Nokton 35/1,4 and a roll of an expired Kodak Portra 160

    July 11, 2024

    She Died Alone

    February 15, 2022

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

    April 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Hamburg,  Spring,  Visual

    Pop Art in Hamburg

    April 24, 2018 /

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    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016

    A sample of the Carl Zeiss Jena 135/F4 Sonnar and a Fuji X-T3

    February 5, 2023

    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 1

    June 25, 2017
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