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  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 1

    June 25, 2017 /

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    The Empty Stage

    November 25, 2013

    Next, please!

    October 31, 2013

    Dress Different

    March 15, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    All Mobiles But One Book

    June 24, 2017 /

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    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013

    Portrait of a Lawyer

    October 5, 2013

    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024
  • Body Builiding,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    Does It Worth It?

    May 22, 2017 /

    In the fluorescent glare of the stage, one man poses, his body chiselled by obsession, sweat, and sacrifice. Another stands in the shadows, hands in pockets, his back turned to us, yet his inner turmoil silently projected into the void between himself and the competitor. This is not just a bodybuilding contest. This is the theatre of doubt. The photo captures the unspeakable moment where fatigue collides with purpose. The observer, branded with the logo of a nutrition sponsor, is no stranger to pain — his posture, physique and stillness tell us he, too, has been through the crucible. But now, watching someone else perform, there’s hesitation. A mental calculation…

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    Hanging News

    June 18, 2013

    The Scooter

    March 1, 2013

    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Milan,  Spring

    Sala degli Onori @ Triennale di Milano

    May 19, 2017 /

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    Belgian Chocolate – Neuhaus

    November 16, 2015

    Superpila still rides…

    December 10, 2018

    Poetry Still Survives

    June 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017 /

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    Seats

    September 11, 2017

    London Panning

    December 30, 2013

    The Nightmare

    August 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Urgent Call

    May 15, 2017 /

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    A Fashion Shop in Milan

    January 21, 2014

    Portraits in Skating

    November 30, 2024

    Alone, Together…

    June 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garages&Labs,  Photography,  Spring

    Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore

    May 11, 2017 /

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    Rectangles

    March 12, 2015

    How to Shoot Handball Matches

    April 14, 2024

    Busy (again)

    February 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Moon,  Spring

    Full Moon

    May 9, 2017 /

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    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017

    Pipes in Colour

    May 1, 2015

    An Early Morning Fishing Expedition

    July 29, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Spring

    Mistress Of Puppets

    April 30, 2017 /

    I titled this one Mistress of Puppets. A nod, of course, to the Metallica anthem where the master pulls the strings, controls the fate of others—merciless, mechanical, in charge. But in this frame, the dynamic is flipped. The puppet isn’t controlled. She’s in control. Shot through a shop window, the mannequin doesn’t stand, she sits—curled into herself in an oddly introspective pose. Not a gesture of command, but of knowing. Dressed in soft florals, faceless but not neutral. The glass between us acts like a screen, a membrane, a boundary between worlds—hers synthetic, silent, and oddly powerful; ours fast, distracted, and easily led. Because really, who’s manipulating whom? She doesn’t speak.…

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    When Colour Helps Composition

    February 7, 2020

    Becoming a Human Tripod

    January 9, 2017

    An Athlete@Stadio Marmi, Rome

    October 11, 2018
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    A Cello Player

    April 24, 2017 /

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    The Arson

    February 21, 2014

    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Spring

    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017 /

    A pane of glass separates two worlds. On one side, the hyper-stylised gaze of a model — digital, sculpted, aloof. His stare pierces outward from an ad inside a hair salon, promising precision, control, curated masculinity at €21. Behind the glossy veneer, real people go about their routines, dwarfed by the giant printed face that symbolises a synthetic ideal. On the other side, a cluster of balloons—soft, round, unformed—calls out with its own clumsy presence. Unintended perhaps, but visually evocative, the column of latex orbs resembles a puppet or caricature. In their simplicity, they reflect something the model cannot: humanity, imperfection, absurdity. The composition turns into theatre. A confrontation of…

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

    October 3, 2015

    Nightlife

    June 20, 2013

    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014
  • Artists,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo

    Play It Again, Sam!

    April 13, 2017 /

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    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 5 – Kodak Tri X 400 – September 2015 shot in Sept. 2023

    May 8, 2024

    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Patisserie,  Spring

    The Quest for Belgian Chocolate…

    April 11, 2017 /

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    Never Trust the Autofocus (not only) in Street-Photography

    July 20, 2013

    One Coffee

    December 20, 2015

    Easy To Shoot?

    December 12, 2020
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Streets&Squares

    Outdoor Aperitif

    April 7, 2017 /

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    Fisherman’s Friend

    January 10, 2014

    Amex

    May 25, 2015

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  Winter

    Street Of New York… possibly

    March 21, 2017 /

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    A stupid quarrell

    April 7, 2013

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

    January 24, 2021

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

    October 29, 2015
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Winter

    The Flying Dutchman… a sort of

    March 19, 2017 /

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    A solitary journey

    December 24, 2012

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    Spectrum

    March 12, 2017 /

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    Staged?

    February 16, 2016

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014

    Lockpicking Tools

    December 11, 2018
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Winter

    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017 /

    From an elevated perspective, the grand staircase of the Italian Court of Cassation descends in perfect symmetry. Framed by neoclassical columns and lit by reverent lamplight, this space does not merely lead—it ascends, conceptually, toward the divine. The title, The Temple of Justice, is not metaphorical hyperbole, but a statement of function and form. This is not a courthouse. It is a sanctuary. Justice, as the image suggests, is not a secular procedure. It is a liturgy. It unfolds with rituals, vestments, invocation of higher powers, and the solemnity of faith. The robes, the benches, the altars of the law—these mimic the language of churches. And the Court of Cassation, the…

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    A Ferrari 812 GTS in Boston

    July 14, 2023

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

    August 22, 2024

    Table Dressing

    July 15, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf,  People,  Winter

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017 /

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    Genta Fukue live@Sakura Terrace – Kyoto

    June 22, 2017

    A Zen Garden?

    February 22, 2014

    Nightlife in Bruxelles

    June 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Rome,  Winter

    Waiting for (Supreme) Justice

    February 14, 2017 /

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    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017

    How to Shoot Handball Matches

    April 14, 2024

    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024
  • B&W,  Court,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Ashtray

    February 12, 2017 /

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    The Commuter

    July 24, 2017

    Waiting Chairs

    May 21, 2015

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Winter

    The Watchdogs

    February 9, 2017 /

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    Soldering

    November 8, 2021

    Sweet Dilemma

    November 4, 2015

    Photopanning in Rome

    December 3, 2019
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    The Unresting Lawyer

    February 6, 2017 /

    Standing in Court, no matter what!

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    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014

    Another attempt at DLSR film scanning

    January 21, 2023

    Smile!

    August 7, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017 /

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    A Portrait on the Nasdaq Building

    January 18, 2014

    Fireworks

    January 19, 2013

    A Sad Afternoon

    October 7, 2013
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