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  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016 /

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    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024

    Secret Beyond the Door

    October 24, 2013

    Cognitive Dissonance

    December 5, 2025
  • 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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    @Rome Maker Faire – 5. Pensive

    October 18, 2014

    A Skater

    February 23, 2021

    Head-Dresser

    February 11, 2013
  • 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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    The Power of Music

    March 22, 2013

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013

    An Old Portable Camera

    October 14, 2014
  • 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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    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014

    Il barbiere di Siviglia – Don Bartolo mad at Rosina

    November 28, 2020

    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Downtown,  Garages&Labs,  Lines,  Rome,  Spring

    Frames for Sale at Via Margutta

    May 2, 2016 /

    I was walking along Via Margutta when the geometry in this shop window stopped me cold. Two empty frames leaned against the glass, one upright, the other tilted sharply as though it had slipped out of formation. Behind them, more frames receded into the dim interior, creating an optical echo — rectangles within rectangles, stretching away into the dark. I shot it in black and white film, embracing the grain and high contrast that the low light demanded. The texture is almost intrusive, but it adds a grit that feels appropriate for a street scene late in the evening. Exposure was tricky: I wanted to preserve the fluorescent highlights inside…

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    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023

    Stinky Shoes

    June 3, 2015

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 2

    June 28, 2014
  • 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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    Diner After the Show

    July 7, 2013

    A Relaxed Call

    February 12, 2014

    Ramón Jarque, tocaor

    October 29, 2017
  • 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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    Peeping the Misery

    September 4, 2013

    Tattoos in Barcelona

    August 18, 2014

    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021
  • 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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    Red Storm

    June 30, 2013

    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014

    Full Moon

    September 30, 2018
  • 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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    Red Wine Makes Good Blood…

    April 27, 2014

    Spectral Lotus

    July 19, 2015

    Bent

    July 13, 2014
  • 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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    To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)

    March 2, 2025

    Italy, Street-Photography and the Law

    October 29, 2013

    Skull of Glass at the London Science Museum

    September 27, 2016
  • 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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    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    November 29, 2013

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016
  • 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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    Fujifilm XF 100-400: a quick test

    January 12, 2018

    A Banner

    November 29, 2014

    Yes, We…Can

    May 16, 2014
  • 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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    Lost in Le Puglie

    December 2, 2015

    Staying Behind

    November 28, 2013

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

    September 24, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Winter

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016 /

    There is something quietly poetic about an object photographed in isolation, removed from its intended context yet still resonating with hints of its former life. This image — a simple floor lamp set against a timeworn, crimson theatre curtain — speaks volumes in its sparseness. The lamp, with its contemporary, almost utilitarian design, stands in stark contrast to the opulent, textured backdrop, a relic from an era when theatres embraced velvet and grandeur. From a compositional standpoint, the decision to place the lamp off-centre allows the folds and rich patina of the curtain to dominate the frame. The interplay between the deep reds, the lamp’s soft white glow, and the…

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    What Souvenirs Say About Rome (and Your Attitude Toward Life)

    August 6, 2025

    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013

    A Fountain’s Jet

    April 12, 2021
  • 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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    Zeiss ZK Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 – Test Shots and an Unpleasant Incident

    October 3, 2025

    FUJIFILM X-T5 RAF have problems with Affinity Photo 2.1

    June 11, 2023

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016
  • 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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    Portrait of a politician – 1

    October 25, 2013

    Breaking the Fourth Wall

    February 17, 2020

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Winter

    An Old Boxing Gym

    February 22, 2016 /

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    Selling Italian Ice in Boston

    March 11, 2025

    Who The Hell Killed the Light Off?

    August 2, 2015

    Ni État Ni Patron

    June 8, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Real Time Update

    February 20, 2016 /

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    The Compelling Power of Photography

    September 22, 2022

    Line Of Fire

    July 6, 2014

    PI Room At Palais de la Découverte

    June 7, 2015
  • 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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    Square Three

    June 20, 2014

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013

    Leaving Home

    December 5, 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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    The Porter

    July 3, 2015

    Lunchtime

    February 18, 2013

    The Google Experiment

    February 1, 2014
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016 /

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    Too Busy to Enjoy the Life…

    April 12, 2014

    Caught In The Act… Almost

    October 4, 2018
  • 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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    Alive Or Not?

    February 16, 2013

    Guru Meditation

    May 12, 2014

    Das Feuerwehr

    April 17, 2018
  • 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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    May 25, 2024

    The Path To Freedom

    September 29, 2014

    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Carabinieri:To Serve And Protect

    February 8, 2016 /

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    Underground Security RA(T)P

    June 5, 2015

    Zebra Crossing in Oslo… With Red Light

    October 12, 2014

    The Brand As a Ruin

    May 25, 2015
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