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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    The Sentinel

    August 13, 2013 /

    Though guys never rest.

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    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013

    Hard Stare

    April 26, 2016

    VueScan and the missed Bits-per-pixel

    December 1, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Uncertainity

    August 11, 2013 /

    Photographs taken in urban dockside environments often carry a layered narrative—of industry meeting leisure, of movement paused, of a city’s arteries stretching both above and below the waterline. This image, with its juxtaposition of a small, worn boat in the foreground and the sweeping, multi-tiered bridges beyond, encapsulates that tension between the static and the dynamic. From a compositional perspective, the wooden railing in the foreground frames the lower half of the image, anchoring the scene and guiding the viewer’s gaze towards the boats. The man standing by the rail, casual in stance and attire, adds a human scale that balances the massive concrete structures above. His positioning—turned slightly away…

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    Couples

    May 17, 2013

    Abruzzo’s made Coke??

    March 26, 2013

    London Swash

    September 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Summer

    The Sprint Before the Ride

    August 8, 2013 /

    I caught this frame in a fleeting, almost comic moment: a man mid-stride, pushing his bike rather than riding it, as if caught in the space between two intentions. It’s not quite cycling, not quite running — a transitional gesture that tells a story of motion, effort, and perhaps urgency. The shot was taken low and close, which immediately exaggerates the presence of the subject and the bicycle. That choice, whether conscious or instinctive, works well here; it places the viewer almost on the ground, in the thick of the action, where the geometry of the paving stones converges towards the vanishing point in the distance. Technically, it’s not a…

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    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019

    Longtime Abandoned

    May 30, 2014

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Smile!

    August 7, 2013 /

    Smile! It’s contagious!

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    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014

    5 frames with a Kiev 60, a Volna 80/2,8 and a Ferrania Orto

    June 28, 2024

    Reluctant

    November 11, 2014
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    Early Morning Shaving on The Beach

    August 6, 2013 /

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    Leaving The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014

    Interplay

    December 22, 2016

    A Lonely Table

    March 8, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Fashion Shops,  Rome,  Summer

    A Little Of Thailand In Rome

    August 3, 2013 /

    Walking through Rome, it’s always the unexpected juxtapositions that stop me in my tracks. This small corner, framed by a weathered marble wall on one side and the muted sheen of a modern doorway on the other, holds a Thai welcome — a statue draped in marigold garlands, hands pressed together in the wai greeting, a silent gesture of hospitality transplanted far from its native home. From a compositional standpoint, I went for a straightforward, vertical framing to preserve the integrity of the statue’s posture. The side table in the lower right, with its offering of flowers and folded leaf packages, gives a cultural context that anchors the image. The…

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    Lost In Rembrance

    July 26, 2014

    The Long Way Up

    March 25, 2013

    A Seagull

    May 10, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Is The Sky Falling On Their Heads?

    August 1, 2013 /

    The photograph wasn’t planned. It was simply observed — a pocket of time, mid-afternoon, Abruzzo heat bearing down, the kind that slows everything to a stubborn crawl. I stood facing this kiosk-bar, the kind you find near campsites and old swimming pools, and pressed the shutter as the two men crossed paths. It wasn’t about them, specifically. It was about the echo — the posture, the bellies, the slightly arched backs, the shared suspicion of something overhead. The title is a nod, of course — Uderzo and Goscinny’s Asterix stories, and that primal fear of the sky falling on our heads. These men could have walked straight off a panel…

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    Silent Among Many Voices

    January 1, 2013

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014

    Just a soccer field… Part 3

    February 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    While the kids grow-up…

    July 25, 2013 /

    While the kids grow-up, a father waits with patience.

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    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014

    Out of Focus, again

    October 3, 2013

    Ghosts of Ginza

    November 14, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Landscape,  Summer,  Travels

    EOS-M. An Act of Fairness

    July 24, 2013 /

    I’ve been anything but gentle in my assessment of the Canon EOS-M’s street photography credentials. In the chaos of fast-moving urban life, it has always felt a step behind — hesitant where others are decisive. But fairness demands balance, and in the stillness of landscape work, this little mirrorless manages to surprise. This frame, taken with the humble 18-55mm stabilised kit lens, shows the EOS-M in its element. The river’s current twists and glides across the frame, textures shifting from silky blur to glassy detail, the greens of moss and the reddish undertones of the rocks holding their place against the moving water. The stabilisation works in quiet partnership with…

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    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014

    An Old-Style ATM

    April 13, 2013

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Early Morning’s Cleanup

    July 21, 2013 /

    The time goes by, and the song remains the same. Work until late night, clean up early in the morning. Shot handheld, early light bleeding in from camera right. The street’s been emptied of narrative clutter—no cars, no movement, just the woman mid-bend, transferring waste from broom to bag. It’s not staged. She didn’t know I was there. I waited until her back arched into that angle, arms extended, the brush and dustpan forming a triangle at ground level. The framing is offset deliberately. She occupies the lower right quadrant. The left side is held empty—just shuttered shopfronts and a corridor of fading lines. This void gives her effort weight.…

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    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016

    Bent

    July 13, 2014

    The Observer

    November 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Cameraman

    July 17, 2013 /

    There’s a quiet heroism to the figure of a cameraman mid-shoot. This image captures that intensity — the squint of concentration, the firm but fluid grip on the camera, the slight tilt of his head as if aligning himself with the rhythm of the scene unfolding before him. The bright red of the staircase behind him injects energy into the frame, contrasting sharply with his dark clothing and the muted tones of the camera equipment. The composition works in part because it respects the subject’s craft. The frame is tight enough to convey focus, yet wide enough to hint at context: the scaffolding, the staging, the theatre of production. The…

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    Hanging Towels

    March 29, 2014

    Efesto’s New Production Line

    September 20, 2014

    Has street-photography a limit?

    December 19, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Summer

    Crowd Control

    July 16, 2013 /

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    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016

    The Audience (Not a Rock Concert, Indeed)

    September 23, 2013

    Business people in Rome

    February 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Winter

    The Suit

    July 15, 2013 /

    How would it feel like, when everybody around goes to the beach, wearing a suit and going to the office?

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    Davide Grotta – Live

    December 8, 2018

    Lost in iPhone while the wind blows

    January 23, 2013

    The Photo I Didn’t Shoot

    June 8, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Lorenzo negli stadi

    July 11, 2013 /

    Rockol.it – a music-oriented online magazine I work with – published the reportage I did at the Jovanotti’s “Lorenzo negli stadi tour 2013” in Pescara (IT). Here are the other pictures.

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    Surreal Judo

    December 11, 2016

    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015

    Sailing Home

    October 4, 2023
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Winter

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013 /

    You don’t usually see them—not really. They’re always there, but never in the spotlight. Still, without them, there wouldn’t be a show. I was at a concert recently, camera in hand, doing what I normally do—trying to catch something a little off-stage, something that tells the rest of the story. That’s when I spotted him: back to the crowd, eyes on the board, headphones hanging loose around his neck. Focused, steady. Doing the kind of work that only gets noticed when something goes wrong. I framed the shot from behind. The lights of the soundboard, all blinking and glowing, lit up the edges of his shirt—a simple icon of a…

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    Empty Chairs in the Tuileries

    October 19, 2013

    Beach Party

    January 22, 2022

    Portrait of a Wrestler

    October 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Three of a Kind

    July 6, 2013 /

    Shot from street level, this image captures an everyday theatre performed quietly on a terrace. Three people — two women and one man — are held together by proximity but separated by gesture, expression, and posture. It’s a fleeting constellation of personalities, caught just before it disperses. I was struck by the triangular tension: the woman on the left, sporting a bicycle helmet and pursed lips, locked in on the man’s casual delivery. He stands as the pivot, mid-sentence, while the third figure leans away, hand on neck, visibly disengaged. The emotional distance between them expands far beyond the physical. Technically, the image relies on a crisp focus and compressed…

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    A Rusted Window

    September 11, 2014

    Outdoor Aperitif

    April 7, 2017

    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Evolution of a Guitar Player

    July 5, 2013 /

    It’s strange how a decade can pass in the blink of an eye — and yet carry with it the weight of evolution. The last time I met Roberto Di Virgilio, he had a Steinberger in his hands: all sharp edges, carbon fibre, and the aura of the 1980s futurism that guitarists either loved or dismissed outright. Seeing him now, a Les Paul slung across his shoulder, feels almost like a chapter shift in a novel I didn’t realise I was still reading. The photograph was taken in the kind of setting that usually conspires against the photographer: a stage during setup, flat midday light filtered through the structure above,…

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    The Long Way Up

    March 25, 2013

    On the Range

    December 6, 2015

    Hanging

    January 19, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Calm Newsreader

    July 4, 2013 /

    Piazza del Duomo is never truly still. The stone expanse acts as both stage and thoroughfare, where the pace of life is measured in contrasts. In this pair of images, that tension is laid bare: a young woman, mid-stride, the blur of her step almost audible, shares the same visual field as a man in a red shirt who sits in unhurried contemplation, newspaper in hand. The composition in the first frame benefits from the deliberate use of foreground and background separation. The woman is caught in that decisive moment—foot lifted, eyes focused ahead—while the man remains anchored in his position, reading. The interplay between their postures tells a story…

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

    May 23, 2013

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013

    Panning the Police

    November 17, 2016
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    A Lost Towel

    July 3, 2013 /

    No one around. Just sun, sand, and something left behind. The beach was empty when I passed through—early or late, hard to say—but this towel was there, alone, crumpled and vivid. Its colours refused to blend in: yellows, reds, a printed image of something once meaningful, now half-folded by the wind. It didn’t look forgotten. It looked abandoned. What caught my eye more than the towel was what surrounded it: tyre marks, footprints, all criss-crossing paths layered into the sand. As if everyone passed by but no one stopped. It felt recent, but not urgent—like whoever left it didn’t mean to come back. The shot came together quickly. Low angle…

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    Windows

    September 15, 2014

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022

    A few shots from a Paco de Lucia live performance

    July 31, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Seasons,  Shops,  Summer

    The Smoke Teacher

    July 1, 2013 /

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    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019

    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    The Elders’ Council

    June 29, 2013 /

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    Too Young to Spend Time Watching the Ducks in the Pond

    October 22, 2013

    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013

    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Summer

    Urban Scavenger

    June 28, 2013 /

    I photographed this scene late at night, drawn by the way a single pool of light exposed the fragments of urban life that usually go unnoticed. The gull was feeding on scraps by the kerb, a plastic cup discarded nearby, while traffic and people passed outside the frame. What emerged was a study of survival in the margins of the city, where wildlife and waste collide under sodium lamps. Compositionally, the image hinges on that triangle of illumination falling across the pavement. The lit area acts almost like a stage, isolating the bird against the darker periphery. I placed the gull slightly off-centre, letting the curved kerb and the lines…

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    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013

    Skating on the Riviera

    November 9, 2018

    Luggages

    April 20, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Rome,  Summer

    A Quiet Evening

    June 26, 2013 /

    … in the heart of Rome, an old trattoria let people enjoy a quiet diner.

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    Hanging Heart at via Olmetto

    March 31, 2014

    None of my business…

    March 3, 2013

    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Summer

    The Sailor

    June 24, 2013 /

    Hey, there’s no water straight there!

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    The Solitude of Power

    May 6, 2018

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014

    Masters of Propaganda

    July 18, 2023
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