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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013 /

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    Bless or Curse?

    August 12, 2014

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013

    Without Glasses @ via del Corso

    January 25, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013 /

    How long was he staying there?

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    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022

    Frames for Sale at Via Margutta

    May 2, 2016

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013 /

    I took this photograph on the beach beneath the Ponte del Mare in Pescara. The scene is divided between the monumental line of the bridge and the human scale of two kite surfers preparing their gear. The composition works by contrast: the rigid geometry of steel cables and concrete arcs against the fluid, improvised forms of sport and sand.

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    What, IMO, Street-Photography Is All About – One Shot Story

    November 9, 2025

    No time for lunch at Piazza Fiume …

    February 20, 2013

    Denegata Justitia

    March 2, 2020
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Summer

    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013 /

    It was the kind of place you don’t really notice. A narrow passage, cracked walls, peeling paint, dim light. The kind of corridor you pass through without stopping. Unless you’re carrying a camera—and a little curiosity. I called this frame Stairway to Nothing when I first saw it on the screen. The name came unprompted. It just fit. The stairs are real, but lead to… what, exactly? A dead-end, a blank wall, maybe a half-forgotten door. You get the sense there was once purpose here—function, traffic, even a rhythm. Now it’s just remnants. A railing to hold on to, steps still intact, pots of green fighting back against the concrete. This wasn’t…

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    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018

    Bad Luck at Heian Jingu Shrine

    December 15, 2025
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    In a yellowtone…

    September 17, 2013 /

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    Dai Shodo@Kyoto

    December 2, 2020

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018

    The Violinist

    July 1, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    A true cricket?

    September 16, 2013 /

    Trust me, this is a real photo.

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    An Exercise in Composition (was: Rowing Boats)

    February 18, 2024

    Questioning the Referee

    October 8, 2023

    A Cornhole Board – Independence Day Edition

    July 8, 2023
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013 /

    Not stylish, not “clean”, not “intellectual”… but damn fun!!

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    Guru Meditation

    May 12, 2014

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

    February 5, 2023

    Leaving The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Parachute

    September 14, 2013 /

    Didn’t have a wider lens, so I got the most interesting part of the frame…

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    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013

    Who Can It Be Now?

    February 18, 2016

    Meaningless

    November 9, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    L’estate sta finendo…

    September 13, 2013 /

    L’estate sta finendo (the Summer is going to end) sang and old tune by The Righeira. It might have been a carefree Italo Disco anthem, but here its title feels almost literal. In this image, the end of summer is measured not in falling leaves, but in the silent rows of yellow sunbeds—upright, slightly askew, ready to be cleaned and stored. The repetition of form is the photograph’s backbone. Eleven chairs (or nearly so—one is cropped out on each side) form a neat yet imperfect line, their bright fabric glowing against the more muted tones of the stone and the soft grey-blue sky. The high-key yellow works almost like an…

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    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016

    A Silent Dialogue

    December 21, 2012

    Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135/4 – A Demanding Use Case

    December 10, 2025
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects,  Summer

    Night Serenade

    September 12, 2013 /

    Is there anything more romantic?

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    Forgotten Bike In A Forgotten House

    April 3, 2013

    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018

    A Shadow

    July 24, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  People,  Summer

    Come on in…

    September 11, 2013 /

    What will you find at the end of the corridor? The frame pulls you inward. The eye enters through the shadowed foreground, past the blurred figure standing half in, half out of the light, and begins its slow walk down the corridor. The walls, cracked and weathered, carry the patina of time. Arched ceilings recede rhythmically, each arch framing the next, each doorway leading you further inside. Along the path, framed photographs lean against the walls, their colours softened by the dim light. They are not hung with formality; they rest casually, like travellers waiting to be claimed. The projector to the right hints at moving images, yet here, everything feels…

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    Mid-Morning Break at Place Jourdan

    March 24, 2014

    Out for a While

    September 26, 2013

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    Seeking Directions – Where Do I Go From Here?

    September 10, 2013 /

    The cyclist wasn’t posing. He’d stopped to make a call, mid-ride, still straddling the saddle with the indecision of someone caught between stages. I didn’t ask. I just raised the camera and took the frame as it unfolded. The gas station in the background plays its part—logo sharp, prices legible, a quiet indicator of place and time. The contrast between high-performance cycling gear and the mundane infrastructure of the city gives the image its friction. It’s not a sports photo. It’s about movement interrupted. Shot handheld in late afternoon with fading light, the exposure was tricky. Highlights bounced off his helmet and the glossy panels of nearby cars. I dialled…

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    A Rusted Window

    September 11, 2014

    Sting of the Vespa

    March 7, 2025

    Everything is ready for the service

    July 2, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Reportage,  Summer

    Nico Cilli Band@Chiostro Comunale – Città S.Angelo

    September 9, 2013 /

    A few shots from a reportage I did during a jazz gig.

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    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014

    Not Sure I Would Like The Feel

    November 22, 2014

    Staged?

    February 16, 2016
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Reminiscenses From The Past

    September 7, 2013 /

    Lost in memories, while the world turns.

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    Damned Autofocus

    April 20, 2014

    Easy Parking

    August 12, 2013

    Smoke is everywhere…

    February 21, 2013
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    The Casual Observer

    September 5, 2013 /

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    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015

    A Focused (or Sad) Violinist

    December 17, 2016

    Feuer

    July 10, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control,  Summer,  Urban Landscape

    Peeping the Misery

    September 4, 2013 /

    A rough opening in a white wall becomes the frame. The edges are jagged, still bearing the scars of whatever blow created them. Through it, the eye is led into another world—a dusty, abandoned space where sunlight slices across the ground. On the floor lies a tangle of debris: fragments of cloth, splinters, and what seems to be a torn banner, its once-bright colours now dulled. The text on it is broken, unreadable, a language interrupted. In the background, shapes blur into shadow—remnants of furniture, perhaps, or the skeletal remains of another wall. This photograph is about looking in without stepping in. The viewer is held at a distance, forced…

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    Footprint

    April 24, 2014

    The Man Behind The Croissant

    December 13, 2014

    The Day of the Zombies

    October 23, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    While Waiting for the Food

    September 3, 2013 /

    Somewhere coastal, sometime after sundown. The table is set, the drinks half gone, the plates not yet full. It’s the in-between moment—the pause before the meal arrives, when conversation either deepens or disappears. He’s on his phone, thumb scrolling with purpose, eyes locked to the glow. Around him, the restaurant hums: plastic chairs, thatched roof, barefoot kids running between tables, the usual clatter of dishes and casual voices. A holiday place, probably. Warm air, sea salt, and time meant to be slower. What struck me was not the act—because it’s common—but the woman across from him. Half-hidden, partly blurred, yet watching. Not annoyed, not angry. Just watching. The kind of…

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    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017

    A Zen Garden?

    February 22, 2014

    Not A Photography Anymore

    September 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    The Doorman

    September 1, 2013 /

    Night work has its own silence, even when it’s loud. I made this frame just before the crowd arrived — a kind of photographic inhale before the push and pull of a Saturday night began. The doorman stands alone, his posture almost statuesque, braced against the neon wash of the venue’s lighting. The composition leans heavily on verticality. I intentionally let the figure anchor the centre, framed between structural elements and artificial glow. It’s an image of solitude and readiness, not action — and that contrast is what I wanted to preserve. The light is tough: mixed colour temperatures, harsh reflections, and flat backgrounds. But I didn’t correct it. It…

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    Happy New Year

    January 1, 2017

    Iphone 15 Billboard in Via XX Settembre

    February 14, 2024

    On the Range

    December 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Silent Dialog

    August 31, 2013 /

    Sometimes, two subjects share a conversation without exchanging a word. In this case, the dialogue exists between man and stone — between the jogger, resting mid-route, and the towering marble column in front of him. The stillness of the sculpture contrasts with his barely contained energy, as though the pause is only temporary before motion resumes. The composition is anchored by geometry. The bollards form a rhythm across the foreground, pulling the eye toward the seated figure. The column rises almost dead-centre in the frame, lending a sense of vertical authority, while the urban backdrop — palms, apartments, the waiting truck — situates the scene in the ordinary present, far…

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    Cornermen

    June 4, 2013

    A (Soon) Lost Banner

    November 1, 2018

    Garbage Collection

    August 26, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Sleep Wins

    August 30, 2013 /

    I found them in that fragile hour when night hasn’t fully given up and the day hasn’t quite claimed the streets. Two bodies slumped against a shuttered shopfront, graffiti curling behind them like a silent narrator. They weren’t staged, of course — this was simply where exhaustion decided to settle. With the Canon EOS-M paired to the EF-M 18–55, I had the flexibility to frame them in a way that gave space for the scene to breathe. The late light worked in my favour, sliding in at an angle that brought warmth to their skin tones while pulling texture from the cold metal behind them. The graffiti, soft enough not…

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    Portrait of a Cosplayer

    July 3, 2017

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022

    Time Runs Fast And Unstoppable

    May 21, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Bycicle Ride

    August 28, 2013 /

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    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015

    The Hacker and the Photographer

    August 22, 2016

    Square One

    June 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013 /

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    Couples

    May 17, 2013

    Happy New Year

    January 1, 2017

    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Garbage Collection

    August 26, 2013 /

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    Who Said That Music Is Relaxing?

    August 14, 2013

    On The Rocks

    August 13, 2014

    Is Batman Coming To Town?

    December 2, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013 /

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    Imitation of Banksi

    November 1, 2021

    Next in line, please!

    October 31, 2013

    And Justice For All

    May 15, 2015
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