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  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photo Journalism,  Summer,  Thoughts

    A Bad Experiment

    August 26, 2016 /

    I had to cover “in emergency” a date of the musical Notre-Dame de Paris and found myself “unarmed” (no camera available whatsoever), so I have been forced to fall back on my mobile. While, at the end of the day and with great difficulty, I have been able to shoot something vaguely useful, this experience blew away any possible plan to use a mobile’s camera to handle an assignment. Simply put, mobile’s cameras suck, unless you go for (very)close or cheap shots. This should have been pretty obvious without the need of looking for hard evidence. Nevertheless, out of necessity, I have been able to test and learn on my…

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    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021

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

    May 8, 2024
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    Antonio Onorato

    August 20, 2016 /

    I made this image on assignment, but it ended up becoming a personal one. Antonio Onorato, mid-performance, eyes closed, completely surrendered to the instrument in his hands. That wasn’t planned — no setup, no retake. Just a split-second that happened because I was watching, not waiting. The Canon EF 100–400 isn’t the obvious choice for stage photography — especially not on a full-frame body like the 5D Mark II, which, by today’s standards, is a bit sluggish in low light. But it worked, surprisingly well. I kept the aperture wide open, ISO higher than I’d usually tolerate, and rode the shutter just fast enough to freeze the tension in his…

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    Lunchtime

    February 18, 2013

    Emanuele Cavallucci. The New Italian Pro Boxing Welterweight Champion

    March 9, 2019

    As Seen on Ferrania Film’ Stories section…

    December 4, 2023
  • Artists,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Franco Cerri. The Last Jazz Living Legend

    August 16, 2016 /

    Ninety year’s old and still grooving! Franco Cerri sits in the spotlight, guitar in hand, the stage around him fading into black. His posture is relaxed, his smile unforced—this is not the grin of a performer straining for the audience, but the quiet joy of a man at home with his instrument. The fingers still know exactly where to go, gliding along the fretboard with the confidence of decades, the kind of touch that only comes from living inside the music. Behind him, half in shadow, the bassist follows, letting Cerri’s notes lead. The frame captures more than a performance—it holds the weight of history. Cerri wasn’t just a player;…

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    Daniele Silvestri – Teatri 2022 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

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    September 20, 2018

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Social Control,  Summer

    Safe Living (?)

    July 28, 2016 /

    I took this photograph sitting at a café table in Brussels, camera inconspicuously in hand, not to catch a moment of drama but to freeze the dissonance that unfolded naturally. A plate of food cooling in the foreground, a couple mid-conversation, and beyond the empty chairs—military trucks parked tightly against the glass façade of a commercial complex. No one paid them much attention. This image isn’t about extremes. It’s about the almost absurd coexistence of casual living and implied threat. It’s a subtle juxtaposition—the idle comfort of café life shadowed by the presence of camouflaged machinery. Compositionally, I used the umbrellas and columns to frame the shot and push the…

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    Horizon Bending, Again

    April 28, 2014

    On Tips’n Tricks to ‘take you photos to the next level’

    May 29, 2025

    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Batklubben

    July 23, 2016 /

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    February 24, 2014

    An Antique Shop in via Cadorna

    December 10, 2023

    A Pensive Nun

    December 14, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016 /

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    Self-Defense

    July 27, 2013

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    April 19, 2013

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    February 5, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Vasa’s Ghost

    July 11, 2016 /

    Photographing in museums is always a challenge — a careful dance between respecting the subject, working within strict lighting conditions, and negotiating the inevitable glass barriers. This image, taken in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, is an excellent example of how those constraints can actually contribute to a picture’s mood rather than hinder it. The subject — a centuries-old skull — sits isolated against a dark, glittering background, its ochre tones warm against the cold, almost cosmic speckling that surrounds it. The lighting, subdued yet precise, falls in a way that enhances the contours of the cranium, the hollowed sockets, and the jagged remnants of teeth. The reflections — likely…

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    The Commuter

    July 24, 2017

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    October 11, 2014

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    January 18, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Stockholm,  Summer,  Visual

    Even

    July 9, 2016 /

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    The Elders’ Council

    June 29, 2013

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

    May 23, 2013

    Leaving The Actor’s Studio

    January 14, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016 /

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    February 9, 2013

    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014

    Kristina Miller live@Teatro Marrucino

    February 21, 2022
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016 /

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    A new camera and the quest for the missed information

    December 18, 2012

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    April 29, 2015

    A Splash of Colour

    November 13, 2013
  • 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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    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    A (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018

    Red Storm

    June 30, 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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    October 11, 2014

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    October 7, 2023

    Generations – I

    August 6, 2014
  • Colour,  Milan,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    A (Out-of-Focus) Break Between Lunch and Supper

    December 8, 2015 /

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    July 24, 2025

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    March 19, 2015

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    February 16, 2015
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    2015 Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 2015 /

    Shot this with the Canon 5D Mark II paired to the EF 100-400—reliable combo when you need to stay off court and still frame clean, controlled tension. This isn’t peak action. No sand flying, no bodies mid-air. But it’s still competition—quiet, simmering, focused. Marco Caminati holds the ball like it weighs more than it does. Not physically—psychologically. Shoulders squared, gaze dropped. The light from above slicks off his skin, catching just enough detail in the sweat without turning it into gloss. I didn’t correct the warmth much in post. The yellowish cast from the stadium lighting is honest, and artificial as it looks, that’s what the court gave me. Enzo…

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    January 16, 2014

    The Penguin’s Feeder

    July 25, 2014

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    September 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rowing,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015 /

    Conclusions As much as knowing your way through the photography maze populated by ISO settings, lens choice, (auto)focus performance and so on, successfully shooting sport competitions requires a lot of background work and social skills, as well as stamina and concentration. You’re not supposed to attend a Marines bootcamp, a con men conference and a crash course in volleyball, rowing or whatever the sport you have to work with to develop such specific capabilities. But it would definitive helps… Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get…

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    October 19, 2016

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    July 20, 2016

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    December 27, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015 /

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    July 17, 2019

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    September 14, 2014

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    July 18, 2013
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Female Team – Laura Giombini, Giulia Toti

    October 17, 2015 /

    In beach volleyball, there is no hiding place. The court is small, the sand unforgiving, and every move is laid bare in the sun. This frame captures the Italian National Beach Volleyball Team mid-assault, in that heartbeat where effort and instinct fuse into pure action. The player lunging forward is all tensile strength and precision—shoulders squared, arms extended, eyes locked on the ball as if it were the only thing in existence. Her teammate hovers just behind, reading the play, ready to carry the attack forward. The sand tells its own story—scattered divots from past dives, streaks from sudden stops, a textured record of the match’s ebb and flow. The…

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    January 5, 2019

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    October 19, 2019
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati (and a primer on sport photography, part 6)

    October 13, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show Part 4 – During the event, how to choose which event attend to Part 5 – During the event, shooting the game After the event “Enjoying” the field days doesn’t end up the assignment because the selection and post processing part is as important as taking proper pictures. 1 – Selection and post processing Depending by the assignment, you might be required to  (select, process and) send  your employer the pictures in real time or…

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    November 6, 2015

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    January 17, 2013

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    July 19, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Projects,  Spring,  Summer

    Avvocati. A New Book

    October 11, 2015 /

    I’ve just finished the project I’ve been working in the past months. Lawyers’ human and private face.

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    December 20, 2015

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    July 16, 2013

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    August 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Photography,  Sport,  Summer,  Thoughts

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

    October 9, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show Part 4 – During the event, how to choose which event attend to 3 – Shooting the game As I said before, the chances of getting a good exposure greatly improve if you are (or have become) comfortable with the game. But knowing how the ball rolls worth nothing if you’re not in the right position to take the shot. a – Reclaiming your space from other photographers Event (and thus sport) photography is a…

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    July 30, 2025

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    September 5, 2021

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    October 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 7, 2015 /

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    October 23, 2015

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    July 27, 2017

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    April 12, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

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

    October 3, 2015 /

    Part 1 – Intro, Before the event, getting your media pass Part 2 – Before the event, having your media pass working for you Part 3 – During the event, get ready for the show 2 – How to choose which event attend to Possibly the most difficult thing to handle in multi-competition events is how to select the sport and the stage (qualifications, semi-finals, first-second place final etc.) Unless you’re working for a specific team as its official photographer or asked to mainly portrait sponsor’s banner (yes, this happens in sport-photography: athletes are just a way to channel the eyes on a chocolate bar or a bottle of wine),…

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    July 23, 2015

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    May 18, 2013

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    May 12, 2022
  • Beach Handball,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Handball Female Team (and a primer on sport photography, part 3)

    September 30, 2015 /

    During the event 1 – Get Ready for the Show a – Check the logistic Be sure to have the competitions’ timetable at hand. Every day go first and early to the main press room and ask for last minutes changes. Ask how to check further possible issues (delays, cancellation, venue shifting. etc.) For each venue try to locate a “safe spot”, a place where you can rest or leave your bag (relatively) safe. b – Check the weather forecast If the competitions you’re attending is outdoor, checking the weather forecast is of the utmost importance. Among other things, it helps you choose what gear and dresses bring with you:…

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    November 1, 2021

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    October 21, 2021

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    May 15, 2014
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    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015 /

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