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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016 /

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    A London’s Skyline

    September 13, 2016

    A Vessel

    December 18, 2015

    What Lasts of a Saturday Night Party

    January 24, 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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    Conversations, Silences, and Street Life

    August 5, 2014

    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014

    Portrait of a (former) bike champion

    May 3, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Lines,  Stockholm,  Summer,  Visual

    Even

    July 9, 2016 /

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    The Pulse of Passion: A Story Told in Red

    August 9, 2018

    Cold Stuff

    November 28, 2015

    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016 /

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    Posing

    June 17, 2022

    While Waiting for the Food

    September 3, 2013

    Evolution of a Guitar Player

    July 5, 2013
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Stockholm,  Summer

    Outside the Nobel Museum

    June 30, 2016 /

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    Man in Trenchcoat

    November 20, 2021

    Busy (again)

    February 2, 2013

    Cupido’s Fall

    June 2, 2014
  • 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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    Evolution of a Guitar Player

    July 5, 2013

    Rocco Zifarelli, Jeff Berlin, Beth&Danny Gottlieb, Gabriela Sinagra

    June 10, 2013

    A Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016
  • 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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    Over There!

    May 29, 2022

    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014

    Technological Memento

    June 26, 2021
  • Colour,  Milan,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

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

    December 8, 2015 /

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    Lost Bottles

    January 27, 2014

    Luggages

    April 20, 2019

    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014
  • 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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    Landed

    December 19, 2013

    @Rome Maker Faire – 1

    October 9, 2014

    A Bad Experiment

    August 26, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rowing,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 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 Part 6 – After the event 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…

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    Shooting Sanda (Chinese Kickboxing) Bouts

    June 26, 2025

    Between Sea and Sky

    February 12, 2015

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015 /

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    An Essay on Light

    October 13, 2017

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

    September 30, 2015

    Under the Heat In Rome…

    June 26, 2018
  • 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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    Do Not Touch

    June 5, 2013

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014

    Generations

    February 5, 2013
  • 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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    The Traveler’s Dilemma: Where To?

    October 21, 2023

    Quis custodies

    January 26, 2013

    Padua, a photographer’s goldmine

    October 31, 2024
  • 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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    Pipeline

    February 13, 2014

    National Security

    April 4, 2014

    Everything is ready for the service

    July 2, 2013
  • 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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    Do Not Disturb the News Reader

    February 24, 2014

    Bycicle Ride

    August 28, 2013

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 7, 2015 /

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    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022

    A view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 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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    Zebra Crossing, Again…

    June 22, 2014

    Red Storm

    June 30, 2013

    The Watchdogs

    February 9, 2017
  • 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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    5 (random) frames of Bruxelles with a MIR-1B, a Pentax ME Super and a Kodak TMax400

    March 19, 2025

    Which Part of “No Smoking” Got You Lost?

    June 21, 2015

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

    July 20, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015 /

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    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014

    A kiss in the shade

    March 17, 2013

    In-Eye

    February 2, 2014
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015 /

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    Restaurant or Hellgate?

    June 21, 2013

    On The Rocks

    August 13, 2014

    Some odd outcomes from a photo recovering attempt using an AI

    July 13, 2025
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

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

    September 24, 2015 /

    2 – Have the media pass working for you Part 1 of this primer dealt with the topic “Getting Your Media Pass”.  Now is the time to use it properly. a – Meet the media-manager and participate to the technical briefing (or anyway get the relevant information about the competition) If the competition is big enough, chances are that the organizing committee has appointed a media-manager in charge of handling all the issues related to broadcasting services and photographers. You definitely need to talk to him as early as you can, to get: your numbered “photographer jacket” (often needed to access the competition fields), a leaflet with all the relevant…

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    Stylish

    March 16, 2014

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014

    Alone, Together…

    June 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Reportage,  Soccer,  Sport,  Summer

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015 /

    Intro Working on assignment is different than loitering around “waiting for the moment”. This is true, in particular, for sport photography where you have to handle multiple issues at a time, most of them not related to the actual shooting activity. While there are a lot of sources to drink from that hint about how to assemble and check the gear, which lens is better suited for the job and so on, a less fancy but nevertheless critical issue to be aware of is how to handle the logistic and administrative stuff. Before the event 1 – Getting your media pass a – Accelerate the shipping of the accreditation form…

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    Noon on the Beach

    May 1, 2014

    My camera’s early test shots

    December 20, 2012

    Abstract

    May 9, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Social Control,  Summer

    Inside The Palace of Power

    September 17, 2015 /

    I took this photograph inside a government building, in the afternoon, when the corridors echo in silence and the light is all reflected memory. The image focuses on a phone—old-style, maroon, hanging uselessly from its hook—framed by dark wood panels and infinite reflections. It’s a cliché of power, really: opulence, silence, and an obsolete instrument of control. The technical conditions weren’t ideal. I had no tripod, the light was dim and uneven, and I was working with a handheld digital camera not built for low-light finesse. ISO had to go up, and with it came the noise. But I decided not to clean it. Grain, in this case, felt appropriate.…

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    The Pulse Of The Town

    October 17, 2014

    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013

    Portrait of a Bailaor

    November 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Roots On The Roof

    September 6, 2015 /

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    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013

    Canon EOS-M. Useless for Street-Photography

    March 28, 2013

    Hey Mister!

    June 25, 2015
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