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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Lost Cellos

    August 30, 2014 /

    There’s something unsettling about musical instruments left alone. Cellos, in particular, carry a visual weight even when silent — the curve of the body, the arch of the bridge, the scroll’s delicate twist. In this scene, set against the pale facade of an Italian street, they lie scattered, leaning awkwardly against bright red plastic chairs, as though abandoned mid-performance. I was drawn to the tension between elegance and neglect. The geometry of the composition came naturally — the red chairs punctuating the frame, the arc of the white wall detail acting almost like a silent proscenium arch. The absence of people intensifies the stillness, making the instruments feel orphaned. From…

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    The First Picture of the Year

    January 5, 2019

    Trick or Treat?

    June 14, 2013

    Bikers

    July 14, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A Fisherman

    August 29, 2014 /

    There is an honesty to this image that immediately draws me in — a straightforward, unembellished portrait of labour and craft. The fisherman, head bent in concentration, works his net with the steady rhythm of someone who has done this countless times before. The choice to focus on the act of repair, rather than the act of fishing, shifts the narrative from the sea’s drama to the quiet maintenance that sustains a livelihood. Compositionally, the photograph benefits from its use of leading lines. The fishing net, stretched out toward the left of the frame, guides the viewer’s gaze straight to the fisherman’s hands — the heart of the story. The…

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    Common Fate

    November 15, 2013

    Perfectly Framed

    November 26, 2015

    EOS-M. An Act of Fairness

    July 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Red Curtains

    August 28, 2014 /

    It caught me as I was leaving a small trattoria, the kind where wine glasses reflect years of conversation and meals stretch long into the evening. The curtain—the protagonist here—isn’t just a physical separator. It’s a thin veil between what’s public and what should remain private. I let the fabric dominate the composition. Its translucent quality distorts the background just enough to suggest, not show. The folds create a rhythm, a vertical cadence against the more chaotic, lived-in blur of the interior. The exposure was tricky. Balancing the warmth of incandescent lighting with the saturation of the red was key—push too far, and the tones bleed; underexpose, and the shadows…

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    Light Dance in Hamburg

    April 6, 2018

    Footprint

    April 24, 2014

    Inside an Old Gym

    February 16, 2015
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A Standup Paddleboarder

    August 25, 2014 /

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    Evolution in Red

    November 20, 2019

    Generations – I

    August 6, 2014

    Action shot

    January 7, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Snorkeling

    August 24, 2014 /

    I made this photograph with a Pentax K-5 II and the humble SMC Pentax 18-55, a kit lens that, while often underestimated, has served me well in situations where flexibility is more important than technical perfection. Framing was a game of patience here. The snorkeller moved slowly into my line of sight, framed naturally by the foreground rocks, which form a rough vignette and create a sense of peeking into a private scene. This kind of natural framing can be both a gift and a curse: while it gives depth and directs the eye, it also forces me to deal with tricky metering. In this case, I exposed for the…

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    Nick Beggs

    July 12, 2017

    The Naughty Customer’s Place

    September 28, 2013

    Same Seats, Different Lifes

    April 14, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    Sea Anemones Shot With A Cheap Kit

    August 20, 2014 /

      A modest waterproof case. A curious eye. A tide pool teeming with colour and texture. This photograph captures more than just two sea anemones nestled in their rocky enclave. It captures the enduring truth that photography is not always about the gear — but about the gaze. No high-end housing, no bespoke optics — just patience, instinct, and the will to submerge the lens where it rarely dares to go. The shallow water refracts the light into a painterly softness. Reflections and shadows dance on the submerged stones. The vivid, almost surreal red of the anemones emerges against a muted background, revealing an alien world within reach of a…

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    Inside the Elevator

    May 9, 2014

    Sting of the Vespa

    March 7, 2025

    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014 /

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    Much Too Short a Ladder

    October 17, 2013

    Das Feuerwehr

    April 17, 2018

    Springtime

    April 23, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Waiting To Board At Santa Margherita Ligure

    August 16, 2014 /

    Crowds have their own choreography. This moment, taken on the waterfront of Santa Margherita Ligure, is less about any single subject and more about the small, unspoken narratives that weave together in a public space. Nobody is looking at the same thing, yet they are all connected by the same purpose — waiting for the boat. From a compositional standpoint, I deliberately let the frame fill with people, favouring density over isolation. The image works because of its layers: the foreground with its sharply focused details, the mid-ground of partially obscured figures, and the soft backdrop of the harbour and town. Each layer adds depth without distracting from the central…

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    The Lost Hotel

    September 5, 2014

    Denegata Justitia

    March 2, 2020

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014 /

    I made this photo from a pier, camera pointed straight down. No filter, no polariser — just sun, salt, and a moment of stillness on the surface. Below, the usual tangle of seaweed and barnacles on stone, but what caught me wasn’t the marine life — it was the way the water rearranged the image as I watched. Distortion became a kind of painterly gesture. The composition is almost accidental. I didn’t frame with precision — I let the edges fall where they would. The stone fills the middle, but it’s the border between water and air, between visibility and motion, that gives the photo its tension. You’re not just…

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    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014

    The Three Musketeers

    October 16, 2013

    Some odd outcomes from a photo recovering attempt using an AI

    July 13, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Summer

    Bless or Curse?

    August 12, 2014 /

    I took this photograph standing behind the statue, looking out over the marina. The choice of viewpoint was deliberate—front-facing statues are expected, almost ceremonial; from behind, they become more ambiguous. Without the expression to guide us, the outstretched arms could be offering a blessing to the yachts in the bay, or perhaps condemning their excess. The composition is simple but layered. The statue dominates the left third of the frame, creating a strong vertical anchor, while the open space of the sea and sky fills the rest. The boats, scattered across the water, offer points of visual interest without competing for attention. The horizon is placed high enough to balance…

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    Behind a Shop Window in Oslo

    October 1, 2014

    Who’s Carrying Who?

    February 28, 2013

    Late Afternoon Workers

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

    A Young Sailor in Open Sea

    August 11, 2014 /

    I made this photograph on a calm summer morning, the sea flat as polished glass and the light still gentle, skimming across the water like a whisper. The subject—a boy alone in an Optimist dinghy—caught my eye not for his skill or posture, but for the sheer quietness of the moment. He’s not posing. He’s not performing. He’s learning, observing, maybe hesitating. And in that brief hesitation, the photograph took shape. The composition is deliberately simple. The frame is tight enough to remove distractions, allowing the viewer to focus on the relationship between the sailor and his boat. His red lifejacket breaks the soft palette of blue and white, creating…

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    A Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016

    Legal Apartheid

    March 25, 2015

    Into The Cube

    November 18, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Inside the Nazario Sauro

    August 10, 2014 /

    Looking through a watertight bulkhead of the Nazario Sauro, the cold geometry of war endures in steel, cables, dials and cathode-ray screens. The composition is structured by layers: iron framing, claustrophobic corridors, an old radar glowing faintly in the dark. Emptiness fills the frame, and yet it speaks of presence. Of watchfulness. Of command. There are no people here—only ghosts of orders barked, bearings plotted, torpedoes primed. Everything is still, museum-still. But the submarine’s essence hasn’t retired. Its mass, its function, its purpose remain engraved in the very angles and wires now dormant. A chair sits in front of the radar—straight, waiting, unoccupied. It could be yesterday, or seventy years ago.…

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    Staged?

    February 16, 2016

    Asimo’s Ancestor@Tsukuba World1985 Expo

    June 30, 2018

    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Passage Lost

    August 9, 2014 /

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    @Rome Maker Faire – 7. Mobile Rest

    October 23, 2014

    A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

    January 22, 2025

    The Coach

    December 9, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Summer

    Red Lock At Genova’s Dock Arsenal

    August 8, 2014 /

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    A Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015

    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016

    Street-Photographer’s eye side effect

    April 8, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Generations – I

    August 6, 2014 /

    In a sunlit alley, life unfolds in layers of time. Two older men stand in conversation by a shuttered shop, their bodies relaxed yet anchored in the familiarity of routine. Their exchange is unhurried, belonging to a pace that has watched decades pass in these same streets. A few steps away, a man pushes a stroller through the narrow path, his back turned, moving forward into the day. In that simple motion, another generation is carried into the world—a reminder that time does not stand still, even in the most timeless corners of a city. The street itself seems to join the dialogue of generations. Tall, weathered buildings lean toward…

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    The Quiet Riot

    November 19, 2017

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

    March 19, 2025

    Up Where the World Unfolds

    November 16, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Conversations, Silences, and Street Life

    August 5, 2014 /

    I took this photo on a market day in a small Italian town—one of those moments where nothing happens, and yet everything is happening. The street café was squeezed between stalls and pedestrian flow, and I noticed how time seemed to pass differently at each table. In the foreground, two women, elegantly aged, sat in full conversation, flanked by shopping bags and sun-faded handbags. Behind them, two men—one turned, one leaning—observed, disengaged but present. A quiet choreography of glances, posture, distance. The scene reads like a layered composition. Foreground, midground, background—each one active, but narratively distinct. I framed the shot from an angle that allowed these strata to settle into…

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    The Prisoner’s View from the Sospiri’s Bridge

    September 25, 2017

    Guess who’s happier?

    May 27, 2013

    Trespassed

    May 3, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014 /

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    EOS-M. An Act of Fairness

    July 24, 2013

    Portrait with Skewers

    December 6, 2014

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Summer

    Friends

    August 3, 2014 /

    There is a certain quiet joy in photographs that capture the ease and warmth of companionship. Friends presents just such a moment — a woman and her dog sharing a gentle exchange on a patch of summer grass. No theatrics, no posed glamour; just a fleeting instance of mutual attention and affection. The composition makes effective use of depth and framing. The low camera angle places the viewer almost at the dog’s eye level, encouraging an empathetic connection with the animal. The human subject is positioned slightly off-centre, balancing the frame against the mass of greenery to the left. This not only prevents the image from feeling static but also…

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    Stadio Olimpico, seen from Tribuna Monte Mario

    October 1, 2022

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014

    Fireworks on Film

    January 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Relax At The Rapallo’s Marina

    August 2, 2014 /

    I remember walking past this café terrace at the marina in Rapallo and being drawn to the contrasting energies it contained. In the foreground, a woman in a red dress sits absorbed in her magazine, her body language completely self-contained. Just beyond her, a small group of older men and women are animated in conversation, their faces alive with expression. The scene felt like two parallel worlds inhabiting the same space—private quiet and social exchange—separated only by a few metres of wicker furniture. The colour red became the unifying element. The woman’s dress, the handbag on the sofa beside her, and the clothing of the woman facing away from the…

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    Afternoon’s Mumbling

    August 27, 2013

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    December 6, 2014

    Pentax k-5 And The Aquapack 458

    August 15, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Staring At The Infinite (While Waiting For The Fishes)

    August 1, 2014 /

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    December 22, 2013

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    June 23, 2015

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    January 21, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014 /

    The Porto Antico in Genoa has a way of blending the romantic with the mundane. Tourists tend to focus on the gleaming yachts, the glint of sunlight on the water, the distant hum of maritime history. I found myself drawn to something less glamorous but far more telling—a simple act of maintenance on a sailboat, captured mid-task. From my vantage point, the composition presented itself naturally. The man in the red shirt bends over the stern, his white hair almost glowing under the midday sun. In the foreground, another man, back turned to us, anchors the scene and adds depth. The large ship’s wheel to the right and the tangle…

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    October 6, 2016

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    April 5, 2021

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    June 4, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    A Sailor

    July 28, 2014 /

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    July 4, 2016

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    May 30, 2014

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

    Lost In Rembrance

    July 26, 2014 /

    I made this image during an early evening walk along the Ligurian coast, at a moment when the wind had dropped, the chatter from the restaurants below had softened, and the sea had begun its slow shift to silver. The man in the frame didn’t pose or perform. He stood still, arms folded behind his back, eyes fixed somewhere beyond the horizon—somewhere private. I didn’t interrupt. The strength of this frame lies in its quiet composition. The iron railing draws the eye to the curve of the man’s posture and then out towards the water, which mirrors the diagonal of his gaze. That subtle mirroring, between the subject and the…

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    September 23, 2014

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    May 22, 2013

    Mind Your Way!

    May 28, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Summer

    The Penguin’s Feeder

    July 25, 2014 /

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    Landing

    December 4, 2021
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