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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    Staring At The Infinite (While Waiting For The Fishes)

    August 1, 2014 /

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    A promenade

    February 24, 2013

    Every Single Day

    June 28, 2017

    A Little Of Thailand In Rome

    August 3, 2013
  • 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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    Still Together

    April 20, 2013

    The Soul Of Politics

    July 17, 2014

    Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore

    May 11, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Summer

    A Sailor

    July 28, 2014 /

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    Urban Desolation

    September 18, 2014

    Where Do I Go From Here?

    October 13, 2016

    Trial Docks Waiting for the Justice to Come

    April 21, 2015
  • 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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    An Abandoned Book…

    January 28, 2013

    Hard Worker

    February 9, 2014

    A Focused (or Sad) Violinist

    December 17, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Summer

    The Penguin’s Feeder

    July 25, 2014 /

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    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013

    Life And Work On A Fishing Boat

    January 9, 2014

    Wave Riders

    September 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    A Shadow

    July 24, 2014 /

    Shot with the Leica M9, this image is a study in discretion and the poetics of presence. The figure in the foreground is reduced to a silhouette, his back turned to the viewer, his face never revealed. He absorbs the frame. The street scene beyond—colourful, lively, and teeming with out-of-focus activity—contrasts sharply with his opaque stillness. Technically, the decision to expose for the highlights in the background rather than lifting the shadows in the foreground was intentional. I wanted the viewer to feel like an outsider—watching someone who is, himself, watching. The bokeh from the streetlamps adds texture without stealing attention, while the shallow depth of field, aided by the…

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    Chasing the Runner

    October 6, 2013

    When We Thought We Would Have Changed The World

    August 21, 2014

    Under The Bridge

    June 27, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Godfather

    July 23, 2014 /

    There are portraits that declare themselves in full—broad poses, direct gazes, theatrical light. Then there are those, like The Godfather, that wield influence through omission. This image withholds the subject’s full face, offering only a partial profile and the language of body and gesture. The composition is tightly cropped, forcing the viewer into an intimate but controlled proximity. The jawline is set, the mouth neutral but firm; the hand rests on the chest, fingers curled in a posture that feels both protective and deliberate. The subject’s gaze, cast off-frame, hints at a private sphere of thought or authority that we are not invited to enter. Colour plays an essential role…

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    A Different Passion…

    June 12, 2016

    Caught In The Act… Almost

    October 4, 2018

    Soldering

    November 8, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Last Check Before The Show

    July 21, 2014 /

    Photographs taken backstage – or side-stage, as in this case – carry a special tension. They are about the moment before the moment, a pause loaded with anticipation. This image captures that space exquisitely. Two women, backs to the camera, lean over a sheet of paper, lit by the same illumination that spills onto the audience beyond. It’s an intimate vantage point, yet the scene is undeniably public. The photographer’s choice of focus is telling. The women are sharp, their details – the thin strap of a black dress, the lace sleeve of a white one – rendered with care, while the audience in the background dissolves into a creamy…

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    Autumn Leaves

    September 8, 2014

    Forgotten

    October 15, 2013

    Mind The Step

    August 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    The Crew’s Rest

    July 20, 2014 /

    Before the music, before the lights, before the roar of the crowd, there is this: scaffolding, cables, flight cases, and the quiet focus of the crew. Two men sit within the skeleton of a stage in progress. One leans back on a low platform, his body turned away, hands resting loosely on his knees. The other, crouched cross-legged on the metal grid, holds a fire extinguisher’s pole with a faint, amused expression, as if catching the photographer in an unguarded moment. Around them, the geometry of the scaffolding frames the scene, a lattice of steel that will soon hold the machinery of spectacle. The city moves on in the background—shops…

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    The Ghost

    February 15, 2013

    Visual

    January 18, 2013

    A Few Shots with the 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 in X-Mount

    October 24, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014 /

    There’s a peculiar stillness to places abandoned to time. This old church, half-standing and half-claimed by nature, radiates a kind of quiet defiance. The arches remain intact, elegant in their geometry, even as the roof has long given way and the nave has filled with weeds and tall grasses. When I composed the frame, I wanted to place the arches as the structural rhythm that guides the eye. The diagonal sweep from the lower right to the upper left pulls you naturally towards the surviving façade. The wild vegetation softens the geometry, adding texture and colour — greens, yellows, and browns — that contrast with the pale limestone. Technically, the…

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    The Chess Players

    October 10, 2013

    Sea Anemones Shot With A Cheap Kit

    August 20, 2014

    HeadButt

    August 5, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Once A God

    July 15, 2014 /

    Poseidon emerges from above the sign like a relic of popular imagination—muscular torso, crown, and trident, his authority now reduced to advertising. Below him, the oversized fish and bold lettering spell out his name with certainty, though the plaster figure betrays wear, paint faded and surfaces weathered. It is not divinity but decoration, a reminder of how myth survives in commerce. Composition stresses perspective: the low angle forces the viewer to look up, as if paying homage, yet the clean blue sky strips the scene of grandeur, leaving only figure and name. The fish’s body stretches across the lower frame as a pedestal, while Poseidon’s arms, frozen mid-gesture, create diagonals…

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    Unattainable 1:1 magnification with the JJC FDA S-1 and Micro Nikkor 60 2,8

    January 29, 2023

    A Vessel

    December 18, 2015

    A Sailor

    July 28, 2014
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Summer,  WideAngle

    Bent

    July 13, 2014 /

    Shot with a Nikon F3 and a 16mm fisheye, this isn’t your typical curved-sky, skateboard-in-midair kind of photo. Instead of pushing the distortion to the front of the image, I let it sneak in at the edges—just enough to bend the rules. The subject is ordinary: a coastal bridge, a pedestrian path, the usual lampposts lining a curve. But the lens pulls the whole scene inward, gives it weight and sweep, turns a flat space into something that stretches, leans, folds in on itself. I like using fisheye glass this way—not as a gimmick, not for laughs, but to see how geometry shifts when you force perspective without centring it.…

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    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022

    The Modern Preacher

    November 14, 2016

    Is This Photo Illegal?

    March 20, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Observer Bias,  People,  Summer

    A Dragon Trainer?

    July 8, 2014 /

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    Singers

    February 19, 2014

    A useless photo

    July 23, 2013

    Fast Roping

    October 21, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Social Control,  Summer

    Line Of Fire

    July 6, 2014 /

    This image was taken inside a shooting range, but I wasn’t there to document firearms. I was drawn to geometry, symmetry, and control. What struck me was the sheer order of the space. Every line — from the foam cladding to the shooting lanes — channels the viewer’s gaze forward. You don’t look at this picture. You’re funnelled through it. Technically, the space presented a challenge: low, mixed lighting and reflective surfaces. I shot handheld, wide open, leaning into the natural light spread to keep shadows soft and detail intact. The overhead panels, designed for acoustic insulation, created an unusual texture that became an integral compositional element. The ceiling almost…

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    Some odd outcomes from a photo recovering attempt using an AI

    July 13, 2025

    A Fix for the Wikipedia Photos’ Copyright Scams?

    December 19, 2020

    Free Shoes On A Hot Day

    October 8, 2014
  • Buildings,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Summer

    Mind The Gap!

    July 5, 2014 /

    I made this photograph standing almost flush with the wall, pointing the lens straight up into the thin slice of sky framed by stone and metal. The subject is not the building itself but the uneasy conversation between its decaying ornamentation and the open void above. The fractured balcony edges lean toward each other without touching, creating a tension in the composition that pulls the viewer’s eye toward the bright gap. From a compositional standpoint, the choice of perspective is both a strength and a limitation. The severe upward angle forces strong converging lines, which add a sense of depth and slight unease. However, the proximity of the elements means…

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    Square Two

    June 18, 2014

    Busker and Covid-19

    January 26, 2021

    Skating on Avenue Louise

    April 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014 /

    The small sparrow resting on the green stalk caught my attention not because it was rare, exotic, or particularly dramatic, but because it was simply there. A fleeting pause in the ordinary rhythm of the day. The late afternoon light wrapped both bird and plants in a warm, almost golden atmosphere, softening the edges and bringing out the textures of the leaves and flowers. From a technical standpoint, the composition is clean yet unforced. The sparrow is positioned off-centre, allowing the surrounding vegetation to balance the frame. The diagonals created by the leaves and the blurred background help guide the eye naturally towards the bird without resorting to obvious tricks.…

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 1 – Kodak BW400CN – Dec. 2014 shot in June 2023

    July 21, 2023

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

    January 22, 2025

    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    Just A Cat

    June 29, 2014 /

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    Photography and the Importance of a Proper Training

    April 23, 2024

    Italy, Street-Photography and the Law

    October 29, 2013

    Fast Call

    December 28, 2013
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Ni État Ni Patron

    June 8, 2014 /

    Brussels. A quiet wall, a passing car, and a message that’s louder than both. The slogan is old—older than the paint used to scrawl it—Ni État Ni Patron. No state, no boss. A phrase that echoes from factories, barricades, pamphlets. And now, here it is again, on a half-covered stretch of rendered concrete. It wasn’t written to decorate. It was written to remain. The graffiti stands out not just for what it says, but for where it says it: in the middle of a freshly patched rectangle, painted over what was clearly another message before it. The wall becomes a palimpsest—layers of resistance, erasure, and return. Below it, a car…

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    The Hacker and the Photographer

    August 22, 2016

    One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

    January 3, 2025

    Restaurant or Killing House?

    July 18, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Summer

    Under an Old Roof

    May 22, 2014 /

    A scrap of newspaper clings to the surface of a wooden beam, yellowed by time, softened by dust. The print advertises used cars, once a promise of mobility and new beginnings, now only a faded record of another era. Above, the roof beams reveal gaps, through which light seeps, fractured and uncertain, illuminating what remains. The photograph works in layers: the brittle newsprint, the rough wood, the dim background of tiles and sky. Each element bears marks of age, but together they tell a quiet story of storage, neglect, and survival. It is less about the subject itself than about what it represents—the persistence of the ordinary beneath the erosion…

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    Raus

    May 12, 2013

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 12, 2018

    Unkempt

    December 4, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014 /

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    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 7, 2015

    A Pensive Nun

    December 14, 2016

    A Dangerous Alley

    May 25, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Summer

    Portrait of a politician – 1

    October 25, 2013 /

    There’s a certain pleasure in photographing with the Leica M9—a camera that rewards precision and patience rather than machine-gun bursts. This portrait was made in a crowded hall, the politician seated among an audience whose attention was turned toward the stage. The light was far from forgiving, a mix of weak ambient and uneven spot sources, but the M9’s sensor responded with a tonal richness that digital cameras often lose in harsh conditions. I chose to work wide open, which gave me the shallow depth of field needed to isolate his face from the visual chaos around him. The crowd dissolves into a swirl of shapes and tonal smudges, leaving…

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    A Few More Shots From An Urban Exploration Trip

    September 20, 2025

    When Tilted Photos Work

    December 18, 2019

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Summer

    Street Compass Rose

    September 25, 2013 /

    There’s something both poetic and ironic about finding a compass rose embedded in the tarmac — a relic of navigation sitting just a few metres from a working fishing port, in an age where most people rely on satellites to find the nearest café. I came across this one early in the morning, when the sun was low and the light had that burnished quality that makes asphalt glisten. The framing here was deliberate: I chose to crouch low, letting the compass rose dominate the foreground, while the fishing boats in the distance anchor the background in place. This low perspective exaggerates the texture of the cracked road surface, contrasting…

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    What lasts after a party…

    April 25, 2013

    Trespassed

    May 3, 2015

    The Restorer’s Nest

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

    The Audience (Not a Rock Concert, Indeed)

    September 23, 2013 /

    I made this photo during an outdoor performance to begin. What drew me in wasn’t their anticipation, but their fragmentation. Each group was self-contained, bound by conversation, silence, observation, or fatigue. Shot wide, the frame flattens the scene against the warm, textured backdrop of ancient brickwork. The wall itself becomes part of the composition—silent, immovable, almost performative in its presence. Light was fading, diffuse but uneven. I didn’t push the ISO too hard; I let the image soften in the shadows and hold detail in the mids. Skin tones are desaturated but honest. I made no attempt to brighten it into clarity. This is dusk, and it should feel like…

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    The Abused Balcony

    February 17, 2014

    Wasted Shot Because iPhone 7 Poor Low-Light Handling

    January 22, 2019

    Inside an Old Gym

    February 16, 2015
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Barbarians at the Gates

    September 21, 2013 /

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    June 16, 2014

    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017

    A Frame Within a Frame Within a Frame

    April 23, 2023
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