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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Bicycle

    February 2, 2015 /

    He wasn’t fast. He wasn’t racing. There was no crowd, no peloton, no finish line. Just a single rider in a red jacket, slowly making his way up the ramp with the morning light at his back. I took the photo because it didn’t feel like sport. It felt like something quieter. The kind of repetition that builds into ritual. The kind of ride that’s not about fitness or medals—but about showing up, again and again, no matter the weather, no matter the hour. There’s a lot said about cycling: the tech, the stats, the watts and splits. But this image reminded me that, at its heart, cycling isn’t a…

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  Odds,  Winter

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    Pillars

    January 29, 2015 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Seasons,  Winter

    Crate

    January 24, 2015 /

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    March 23, 2013

    A shot wasted by Iphone 7 plus poor low light performance

    January 22, 2019

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    August 18, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Red Dot

    January 21, 2015 /

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    March 20, 2014

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    May 3, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Hanging

    January 19, 2015 /

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    December 18, 2014

    The cameraman

    July 17, 2013

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    August 30, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015 /

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    March 29, 2013

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    May 1, 2013

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    May 11, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Winter

    Bulbs

    January 12, 2015 /

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    April 11, 2013

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    April 1, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    A Panorama

    December 30, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Winter

    A Fisherman

    December 25, 2014 /

    In a quiet marina, under the forgiving light of the late afternoon, a fisherman tends to his nets. There are no waves crashing, no shouting, no sails unfurling—just the steady, patient work of untangling, mending, preparing. This is not a romanticised image of the sea. There is no dramatic storm, no heroic pose. Just hands worn by salt, wind, and time, labouring over nylon threads that, like veins, carry sustenance from ocean to table. These nets are not merely tools—they are lifelines, a continuation of tradition, a quiet resistance to obsolescence. The photograph captures a kind of devotion: to craft, to survival, to family. Each knot tells of a past…

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Pouring Water Since About 300 Years

    December 23, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Switch

    December 18, 2014 /

    Today is this photo blog’s second birthday.

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    April 27, 2013

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    July 11, 2013

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Red

    December 17, 2014 /

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    July 16, 2014

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    A Call

    December 16, 2014 /

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    June 19, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Visual,  Winter

    Yellow

    December 15, 2014 /

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    October 31, 2014

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    September 17, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Odds,  Winter

    Is This My Breakfast? (Kirobo, the new Pinocchio)

    December 14, 2014 /

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    November 27, 2014

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Patisserie,  People,  Portraits,  Winter

    The Man Behind The Croissant

    December 13, 2014 /

    It’s not just a title. It’s a layered truth. He’s literally behind the croissants — arms folded, resting gently on the chilled glass counter, smiling with the quiet confidence of someone who knows exactly what he’s made. But he’s also the one behind them in the deeper sense: the early riser, the flour-dusted craftsman, the keeper of recipes that live more in muscle memory than in ink. The Man Behind the Croissant is a portrait of work and warmth. Of a man whose day starts long before anyone steps into the shop. Who rolls, folds, rests, fills, bakes — not as performance, but as rhythm. There’s no spectacle here. Just trays of pastry…

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    October 31, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Branches On The Wall

    December 10, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Doors&Windows,  Winter

    Winter Leaves

    December 9, 2014 /

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  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    A View

    December 8, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    The Racers

    December 7, 2014 /

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Wasn’t He Supposed To Carry A Walther PPK?

    December 6, 2014 /

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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    A Modern Nazca?

    December 4, 2014 /

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