Photos, not gear

  • Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact
Menu
  • Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    Blob

    January 4, 2014 /

    I definitely have a thing for fountains…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Impatience

    February 6, 2013

    The Way Out

    October 20, 2013

    Square Three

    June 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    Welcome in the Twilight Zone

    January 3, 2014 /

    I wasn’t sure whether I was just coming down or entering into the Twilight Zone…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Wet Socks

    July 19, 2014

    Chef

    March 6, 2013

    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013
  • B&W,  Beach&Shores,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Photography,  Winter

    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014 /

    As the readers of this blog know, I seldom talk about gear because since the very first post on this blog I made a point of stay focused on (shooting) pictures instead of musing about pointless technicalities such as Camera A vs Camera B ISO performance, Lens X vs Lens Y sharpness, APS-C vs Full Frame and so on, but today I do an exception because of an old Hasselbld 500 C/M that I have been given to try (and that probably will buy.) There is only one way to shoot with a Hasselblad: following its rule. The film has to be loaded in a certain way, the magazine locked…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Still Standing

    March 15, 2014

    Same Seats, Different Lifes

    April 14, 2014

    A Portrait on the Nasdaq Building

    January 18, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  Visual,  Winter

    London Panning

    December 30, 2013 /

    Pure Luck. Sometimes happens.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    The Floating Relic

    December 13, 2013

    Waiting for The Flight

    July 14, 2013

    Uncertainity

    August 11, 2013
  • Bottles&Cups,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Behind the Beer

    December 26, 2013 /

    Behind the beer’s sockets, a barman discretely fulfills the order placed by his clients.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    National Road Running Championships 2023 – Portraits

    June 28, 2024

    A Splash of Colour

    November 13, 2013

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  Street Markets,  Winter

    Christmas Time at Covent Garden

    December 25, 2013 /

    Christmas is coming and people enjoy the spirit of the upcoming holiday.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    The Abused Balcony

    February 17, 2014

    Have fun…

    July 12, 2013

    Red

    December 17, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Curious Bystander

    December 24, 2013 /

    Rue de la Regence, at night. A fast pace calls the attention of a bystander.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

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

    May 29, 2025

    Late Afternoon Shopping

    March 1, 2014

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023
  • B&W,  Bruxelles,  Buildings,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape,  Winter

    Late Afternoon Workers

    December 23, 2013 /

    At Place de la Monnaie, in Bruxelles, late-afternoon workers look their life go by, while the rest of the world, enjoy the fun. This photo felt less like a building and more like a roll of exposed film. Fifteen windows, side by side. Fifteen little theatres. The framing is perfect—not by accident, but by architecture. A row of lives unfolding under fluorescent light. You can almost hear the hum. Some rooms are empty. Some are dim. In a few, people remain—cleaning up, wrapping gifts, turning off screens. There are Christmas trees, forgotten chairs, coats slung over partitions. And above all, stillness. Each window holds its own shot. Unrelated, disconnected. A…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013

    Visual

    January 18, 2013

    Mir-20 20mm 3.5 on a Pentax K1-II – A Field Test

    January 18, 2025
  • Bookstores,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Bookstore in the Gallery

    December 22, 2013 /

    Rue de la Madeleine. One of the many bookstores in Bruxelles that keep the culture of bookreading alive

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Avid Readers

    November 19, 2014

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013

    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014
  • Airport,  Colour,  Daily photo,  London,  People,  Winter

    Waiting to Go Home

    December 21, 2013 /

    The gate is still close, a long wait before boarding, is easier to bear when seated comfortably.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014

    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024

    How Privacy Hysteria Killed Street-Photography

    October 22, 2023
  • Boulevards,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Shopping in Bruxelles

    December 20, 2013 /

    Early afternoon in Bruxelles, The best moment to go shopping.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Waiting for the match…

    December 28, 2012

    The Pizza’s Journey

    June 12, 2013

    One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

    January 3, 2025
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Landed

    December 19, 2013 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Yet Another Dawn

    December 30, 2012

    Belgian Ghosts

    May 2, 2014

    Stylish

    March 16, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    A Winter Outdoor Chat

    December 17, 2013 /

    Bad weather doesn’t stop old school’s guys. How many youngsters are though enough?

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017

    The Power of Music

    March 22, 2013

    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  Past&Relics,  Winter

    The Floating Relic

    December 13, 2013 /

    When the Rubbish Basket is full…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    The Wild Bunch

    October 1, 2013

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014

    A Two-Masted Schooner

    October 25, 2014
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    The AfterTide

    December 12, 2013 /

    After the tide, the river comes back to normality, while the boatmen account for the damages

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Street Compass Rose

    September 25, 2013

    Zebra Crossing

    March 14, 2014

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Winter

    Saving the Boat

    December 11, 2013 /

    The tide is coming, and a sailor works hard to protect his boat.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Garbage Collection

    August 26, 2013

    Mind Your Way!

    May 28, 2013

    Everything is ready for the service

    July 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Landscape,  Winter

    A HDR Experiment

    December 9, 2013 /

    This is my first – and possibly, last – attempt of using HDR to post-process my pictures. Unless I’m able to get a more creative outcome, there is no reason to have pictures that look deadly similar to those of the other users of Nik Software Collection (as I am:))

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    A Zen Garden?

    February 22, 2014

    When Venus meets the Moon

    October 2, 2023

    Workbench

    February 22, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Seasons,  Winter

    Clandestine Seagull

    November 24, 2013 /

    Ticket?

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    A Bookstore in the Gallery

    December 22, 2013

    People

    December 21, 2012

    One Shot Story – Soulless Places

    April 17, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control,  Winter

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013 /

    The difficult task is to stop people from lurking while driving…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Whatever You Stand For, Vote!

    May 24, 2014

    One Coffee

    December 20, 2015

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A Couch in the Yard

    November 18, 2013 /

    When the winter falls, a lonely couch only hosts a few leaves.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Partner in Glam

    May 3, 2023

    What lasts of a springtime hailstorm

    June 22, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 2 – Ilford XP2Super 400 – Nov. 2017 shot in May 2023

    July 25, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Past&Relics,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    An Altar for the Propaganda Machine

    November 17, 2013 /

    A powerful weapon, that equally served the good and the evil.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018

    The Way Out

    October 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Winter

    The Curious Mushroom

    November 16, 2013 /

    Growing at ground level is not an option, for those who wants to see the world.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014

    Frank Gambale All Stars – Live@Teatro Marrucino

    November 22, 2023

    Blowin in the Wind

    February 8, 2014
  • Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Winter

    A Chair in the Garden

    November 15, 2013 /

    Out of duty since it winter. Too cold to stay outside

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    DSLR-like…?

    March 21, 2025

    Fujifilm XF 100-400: a quick test

    January 12, 2018

    Fixing the ship

    August 18, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    The Gas Station Attendant

    November 11, 2013 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Vive La France, The Oslo’s Way

    October 7, 2014

    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014

    Helping the Elders

    July 10, 2019
12131415

Projects

  • Daily photo (1,390)
    • B&W (272)
    • Colour (1,102)
  • Daily Video (15)
  • Portfolio (2)
  • Projects (1,302)
    • Airport (15)
    • Bottles&Cups (12)
    • Cars&Bikes (42)
    • Chairs&Seats (19)
    • Cities (454)
      • Barcelona (16)
      • Boston (11)
      • Bruxelles (65)
      • Hamburg (3)
      • Helsinki (2)
      • Kyoto (2)
      • London (27)
      • Milan (50)
      • Nagasaki (2)
      • Nagoya (8)
      • New York (9)
      • Nikko (1)
      • Osaka (3)
      • Oslo (17)
      • Padua (1)
      • Paris (31)
      • Rome (146)
      • Stockholm (11)
      • Tokyo (29)
      • Tsukuba (2)
      • Venice (22)
      • Yokohama (1)
    • Court (23)
    • Landscape (99)
      • Beach&Shores (78)
    • Lines (19)
    • Marketing (5)
    • Moon (7)
    • Observer Bias (14)
    • Odds (21)
    • OutOfFocus (13)
    • Parks (6)
    • Past&Relics (55)
    • People (622)
      • Actors (14)
      • Artists (84)
      • Fighters (29)
      • Portraits (41)
    • Seasons (913)
      • Autumn (142)
      • Spring (180)
      • Summer (260)
      • Winter (345)
    • Shops (164)
      • Barber&HairStylist (1)
      • Bookstores (10)
      • Brand Stores (1)
      • Fashion Shops (15)
      • Garages&Labs (11)
      • Groceries (3)
      • Jewelry (3)
      • Patisserie (11)
      • Restaurants&Bar (92)
      • Street Markets (14)
      • Tobacconists (2)
    • Social Control (50)
    • Travels (18)
    • Urban Landscape (292)
      • Boulevards (12)
      • Bridges (7)
      • Buildings (23)
      • Docks (74)
      • Doors&Windows (26)
      • Downtown (30)
      • Exhibitions (11)
      • Fountains (6)
      • Garbage (18)
      • Gates&Fences (12)
      • Parks (20)
      • Streets&Squares (65)
      • Works (2)
    • Visual (67)
    • WideAngle (13)
  • Reportage (16)
  • Sport (72)
    • Beach Handball (1)
    • Beach Volley (5)
    • Billiard (1)
    • Body Builiding (1)
    • Cycling (1)
    • Fighting Disciplines (24)
    • Handball (2)
    • Kite Surf (4)
    • Road Running (1)
    • Roller Derby (1)
    • Rowing (2)
    • Shooting (12)
    • Skating (4)
    • Soccer (6)
    • Swimming (Fin) (1)
    • Track&Field (5)
  • Thoughts (226)
    • Gear (68)
    • Photo Journalism (6)
    • PhotoCritics (19)
    • Photography (63)
    • Street Photography (83)
    • Technique (29)
Dear anonymous visitor, you may enjoy this web site’s contents with all the ease of not being tracked.

I do not know your identity and will do nothing to figure out who you are.

This explains why I do not ask for your consent: it is not possible to abide by the law if one’s counterpart is unknown.

I do not have social network’s ‘share buttons’, comments are disabled, as are user registration features.

I only use those cookies and pieces of code that make Google Analytics work and that will eventually be dismissed as soon as I am sure that Matomo (also installed) works as advertised.

If you check this website with some online tool you may find two cookies ‘_utmz’ and ‘_utma’. The former tracks your sessions, the latter your location. You may find more information in the Legalia and Cookie Policy page

Compulsory Information

  • Legalia
© 2025 Andrea Monti - all rights reserved