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  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Seasons,  Winter

    Cleaning the Tabernacle

    November 26, 2022 /

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    Alex Britti – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    April 3, 2016

    Footprints in the Snow

    December 25, 2012

    One Coffee

    December 20, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome

    Deadly Bored

    January 6, 2020 /

    Once again, the meaning of this picture is counter intuitive and “made up” by the composition. The scene is seen from the perspective of the mannequin: at the end of a hard day spent sitting on the street-front, it (or he?) looks deadly bored and tries to kill the time before the shop closes by casually looking at the next passerby. The directional effect (from the mannequin to the passerby) is achieved by the diagonal connecting the tip of the hat, the feet of the mannequin and the cast of the shadow. Taken as a whole, these elements drive the eye from the mannequin to the persons and not vice-versa.

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    Fuji X-T2 records audio at 16bit/48Khz

    October 11, 2020

    Street Crossing

    September 17, 2014

    Bored

    March 7, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer,  Venice

    The Silent Ceremony

    November 2, 2017 /

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    The Elders’ Council

    June 29, 2013

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014

    Mediterranean Games 2009

    June 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Spring

    Mistress Of Puppets

    April 30, 2017 /

    I titled this one Mistress of Puppets. A nod, of course, to the Metallica anthem where the master pulls the strings, controls the fate of others—merciless, mechanical, in charge. But in this frame, the dynamic is flipped. The puppet isn’t controlled. She’s in control. Shot through a shop window, the mannequin doesn’t stand, she sits—curled into herself in an oddly introspective pose. Not a gesture of command, but of knowing. Dressed in soft florals, faceless but not neutral. The glass between us acts like a screen, a membrane, a boundary between worlds—hers synthetic, silent, and oddly powerful; ours fast, distracted, and easily led. Because really, who’s manipulating whom? She doesn’t speak.…

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    Justice Under Construction

    March 31, 2015

    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013

    How Privacy Hysteria Killed Street-Photography

    October 22, 2023
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Seasons

    The Sorcerer’s Shop

    November 1, 2016 /

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    Zebra Crossing, Again…

    June 22, 2014

    Out of Gas

    August 8, 2013

    Stripes in B&W

    April 29, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Shops,  Stockholm,  Winter

    A Special Dress for a Special Party

    July 6, 2016 /

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    Isolation in public spaces

    November 10, 2023

    How to Shoot Stand-up Paddle Competitions

    April 29, 2024

    Square Three

    June 20, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Rome,  Winter

    Sales Force

    January 28, 2016 /

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    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013

    Strategy

    September 20, 2018

    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Gear,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)

    January 23, 2016 /

    …but actually with a 23mm (35mm equivalent, cropped.) It’s not just a shopping street. It’s a stage. Look closer: this frame holds a silent performance — a subtle interplay of desire, decision, and doubt. Three women stand just outside the warmth of the boutique, their eyes fixed on mannequins who, ironically, seem far more confident than the living observers. The mannequin inside strikes a bold pose, clad in red and certainty. The women outside? Bundled in coats, their body language somewhere between ambivalence and negotiation. On the far left, another kind of window. A glowing child’s fantasy, plastered with Disney’s “Frozen” — a reminder of simpler times, when wanting something…

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    The Shoesfixer

    September 7, 2014

    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021

    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops

    Belgian Hats

    October 19, 2015 /

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    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021

    Fast Call

    December 28, 2013

    Hi-Tech Temptation

    June 27, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Winter

    Belgian Gloves

    October 15, 2015 /

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    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013

    Who’s carrying Who?

    February 28, 2013

    Alone, Together…

    June 19, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Oslo,  People

    Stage Setting

    October 1, 2014 /

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

    July 20, 2013

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014

    Close up of a chessboard

    September 1, 2018
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Summer

    The Hamlet’s Dilemma

    May 20, 2014 /

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    The Abused Balcony

    February 17, 2014

    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013

    Tattoos in Barcelona

    August 18, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  People,  Spring

    The New Church

    May 13, 2014 /

    In the XXIth Century, a new church grows, to satisfy old needs.

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    Stripes in B&W

    April 29, 2015

    Belgian Gloves

    October 15, 2015

    The Scooter

    March 1, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  Milan

    A Fashion Shop in Milan

    January 21, 2014 /

    In a fashion shop is always hard to tell the difference beween a model and a store clerk.

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    A Boat

    September 26, 2019

    Have fun…

    July 12, 2013

    The Pizza’s Journey

    June 12, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops

    A party that shall never come

    May 9, 2013 /

    A dress and a bag waiting to be sold. Will the party ever take place?

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    December 26, 2013

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Wrestling, Italy vs France (And a primer on sport photography – Part 5)

    October 9, 2015

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