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Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore
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Mistress Of Puppets
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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The Quest for Belgian Chocolate…
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The Sorcerer’s Shop
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Late Night Conversation at Cardinal’s Wharf
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A Special Dress for a Special Party
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Frames for Sale at Via Margutta
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A coffee at Saint Eustachio’s
This photo is taken with an X-E2 coupled with a Zeiss Planar 50/1,5, manually focused. Although the visible purple shift in the face of the barman is still visible, it doesn’t change the quality of the colours rendition.
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Sales Force
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Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)
…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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A Nikon’s Portrait Made With a Fuji
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Reflexes
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Busy
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One Coffee
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A (Out-of-Focus) Break Between Lunch and Supper
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Cold Stuff
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Belgian Chocolate – Godiva
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The Jewels Sale
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Belgian Chocolate – Neuhaus
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A Lamp
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Glancing Books
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Fancy a Beer?
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Sweet Dilemma
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Belgian Macarons