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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014 /

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    Andrea Monti

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    An update on the poor Canon EOS-M autofocus

    March 30, 2013

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014

    As Deep As The Ocean

    April 15, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Luck is an Attitude

    January 25, 2014 /

    That’s an interesting catch. The Latin word for “luck” is “fortuna” that doesn’t mean “luck”, but “fate”. So I’d rather like to be, as an old aphorism from Appius Claudius Caecus says (“Fabrum esse quemque fortunae suae) the “builder of my own fate”.

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    Andrea Monti

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    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019

    A Zen Garden?

    February 22, 2014

    Rockabilly

    September 15, 2013
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares

    Next Time, Maybe…

    January 12, 2014 /

    This is not the right moment to lunch outside. Maybe next time…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Distraction

    April 6, 2016

    Garbage as usual@Pantheon’s nearby

    October 4, 2019

    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014
  • B&W,  Bruxelles,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Ceci n’est pas un cadre

    December 29, 2013 /

    A few, different meanings. The most evident (?):it is a mirror, actually. Thus is not a peinture. The less evident: the title is a sleight of word on the famous Magritte’s masterwork “Ceci n’est pas une pipe“. The lesser evident: I shot the picture in Bruxelles, where is located the Magritte Museum.

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    Andrea Monti

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    Alive or not?

    February 16, 2013

    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014

    Sea Anemones

    August 20, 2014
  • 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.

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    Andrea Monti

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    DxO Pure Raw empirical test

    November 22, 2022

    Duel

    November 20, 2014

    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014
  • 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.

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    Andrea Monti

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    The Street Photographer Dilemma: Film or Digital

    March 21, 2015

    A Relaxed Call

    February 12, 2014

    The Suit

    July 15, 2013
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013 /

    Hopefully there is still something left…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Not A Photography Anymore

    September 22, 2014

    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022

    Late Night@Piazza San Babila

    March 9, 2022
  • Airport,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Same Space, Different Worlds

    October 18, 2013 /

    Lost in their own business.

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    Andrea Monti

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    An Essay in Composition

    October 11, 2017

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013

    Genta Fukue live@Sakura Terrace – Kyoto

    June 22, 2017
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Chess Players

    October 10, 2013 /

    Well, this is not Alechin vs Capablanca but… who cares?

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    Andrea Monti

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    A ‘Trabocco’ on the Adriatic Sea

    April 20, 2021

    Ready For Lunch

    November 1, 2014

    The Porter

    July 3, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    An Intense Conversation

    October 9, 2013 /

    Some photographs hold silence. This is one of them. Shot in a small restaurant in Bruxelles — the kind you’d only find by chance, and never the same way twice — this frame preserves what no longer can be: a place, a conversation, a quiet evening at a table now vanished. Two women sit facing one another, generations apart, mirrored by the soft geometry of light and posture. One speaks — or perhaps listens. The other waits — or perhaps remembers. Their hands do most of the talking, resting, folding, rising to punctuate a point. There’s water on the table, a half-empty bottle, a flickering red votive. Nothing staged. Everything…

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    Square Three

    June 20, 2014

    Just Another Piccadilly Circus’ View

    September 20, 2016

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    Lost in mumbling

    September 22, 2013 /

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    Hanging Heart at via Olmetto

    March 31, 2014

    Avvocati. A New Book

    October 11, 2015

    The Skeptical Listener

    May 26, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    While Waiting for the Food

    September 3, 2013 /

    Somewhere coastal, sometime after sundown. The table is set, the drinks half gone, the plates not yet full. It’s the in-between moment—the pause before the meal arrives, when conversation either deepens or disappears. He’s on his phone, thumb scrolling with purpose, eyes locked to the glow. Around him, the restaurant hums: plastic chairs, thatched roof, barefoot kids running between tables, the usual clatter of dishes and casual voices. A holiday place, probably. Warm air, sea salt, and time meant to be slower. What struck me was not the act—because it’s common—but the woman across from him. Half-hidden, partly blurred, yet watching. Not annoyed, not angry. Just watching. The kind of…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Hanging Heart at via Olmetto

    March 31, 2014

    Busy

    December 24, 2015

    To Do or To Own? (or the Photographer’s Dilemma)

    March 2, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Vinyl Never Dies

    September 2, 2013 /

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    Come on in…

    September 11, 2013

    Who The Hell Killed the Light Off?

    August 2, 2015

    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    The Doorman

    September 1, 2013 /

    Another hard night at the door is going to start.

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    Andrea Monti

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    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013

    Hair Cut

    July 19, 2013

    Another attempt at DLSR film scanning

    January 21, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013 /

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    A Lonely Table

    March 8, 2015

    An Open Gate

    January 13, 2015

    The Street Photographer Dilemma: Film or Digital

    March 21, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013 /

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    Las Ramblas’s Talk

    June 4, 2014

    The Sniper Option

    February 7, 2014

    The Watchdogs

    February 9, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013 /

    Half past seven’o clock in the morning. Best customers already are in pole!

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    Andrea Monti

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    Plenty of Chairs in Via Veneto

    December 2, 2013

    Busker and Covid-19

    January 26, 2021

    Should I Stay

    November 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Actor’s Nightmare

    August 3, 2013 /

    The light was soft, early evening. A lounge in perfect order—chairs aligned, menus standing, ashtrays clean. Everything ready for guests who haven’t arrived. Or maybe they already left. On the wall, a screen glows dimly. A face caught in grainy black and white, paused mid-thought. An actor from some old film, eyes fixed just off-centre. And here’s the strange thing: it looks like he’s watching the room. Looking straight at the empty chairs. That was the moment I took the frame. Not because the interior was elegant, though it was. Not because the light was dramatic, though it helped. But because the whole space felt like a stage no one…

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    While Waiting for the Food

    September 3, 2013

    As much as you’re far from home…

    April 5, 2013

    The Chess Players’ Summer Nest

    July 31, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    An Evening Chat

    July 30, 2013 /

    The heat is unbearable in the evening of summer, but it doesn’t stop people from enjoying the outdoor nightlife.

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    Life is a bitch

    May 22, 2013

    On Air

    July 22, 2014

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Self-Defense

    July 27, 2013 /

    Three against one…

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    Andrea Monti

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    Footprints

    May 19, 2013

    Is Iron Sky just a sci-fi movie?

    May 5, 2015

    Processing a DSLR Digitised Black and White Film with Affinity Photo

    January 24, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Portraits,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013 /

    Another day is going to start, and the ashtrays are ready to filled by the deadly dust…

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    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023

    Inked

    February 12, 2016

    The Argument

    December 27, 2012
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer

    Early Morning’s Cleanup

    July 21, 2013 /

    The time goes by, and the song remains the same. Work until late night, clean up early in the morning.

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    Andrea Monti

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    Uncertainity

    August 11, 2013

    The Spectators

    August 19, 2017

    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Smoker’s Golden Rule

    July 9, 2013 /

    A Coffee Always Calls a Cigarette…

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    Out of Focus, again

    October 3, 2013

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017

    The Hands of a Drummer (Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez)

    April 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    Diner After the Show

    July 7, 2013 /

    Thank god there’s still a way to get some food, even at late night…

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    Portrait of keyboard player

    May 18, 2014

    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013

    The Worst Moment to Fix a Shoe’s Problem

    April 14, 2013
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