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  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Bruxelles,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    5 (random) frames of Bruxelles with a MIR-1B, a Pentax ME Super and a Kodak TMax400

    March 19, 2025 /

    The late hours of a day are dangerous times, because this is when the mind, lacking tasks, begins to look for a way to keep itself busy. To make a long story short, this is why, against what the common sense would have suggested, I decided to take a stroll in a (very) cold winter evening along and around Avenue Louise in Bruxelles to test a MIR-1B 37/2.8 mounted on a TMAX 400 loaded Pentax ME Super with an M42 adapter. Initially published on 35mmc.com. As much as this is not a ‘field test’, I was unfair to the lens because I used it in challenging conditions, starting with the…

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

    December 14, 2014

    Rest in peace

    March 13, 2013

    The Fisherman’s Knots

    February 11, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  Marketing,  Rome,  Seasons,  Urban Landscape

    Iphone 15 Billboard in Via XX Settembre

    February 14, 2024 /

    This is an attempt to exploit the limitations of an orthocromatic film. Shadows and highlights were deliberately pushed, as was the contrast. This isn’t about the billboard. Not really. Yes, there’s a giant child smiling over Rome, her face stretched across several metres of vinyl, captured “with an iPhone 15,” if we’re to believe the tagline. She’s luminous, playful, part of a campaign you’ve probably already seen before you’ve even looked at it. But the photograph is something else. This was shot on orthocromatic film—intentionally. Shadows are carved in deeper than they should be. Highlights flare and collapse detail. The tonal scale isn’t flattering, and it isn’t faithful. It’s limited.…

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    Room 17 – VIXI

    March 27, 2015

    The Coffin

    December 12, 2015

    Caged?

    June 6, 2014
  • Autumn,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  PhotoCritics,  Rome

    A Virtual Glance Dance

    December 28, 2019 /

    The essence of this photo is all in the glances of the protagonists. The man looks at the woman, the woman looks at the luxury car. The essence of this photo is all in the glances of the protagonists. The man looks at the woman, and the woman looks at the luxury car. It is this subtle game of glances that tells a story and turns the photography from a casual picture into something worth seeing. Once again, it is not relevant whether the people portrayed are actually involved in the “glance dance”, as what matters is the image to convey the meaning created by the overall result. This confirms…

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    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    Boat Dock Bumpers

    October 26, 2014

    Just Another Piccadilly Circus’ View

    September 20, 2016
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015 /

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    Last Check Before the Start

    July 29, 2015

    AI or not AI?

    October 3, 2023

    Crate

    January 24, 2015
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People

    Downtown Pulse

    October 17, 2014 /

    This photograph captures the rhythm of a city centre street, a place where architecture and human movement converge. The composition is anchored by the façades: the mix of brick and ornate plasterwork recalls different eras of urban growth, while the signage and shopfronts bring the scene firmly into the present. The café on the left introduces a quieter layer — seated figures just visible through the glass — while pedestrians animate the open space in the middle ground. Technically, the exposure holds balance across the tonal range. The overcast light provides a diffuse softness, avoiding hard shadows and allowing the details in both masonry and pavement to remain legible. The…

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    Using a 1960 Leica Elmarit 90/2,8 on a Fuji X-T3

    April 5, 2021

    A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

    January 22, 2025

    Much Too Short a Ladder

    October 17, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  OutOfFocus,  People

    Out Of Focus, Once More

    October 6, 2014 /

    Missed focus. Again. And no, it wasn’t intentional. This wasn’t a conceptual experiment, nor a nod to dreamlike abstraction. It was simply a technical failure, shot with a manual lens, rushed framing, and an optimistic assumption that I’d nailed the hyperfocal distance. I hadn’t. Still, I kept the frame. It’s a street in Munich, pigeons pecking at the ground, firemen walking down the centre. A homeless encampment crowds the left edge. None of it sharp. But despite that—or maybe because of it—the image speaks. Context persists. Silhouettes are enough. The story doesn’t vanish with the detail. Technically, the photo lacks precision: the aperture was too wide, depth of field too…

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    A Few More Shots From An Urban Exploration Trip

    September 20, 2025

    On Photography and Self-Delusion

    September 4, 2022

    Parallels & Diagonals

    December 21, 2012
  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Waiting For The Bus On Las Ramblas

    August 19, 2014 /

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    Scarf’s Meeting

    March 5, 2014

    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016

    Chasing the Runner

    October 6, 2013
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  New York,  Spring

    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014 /

    Proud to be a native American!

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    Belgian Macarons

    November 2, 2015

    Not AI-made…

    September 17, 2022

    Daniele Silvestri – Live@Cinema teatro Massimo – Pescara

    March 21, 2016
  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Las Ramblas’ Lifestyle

    April 18, 2014 /

    Who cares about pickpockets?

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    The Seagull And The Sentinel

    October 27, 2014

    The Sharp Shooter

    March 10, 2015

    Just a soccer match…

    May 15, 2013
  • Boulevards,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Shopping in Bruxelles

    December 20, 2013 /

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

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    Against the Tide

    January 30, 2014

    Pouring Water Since About 300 Years

    December 23, 2014

    Crowd Control

    February 14, 2016
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Reminiscenses From The Past

    September 7, 2013 /

    Lost in memories, while the world turns.

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    Silent Among Many Voices

    January 1, 2013

    Missed Airplane

    December 4, 2017

    Matching Nails

    September 18, 2017
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    Nightlife

    June 20, 2013 /

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