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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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    July 25, 2015

    A Lamppost

    November 26, 2014

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    August 13, 2013
  • 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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    Justice measured as the distance between Words and Facts

    July 10, 2023

    The Ferrania Film Series – Episode 1 – Ferrania Orto shot on October/November 2023

    August 7, 2024

    Quality Check. Try Before You Buy

    April 10, 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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    April 16, 2014

    High-Tech Elder Care Tool

    April 2, 2013

    The Stupidity of Being Stubborn

    August 31, 2024
  • B&W,  Boulevards,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015 /

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    Parisian’s Bags

    April 6, 2014

    Canon EOS-M. Useless for Street-Photography

    March 28, 2013

    Portrait of a Bailaor

    November 19, 2013
  • 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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    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 2

    June 30, 2017

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014

    Bikers

    July 14, 2014
  • 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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    January 26, 2014
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    A stupid quarrell

    April 7, 2013

    Sunny Afternoon

    January 22, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Waiting For The Bus On Las Ramblas

    August 19, 2014 /

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    February 15, 2022

    Portrait of a Professional Pugilist. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019

    Boat Maintenance At Genova’s Porto Antico

    July 30, 2014
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  New York,  Spring

    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014 /

    Proud to be a native American!

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    Bent

    April 21, 2014

    Wrecked Ship

    November 23, 2013

    A perfect match

    February 1, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Las Ramblas’ Lifestyle

    April 18, 2014 /

    Who cares about pickpockets?

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    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014

    5 frames exploring the Sporting Gun Culture in Italy

    April 15, 2025

    Shin Pepper@Harajuku

    June 4, 2018
  • 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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    June 22, 2013

    Some odd outcomes from a photo recovering attempt using an AI

    July 13, 2025

    Portrait of a Professional Pugilist. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer

    Reminiscenses From The Past

    September 7, 2013 /

    Lost in memories, while the world turns.

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    February 16, 2018

    Lamp

    April 2, 2014

    Foto-Grafo admitted to the Persol Reflex Edition contest

    April 16, 2013
  • Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    Nightlife

    June 20, 2013 /

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