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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Gear,  Photography,  Rome,  Spring

    On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)

    June 17, 2025 /

    A number of philosophies and religions preach the virtue of detachment from things as a path to enlightenment. When applied to gear, this advice won’t only save your soul —if you believe there’s one— but also your money and, last but not least, your photograph experience. This means avoiding the development of ‘feelings’ towards a camera or a lens that shift from appreciating their value as a tool to some sort of ‘personal engagement’. Initially published on 35mmc.com As odd as it sounds, such an attitude towards an inanimate object is more frequent than one may imagine. A paradigmatic case is the attachment of AIBO’s owners to their robotic pets:…

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    A young Iron Maiden fan

    April 8, 2013

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016

    Max Gazzè Tour 2016 Live @Pescara

    February 1, 2016
  • Boston,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer

    Tesla Coils@Boston Science Museum

    July 4, 2023 /

    Not a great photo, taken on the fly at Boston’s Science Museum. Nevertheless, Tesla Coils hold a special place in the hearts of early Command & Conquer players, so I had to take it.

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    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Hanging Bottle

    October 11, 2014

    A videographer…

    February 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Exhibitions

    Inside the Nazario Sauro

    November 26, 2020 /

    An important piece of history of the Italian Navy, at the anchor in the Port of Genova.

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    Duel

    November 20, 2014

    Still together

    April 20, 2013

    What Lasts After the Hangover

    April 27, 2015
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  Summer

    Old Rolls, Immortal Style

    August 12, 2019 /

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    Too Noisy

    May 24, 2013

    Spectral Lotus

    July 19, 2015

    VueScan and the missed Bits-per-pixel

    December 1, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Who Is The Machine?

    August 5, 2019 /

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    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013

    The Doorman

    September 1, 2013

    A Sound Engineer

    March 10, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Nagoya,  People,  Summer

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019 /

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    A jam in via Alessandria

    December 8, 2023

    Parallels & Diagonals

    December 21, 2012

    Bless or Curse?

    August 12, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Asimo’s Ancestor@Tsukuba World1985 Expo

    June 30, 2018 /

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    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013

    Fujifilm X-Pro 2: Does It Worth It? (Lost In Via Del Corso)

    January 16, 2016

    Just Another Times Square View

    July 9, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Wasubot. A Stiff Organ Player@Tsukuba

    June 21, 2018 /

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    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013

    A Ryanair Aircraft

    August 21, 2018

    Conversation

    November 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Osaka,  People,  Summer

    Silhouettes@Osaka Castle

    June 12, 2018 /

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

    April 5, 2021

    A Fashion Shop in Milan

    January 21, 2014

    Seeking Directions

    September 10, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Milan,  Spring

    Sala degli Onori @ Triennale di Milano

    May 19, 2017 /

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    Blowin in the Wind

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    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law

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    The cameraman

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