• Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact
Andrea Monti

Photos, not gear

  • Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact
Menu
  • Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact
  • Home
  • Daily photo
  • Colour
  • B&W
  • Landscape
  • Cities
  • People
  • Sport
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Conctact

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares

    One Coffee

    December 20, 2015 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    God Save the Queen!

    September 6, 2014

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Anthem (and a primer on sport photography, part 1)

    September 22, 2015

    The Straycat

    December 3, 2013
  • Artists,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015 /

    Shot in a southern Italian city on a humid evening, this frame owes as much to the ambient noise as it does to light. The man with the guitar wasn’t playing to be heard. He was playing because he had to—sitting on his amp, cables like roots spilling out beneath him. What I saw through the viewfinder was not a performer, but a figure entirely absorbed, distanced from the crowd that had only half noticed he was even there. The Orphic analogy came naturally—not out of romanticism, but necessity. Like the myth, he’s turned away from the world, pleading into the void for something irretrievable. His face is hidden, not…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    A Smoker

    September 2, 2015

    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014

    The 365th Shot: Between Sacred and Profane

    December 14, 2013
  • Autumn,  Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Streets&Squares

    RedLight

    November 6, 2015 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013

    The Road To Justice

    August 31, 2014

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Streets&Squares

    Ray-Ban in Milan

    October 5, 2015 /

    It’s not just about what sits on the roof—it’s about what it says without blinking. Shot in the heart of Milan, this image captures a building that has seen eras come and go, crowned by a brand that has spent decades convincing the world to look cool while blocking out the light. The lettering floats above the stone like graffiti gentrified by permanence. I framed the photo dead-on, as if to let the architecture and the logo negotiate their own contrast. The façade is neoclassical, orderly, almost too proud to wear an ad. But there it is—Ray-Ban—scribbled in neon above cornices and keystones, as defiant as it is inevitable. Black…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Keep Out!

    November 30, 2019

    One Shot Story: Behind the Fence

    January 3, 2025

    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Balilla

    July 17, 2015 /

    Some cars don’t just roll into view—they make an entrance. This Fiat Balilla, polished to the kind of deep red you only get from decades of careful ownership, sits dead-centre in the frame as if the entire piazza has been rearranged to suit it. The symmetry is irresistible: the grille’s vertical bars, the balanced curve of the wings, the twin headlamps gleaming like theatre spotlights. CompositionFraming here is deliberate and effective. The Balilla claims the central axis, with bright orange crowd-control barriers creating a vivid frame-within-a-frame. The people behind form a secondary layer, offering scale and a sense of place without competing for attention. It’s an image that works because…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    RedLight

    November 6, 2015

    Just a soccer field… Part 2

    February 4, 2014

    The Sailor

    June 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Where Did I Left My Car?

    April 2, 2015 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014

    Up from the Waterline

    December 3, 2016

    Portrait of a Judo Master

    November 14, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Stripes of Light and Decay

    March 2, 2015 /

    Shot just after sunset, this image pivots on contrast—between elevation and erosion, movement and stillness, designed flow and neglect. The high-speed overpass above, lit with sodium arcs, forms an uninterrupted stream of engineered repetition. Below, the descending ramp is paved with crooked bricks, softened by moss and time, sloping into a dim alley where parked cars and old plaster tell a slower story. I waited for the last of the ambient light to thin out before releasing the shutter. The idea was to balance the residual blue of the sky with the warmer artificial tones bleeding off the lamps and roadways. Technically, it’s not pristine. There’s a softness in the…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013

    Once A God

    July 15, 2014

    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Merleria Livia

    February 14, 2015 /

    Some signs don’t light up the street—they anchor it. This one simply says “MERLERIA LIVIA,” glowing white against the black. Not neon, not flashy. Just enough light to find your way back to something ordinary. Useful. Forgotten. Shot on a rainy night, the kind that turns every surface into a mirror. The pavement reflects the streetlamps like a memory trying to stay present. A man walks slowly, slightly hunched—not from age, maybe just the weather. Hands in pockets, coat zipped. Nothing urgent, nothing staged. The shop is closed. You can feel it. The shutters are down, but the sign is still doing its job. Reminding anyone passing that once, not…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Spectrum

    March 12, 2017

    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018

    Wire Stylist

    January 31, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Red

    December 17, 2014 /

    The image was taken in the evening, when artificial lights mix with the faint remnants of daylight, producing a palette that can easily become muddy if exposure and colour balance are not carefully controlled. The choice to keep the scene in its natural ambient light preserves its authenticity, though it comes at the cost of some detail in shadowed areas. The central figure in the red jacket acts as a visual anchor, standing out decisively against the more subdued hues of the crowd. From a compositional standpoint, the frame is well balanced: the converging lines of the street lead the eye into the depth of the scene, pulling attention from…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Elishéva live@Faneuil Hall

    July 8, 2023

    Bent

    July 13, 2014

    The Hasselblad Way

    January 2, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014 /

    Every street photographer knows that moment — the fraction of a second when a stranger’s gaze brushes against yours and something shifts in the air. Suspicion. Wariness. An almost imperceptible tightening of the body. That’s the curse: the invisible threshold you cross when candid turns into confrontation, even if only in the subject’s mind. In this frame, the man in the magenta sweater and black coat is mid-stride, his expression caught somewhere between concentration and mild irritation. He’s moving with purpose, but his eyes — just soft enough in the focus to keep anonymity intact — seem aware of my presence. The shallow depth of field lets the textured walls…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Silent Reader

    July 17, 2016

    Aren’t Tapas Spanish?

    June 29, 2015

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Streets&Squares,  Urban Landscape

    Urban Desolation

    September 18, 2014 /

    This photograph is part of a study I’ve been developing on marginal architecture—spaces neglected by urban development yet still clinging to presence. The building isn’t ruined in a picturesque way. It’s just exhausted. Scarred concrete, flaking plaster, and rusted grates stand as accidental testimonies of permanence beyond usefulness. I composed the frame to draw the viewer’s eye along the length of the structure, ending with the blurred outlines of new buildings in the background. The juxtaposition isn’t subtle—it wasn’t meant to be. These walls hold layers of past usage, from the makeshift repairs to the graffiti tags now fading like old memories. Technically, the photo rides a fine line between…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    When We Thought We Would Have Changed The World

    August 21, 2014

    Davide Grotta – Live

    December 8, 2018

    Zebra Crossing in Oslo… With Red Light

    October 12, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Streets&Squares

    Via Collina, Empty, From Above

    September 13, 2014 /

    The perspective is vertical, as if leaning out and looking straight down. Cars line both sides of the narrow street, parked in strict succession, their roofs forming a patchwork of tones. The pavement and façades edge the scene, flattening into geometry under the camera’s angle. At the centre, however, the street itself is bare—an unexpected strip of emptiness in a crowded frame. Composition relies on symmetry and repetition. The rhythm of vehicles, rectangles of windows, and parallel lines of pavement create a structured grid. The lamppost, suspended on its wire, interrupts this order with a curve, offering a counterpoint to the rectilinear logic. Two pedestrians near the corner introduce scale,…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Blow Up

    November 13, 2014

    The Aperitif

    October 5, 2017

    @ Mediterrean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Beach Soccer Team (and a primer on sport-photography, part 4)

    October 3, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Lost Cellos

    August 30, 2014 /

    There’s something unsettling about musical instruments left alone. Cellos, in particular, carry a visual weight even when silent — the curve of the body, the arch of the bridge, the scroll’s delicate twist. In this scene, set against the pale facade of an Italian street, they lie scattered, leaning awkwardly against bright red plastic chairs, as though abandoned mid-performance. I was drawn to the tension between elegance and neglect. The geometry of the composition came naturally — the red chairs punctuating the frame, the arc of the white wall detail acting almost like a silent proscenium arch. The absence of people intensifies the stillness, making the instruments feel orphaned. From…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Windows XVIII … Century

    February 27, 2014

    A Dragon Trainer?

    July 8, 2014

    Italy, Street-Photography and The Law – A Real Case

    October 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  New York,  Spring,  Streets&Squares

    Just Another Times Square View

    July 9, 2014 /

    Memories from the past…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013

    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014

    An Asian Lion Guarding an Italian Town – One Shot Story

    August 27, 2025
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    Now You See It…Street Juggler at a Red Light in Barcelona

    June 16, 2014 /

    Caught this just as the traffic paused. The juggler—or maybe illusionist—stepped onto the zebra crossing like it was a stage, pulling a contact juggling sphere from his pocket with the same ease most reach for a cigarette. No microphone, no music, no hat on the ground. Just confidence, and a tight, silent routine aimed at no one and everyone. I shot from slightly above, which flattened the scene into layers: the motorcyclist on the left, the car breaking the frame in front, and the performer, suspended mid-gesture. The composition benefits from the crosswalk marks, which slice the image horizontally and echo the performer’s stance. It’s geometry meeting theatre. Technically, this…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Sales Force

    January 28, 2016

    The Silent Ceremony

    November 2, 2017

    Falling Tree

    May 8, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares,  Summer

    Ni État Ni Patron

    June 8, 2014 /

    Brussels. A quiet wall, a passing car, and a message that’s louder than both. The slogan is old—older than the paint used to scrawl it—Ni État Ni Patron. No state, no boss. A phrase that echoes from factories, barricades, pamphlets. And now, here it is again, on a half-covered stretch of rendered concrete. It wasn’t written to decorate. It was written to remain. The graffiti stands out not just for what it says, but for where it says it: in the middle of a freshly patched rectangle, painted over what was clearly another message before it. The wall becomes a palimpsest—layers of resistance, erasure, and return. Below it, a car…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    What lasts of a springtime hailstorm

    June 22, 2013

    A Missed Pricetag?

    January 29, 2013

    Gravity on Pause

    September 5, 2025
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Streets&Squares

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013

    Bicycle

    February 2, 2015

    Three Shadows

    November 11, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Streets&Squares,  Winter

    Walking Table in via Cornaggia

    March 22, 2014 /

    Via Cornaggia in Milan is not a place one usually associates with humour in photography, yet this image carries an almost surreal tone. A man strides down the cobblestone street, carrying a table on his shoulders, its legs pointing skyward like some awkward sculpture. His face is completely obscured, leaving only body language and context to speak for him. The everyday act of transporting furniture becomes, in this frame, an absurd visual gesture. The narrow perspective of the street enhances the composition. The converging lines of the walls and cobbled path guide the eye directly to the man, amplifying his centrality within the scene. The geometry of the table mirrors…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Leica Shop @ Strada Maggiore

    May 11, 2017

    The Pulse of Passion: A Story Told in Red

    August 9, 2018

    Forgotten Bike In A Forgotten House

    April 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    Late Afternoon Shopping

    March 1, 2014 /

    Hurry up and shut down the $%&? call!

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    An attempt at DSLR-made film digitization

    January 14, 2023

    Sunny Afternoon

    January 22, 2013

    Urban Desolation

    September 18, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  People,  Rome,  Streets&Squares

    So Long, Eos-M

    January 17, 2014 /

    A couple of days ago, while wandering around a street-market, I spotted a small “exhibit” of old Nikon and Hasselblad lenses. I thought it would have been nice to get the two “classic” lenses for the System V, so I traded my Eos-M (and lenses) for a Carl Zeiss lenses: a Distagon 50 and a Sonnar 150. The seller was eager to strike the deal, but I’m not sure who actually got the best bargain…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022

    Under The Rocks

    August 14, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  New York,  Streets&Squares

    Slow Walk at Mulberry St.

    January 16, 2014 /

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    The Penguin’s Feeder

    July 25, 2014

    Three Tires

    May 18, 2022

    A Silohuette on the Bridge

    March 3, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Streets&Squares

    Next Time, Maybe…

    January 12, 2014 /

    I made this image in one of those narrow alleys in central Brussels, where restaurants compete not just with food but with neon, colour, and attention. It’s visual overload by design. Menus on easels, signs screaming prices, waiters halfway between invitation and insistence. But what caught me wasn’t the display—it was the woman walking straight through, uninterested, unmoved. She wasn’t choosing where to eat. She was choosing not to. The photo hinges on that gesture. Her hands are in motion, her shoulders hunched from the cold, her gaze slightly lowered. She becomes the counterpoint to the street’s whole premise. All this effort around her, and none of it lands. That’s…

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019

    Oops!

    July 4, 2014

    From Waltham to Boston

    August 4, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  New York,  Spring,  Streets&Squares

    The Lost Battle

    January 11, 2014 /

    Against the New York traffic, the controllers themselves, contended in vain.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Nature gets its space back…

    November 7, 2018

    Red Bag, Black Shoes

    November 27, 2014

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Streets&Squares

    After the Party

    December 16, 2013 /

    ‘Round Midnight. The party’s gone. It’s time to clean the mess. Tomorrow, the square comes back to its dull life.

    Read More
    Andrea Monti

    You May Also Like

    Still Ruling The Empire

    February 5, 2022

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017

    Another attempt at DLSR film scanning

    January 21, 2023
123

Projects

  • Daily photo (1,394)
    • B&W (278)
    • Colour (1,102)
  • Daily Video (16)
  • Portfolio (2)
  • Projects (1,308)
    • Airport (15)
    • Bottles&Cups (12)
    • Cars&Bikes (42)
    • Chairs&Seats (19)
    • Cities (455)
      • Barcelona (16)
      • Boston (11)
      • Bruxelles (66)
      • Hamburg (3)
      • Helsinki (2)
      • Kyoto (2)
      • London (27)
      • Milan (50)
      • Nagasaki (2)
      • Nagoya (8)
      • New York (9)
      • Nikko (1)
      • Osaka (3)
      • Oslo (17)
      • Padua (1)
      • Paris (31)
      • Rome (147)
      • Stockholm (11)
      • Tokyo (28)
      • Tsukuba (2)
      • Venice (22)
      • Yokohama (1)
    • Court (23)
    • Landscape (99)
      • Beach&Shores (78)
    • Lines (19)
    • Marketing (5)
    • Moon (7)
    • Observer Bias (14)
    • Odds (21)
    • OutOfFocus (13)
    • Parks (6)
    • Past&Relics (57)
    • People (625)
      • Actors (16)
      • Artists (86)
      • Fighters (29)
      • Portraits (42)
    • Seasons (922)
      • Autumn (144)
      • Spring (184)
      • Summer (262)
      • Winter (349)
    • Shops (166)
      • Barber&HairStylist (1)
      • Bookstores (10)
      • Brand Stores (1)
      • Fashion Shops (16)
      • Garages&Labs (11)
      • Groceries (3)
      • Jewellery (3)
      • Patisserie (11)
      • Restaurants&Bar (92)
      • Street Markets (15)
      • Tobacconists (2)
    • Social Control (51)
    • Travels (19)
    • Urban Landscape (293)
      • Boulevards (12)
      • Bridges (7)
      • Buildings (23)
      • Docks (74)
      • Doors&Windows (26)
      • Downtown (29)
      • Exhibitions (11)
      • Fountains (6)
      • Garbage (17)
      • Gates&Fences (12)
      • Parks (21)
      • Streets&Squares (66)
      • Works (2)
    • Visual (67)
    • WideAngle (13)
  • Reportage (17)
  • Sport (71)
    • Beach Handball (1)
    • Beach Volley (5)
    • Billiard (1)
    • Body Builiding (1)
    • Cycling (1)
    • Fighting Disciplines (24)
    • Handball (2)
    • Kite Surf (4)
    • Road Running (1)
    • Roller Derby (1)
    • Rowing (2)
    • Shooting (11)
    • Skating (4)
    • Soccer (6)
    • Swimming (Fin) (1)
    • Track&Field (5)
  • Thoughts (225)
    • Gear (68)
    • Photo Journalism (6)
    • PhotoCritics (18)
    • Photography (63)
    • Street Photography (83)
    • Technique (29)
© 2025 Andrea Monti - all rights reserved