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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Shooting,  Summer

    Feuer

    July 10, 2021 /

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    Fujifilm XF 18-120 just snapped in two

    September 10, 2023

    Alessandro Blasioli – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 9, 2022

    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014
  • Beach Volley,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Spring

    Wonder… Wall

    June 8, 2021 /

    The ball hangs in that fleeting, decisive moment — neither fully blocked nor cleanly smashed — suspended in a fraction of time that speaks volumes about the tension of beach volleyball. I took this with the Nikon D750 paired with Sigma’s 150-600 Contemporary, a combination that offers both reach and flexibility for sports work, though it demands a steady hand and a keen eye to keep subjects sharp. Compositionally, I opted for a tight crop that puts the net and players right into the viewer’s space. There’s no room here for context or the comfort of distance; you’re practically part of the rally. The branding and banners in the background…

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    Shoes’ Meeting in Corso Vittorio

    March 12, 2014

    Nice Drink

    July 11, 2015

    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Swimming (Fin)

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021 /

    Some portraits happen in a studio, under measured light and with deliberate poses. Others — like this one — are pulled from the water, quite literally, in the midst of motion and adrenaline. I caught her just after she emerged from the sea, hair dripping and muscles tense, her expression still riding the wave of effort and triumph. The Nikon D750 paired with the Sigma 150–600 Contemporary gave me the reach to stay back and let the moment unfold naturally, while still pulling in the details — the salt-speckled skin, the flushed cheeks, the tension in her arm as she grips the swimming cap. From a technical perspective, the challenge…

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    Dai Shodo@Kyoto

    December 2, 2020

    Italian Stardust

    April 6, 2015

    Quis custodies

    January 26, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  People,  Skating,  Winter

    A Street-Skater

    March 17, 2021 /

    I came across him by the harbour on a day when the wind carried the smell of salt and diesel from the moored fishing boats. He wasn’t performing for an audience—just skating alone, immersed in his own rhythm. His movements were sharp but fluid, somewhere between dance and martial art. I wanted to capture that moment when the body leans into balance, teetering on the edge of a fall but never crossing it. The setting presented an immediate visual contrast: the fluidity of his posture against the static, almost heavy backdrop of the docked ships. I framed him to the left, letting the background breathe, so that the masts, ropes,…

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    Rocco Zifarelli, Jeff Berlin, Beth&Danny Gottlieb, Gabriela Sinagra

    June 10, 2013

    Portfolio

    February 24, 2014

    Posing at Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

    October 1, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf,  Seasons,  Sport,  Technique,  Winter

    Kite Surfer Under Duress

    January 29, 2021 /

    The wind was already rising when I reached the beach. Grey sky, hard light, the kind of day most people read from behind a window. But the kitesurfers were already out—lines taut, boards skipping through the chop. What always strikes me about this scene isn’t just the colour of the kites against a flat sky, or the sharp angles they carve into the wind—it’s the resolve. They know what they’re getting into. The cold. The salt in their eyes. The bruises. And they do it anyway. Because this is when it’s real. That’s what drew me to raise the camera. The same drive, maybe. You don’t wait for golden hour.…

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    Coats

    March 19, 2023

    When Tilted Photos Work

    December 18, 2019

    An unusual flowers’ field

    June 30, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Shooting

    Servicing a Beretta 98FS

    October 13, 2019 /

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    Columns

    November 10, 2014

    Humannequin

    January 10, 2013

    Caparezza – Live@Palamaggetti Roseto degli Abruzzi

    February 18, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    MMA Fighters

    July 7, 2019 /

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    Intelligence Contest

    April 15, 2017

    A Boat

    September 26, 2019

    Bulbs

    January 12, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Spring

    TKO

    May 8, 2019 /

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    Canon EOS-M. Useless for Street-Photography

    March 28, 2013

    Legal Apartheid

    March 25, 2015

    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    Emanuele Cavallucci. The New Italian Pro Boxing Welterweight Champion

    March 9, 2019 /

    Boxing is cruel to photographers. Not because it’s fast — although it is — but because it’s chaotic. In the ring, there’s no neatly choreographed movement, no second takes. You’ve got sweat flying, ropes cutting through your composition, referees wandering into frame, and the perpetual risk of being exactly half a second too late. This shot came together with the Nikon D610 paired to the Nikkor 24–120mm f/4 — a workhorse lens that, while not the fastest in maximum aperture, offers just the right flexibility for ringside work. Here, I caught the moment Cristofori’s jab lands flush on his opponent’s cheek, the head snapping back, muscles taut with the torque…

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    A Banner

    November 29, 2014

    An interesting reading

    May 13, 2013

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Portraits,  Sport,  Spring

    Portrait of a Professional Pugilist. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019 /

    He had the kind of face that told its own story long before a shutter ever clicked — a mix of focus, fatigue, and that guarded reserve I’ve often seen in fighters before a bout. Photographing a professional pugilist isn’t about glorifying the violence of the sport, but about catching that fleeting moment where discipline, experience, and vulnerability intersect. I chose a tight composition, keeping the frame uncluttered so the viewer’s attention rested on the expression and posture. Every crease in the skin, every glint of sweat, mattered; these details carried more weight than any background could. Depth of field was shallow enough to isolate him from distraction, but not…

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    Tough Enough

    January 27, 2013

    2015 Italian Beach Volley Team – Marco Caminati, Enzo Rossi

    October 29, 2015

    Waiting Chairs

    May 21, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Skating,  Sport,  Winter

    Italian National Skating Championship 2019

    February 8, 2019 /

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    A priest

    October 19, 2019

    Running On The (Oslo’s) Docks

    September 28, 2014

    Much Too Powerful a Knock…

    June 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Skating,  Winter

    Americana Skating – Italian National Championship 2019

    February 4, 2019 /

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    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018

    The Worst Moment to Fix a Shoe’s Problem

    April 14, 2013

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  Reportage,  Sport,  Winter

    Italian Boxing Amateur Championship 2018. The Reportage

    December 18, 2018 /

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    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013

    The Sprint Before the Ride

    August 8, 2013

    A Puff of Smoke

    August 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Winter

    The Coach

    December 9, 2018 /

    In the corner of the ring, where no cameras reach and the noise momentarily fades, something deeper than training unfolds. This image doesn’t speak of punches thrown or points scored. It captures that fleeting minute between rounds—the space where a fighter breathes, bleeds, and breaks, while a coach rebuilds with nothing more than words, water, and presence. The boxer’s face tells of the cost: a swollen lip, a grimace barely masking pain, but also something else—determination still flickering beneath the bruises. The coach leans in, not shouting, not berating. This is not strategy; it is communion. The fight, at this point, is as much against doubt as it is against…

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    A Cello Player

    April 24, 2017

    A Fisherman in Rome

    November 1, 2013

    Fancy a Beer?

    November 10, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Seasons,  Sport,  Winter

    Stop

    December 6, 2018 /

    In the squared circle, adrenaline and instinct often outrun reason. A fighter, eyes blazing, may push past his body’s warning signs, driven by pride, by the will to win, or simply by the refusal to yield. It is in these moments that the referee’s role shifts from arbiter of the rules to guardian of life itself. This image captures that exact intersection—one man still in the heat of battle, the other standing between him and the risk of irreversible harm. The referee’s gloved hands rest firmly yet not aggressively, an unspoken command to stop. His gaze is steady, his body language unshaken, projecting both authority and concern. In boxing, bravery…

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    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013

    The Penguin’s Feeder

    July 25, 2014

    Final Arrangements Before the Hearing

    April 19, 2015
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Sport,  Streets&Squares

    Weight Training @ Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

    October 9, 2018 /

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    A Few Shots with the 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 in X-Mount

    October 24, 2024

    (Not so) Intelligent Design

    October 26, 2018

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Sport,  Track&Field

    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018 /

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    Davide Grotta – Live

    December 8, 2018

    The Call

    March 4, 2014

    What Lasts of Last Summer

    May 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Seasons,  Shooting,  Winter

    Servicing a Sig Sauer P226

    December 16, 2017 /

    This frame came together as a study of routine and tactility rather than drama. The hands, well-worn and pragmatic, are in mid-action—focused, unposed, doing what they’ve likely done a hundred times before. It’s not a glamour shot of a weapon. It’s a photograph of labour, care, and the quiet diligence of someone who knows their way around a mechanical system. The Sig Sauer P226, known for its precision and reliability, has always struck me as more tool than totem. That sense informed how I chose to shoot this: close, compressed, honest. I avoided depth-of-field tricks or shallow focus. The visual language here is functional, echoing the subject matter. The background…

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    Gioacchino Rossini – La Cenerentola@Teatro Marrucino

    December 13, 2024

    Snorkeling

    August 24, 2014

    Rush Hours

    March 10, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Seasons,  Shooting,  Winter

    A Shooter

    December 8, 2017 /

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    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013

    Three Lamposts

    June 11, 2022

    Still Together

    April 20, 2013
  • Body Builiding,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Sport,  Spring

    Does It Worth It?

    May 22, 2017 /

    In the fluorescent glare of the stage, one man poses, his body chiselled by obsession, sweat, and sacrifice. Another stands in the shadows, hands in pockets, his back turned to us, yet his inner turmoil silently projected into the void between himself and the competitor. This is not just a bodybuilding contest. This is the theatre of doubt. The photo captures the unspeakable moment where fatigue collides with purpose. The observer, branded with the logo of a nutrition sponsor, is no stranger to pain — his posture, physique and stillness tell us he, too, has been through the crucible. But now, watching someone else perform, there’s hesitation. A mental calculation…

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    The Death of Cio-Cio san

    October 15, 2022

    Small Talk

    February 10, 2014

    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Kite Surf,  People,  Winter

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017 /

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    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015

    Chef

    March 6, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Shooting,  Winter

    Lost Bag

    December 8, 2016 /

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    Horizontal

    March 14, 2015

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017

    Fashionable’s shots

    May 3, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Shooting,  Sport,  Winter

    Getting In The Zone Before the Shot

    November 28, 2016 /

    I made this image in the seconds before the pistol was raised. No noise, no movement, just controlled breath and interior focus. The athlete’s posture says everything: shoulders relaxed, chin tucked, eyes slightly lowered toward the monitor—not in distraction, but in calibration. He’s not looking at the target; he’s visualising the result before the mechanics begin. The setting is sterile by necessity. A shooting range must eliminate variables. No colour, no texture, no distractions. That flatness worked in my favour—clean background, no depth needed, only presence. I framed it with intention: the shooter on the right third, facing inward, and the monitor on the opposite axis, forming a visual loop…

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

    June 17, 2025

    Pensive

    June 13, 2015

    Remainders in Prati

    December 4, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Shooting,  Winter

    Argument on the Range

    November 7, 2016 /

    I took this photograph during a sports shooting competition, and despite what the title might suggest, there was no animosity in the air—only a civil, animated exchange between two competitors. In the image, the man on the left, in his blue cap, leans forward slightly, speaking with deliberate emphasis, while the man on the right, hands raised, listens intently, possibly offering a counterpoint. Behind them, a third figure stands blurred, clipboard in hand, an observer or official adding quiet context to the scene. From a compositional standpoint, the choice of shallow depth of field works in favour of the narrative. The two men in sharp focus create an intimate focal…

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    No Tablet, No Problem

    April 12, 2013

    Message Check Before Breakfast

    December 12, 2014

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015
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