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  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Photography,  Street Photography

    How Privacy Hysteria Killed Street-Photography

    October 22, 2023 /

    At other times I would have dismissed this image as ‘out of focus’ and unusable. Just another missed shot caused by poor focusing technique on a fully manual film camera. Nowadays, however, I have begun to change my attitude towards these kinds of blurred images because of the privacy hysteria affecting the practice of street photography. There have been cases where people have been found guilty of harassment for covertly taking pictures in public spaces, but street photography has nothing to do with criminal behaviour. There is a huge difference between taking sneaky, random, meaningless pictures of people on the street and trying to freeze sketches of life to tell…

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    School of Mathematics@Sapienza University of Rome

    November 10, 2018

    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013

    An Old Motorcade

    August 10, 2015
  • Daily photo,  Portfolio,  Street Photography,  Travels,  Urban Landscape

    Hidden in Plain Sight. A Japanese Journey

    August 3, 2023 /

    Although I have a lot of pictures from my various trips to Japan, organising them into a book is a challenge. The photos themselves are good enough to deserve publication. However, most of them are affected by a ‘déjà-vu’ effect. People on the subway, crowded crossroads, striking contrasts between modernity and the past, or between rural areas and highly urbanised ones, pop culture vs. business culture… no matter how hard I try, every single photo gives the feeling that someone has already done it. I am neither an anthropologist nor an expert on Japanese society, so I have no reasonable explanation for this feeling. Perhaps it is simply a matter…

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    A Curious Bystander

    December 24, 2013

    Lost in Iphone

    January 23, 2013

    Open Window

    February 4, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Seasons,  Street Photography,  Summer

    Helping the Elders

    July 10, 2019 /

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    Venditti&DeGregori – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    August 11, 2022

    A Winter Outdoor Chat

    December 17, 2013

    A promenade

    February 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Downtown,  People,  Photography,  Rome,  Street Photography,  Winter

    The Watchman (Street-Photography Shortcuts)

    January 21, 2016 /

    As every thing under the sun, Street-Photography too has its own shortcuts: freaky street-portraits are one of those. It’s easy to have your pictures noticed when your subject is a 60-years old Brit-Punk, an implausible-color dressed man or whatever alike: these subjects do the work on your behalf and it is very hard to obtain such kind of picture AND conveying actual meaning. Personally I like photos that – alone or made meaningful by a title – can tell a story. This way I can try to (pretend to) make “unique” shots, that stand with dignity in front of the zillions of 500px/Instagram/Flickr’s  great images that are often perfect but…

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    Portrait of a Waiter

    July 22, 2013

    High-Tech Elder Care Tool

    April 2, 2013

    Lost Cigarettes at Piazza Affari

    January 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  OutOfFocus,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Street Photography,  Winter

    The Street Photographer Dilemma: Film or Digital

    March 21, 2015 /

    To me Street-Photography is digital. I missed this shot because I wasn’t able to properly focus my full-manual kit, as I would have do with an average digital camera. There is no point in wasting film in an highly fault-rate activity such as Street Photography.

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    Mario Asks for it!

    April 9, 2014

    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013
  • B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  Oslo,  People,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

    Norwegian Suits

    October 15, 2014 /

    A missed opportunity for a good photo. I shot too early and failed to frame the guy with the bicycle whose look would have been a nice “counterpart” with the serious attire of the businessmen he was crossing.

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    Yet Another Dawn

    December 30, 2012

    Mandatory Photo Position

    August 3, 2019

    Waiting for the Shinkansen – 1

    June 25, 2017
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Photo Journalism,  Photography,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

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

    October 3, 2014 /

    Last July, members of the Polizia municipale of Rome seized the camera of a British-Brazilian street-photographer, Simon Griffee, while he was documenting the way they dealt with an immigrant. As Simon’s lawyer I’ve filed an appeal and a week ago the Court of Rome revoked the seizure. The battle is not over, yet, but hopefully Simon’s camera will be back on his hands pretty soon. As soon as possible I will release a thorough analysis of the case matched with what the law says, in theory.

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    Just a soccer field… Part 3

    February 5, 2014

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014

    RedLight

    November 6, 2015
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Photo Journalism,  Photography,  Rome,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014 /

    Here is an easy-to-carry A4 leaflet to be used in case you are confronted by a law enforcement agent of officer that question your Street Photography activity. Legal issues apart, please remember to always be polite and to help the officer not to look goofy or ignorant (as he actually would) in front of the public. Q. Does taking people’s photography in public spaces infringes sec. 615 bis of the criminal code? A. NO. Under the Corte di cassazione ruling n. 47165/2010 outdoor there is no reasonable privacy expectation, as there is no reasonable privacy expectation in case of tacit – while non equivocal – withdrawal of this right, as…

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    The Lost Church

    July 16, 2014

    Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)

    January 23, 2016

    Marshmallow

    November 15, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Street Photography

    Street-Photographer’s eye side effect

    April 8, 2014 /

    Seeing the world through the Street-Photographer’s eye makes you more aware of your surroundings both at a conscious and unconscious, Zen-like, level. A side-effect of this state is that you can exploit-it for personal safety when traveling in risky places, like big stations where pickpockets are doing their tricks.

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    A (Soon) Lost Banner

    November 1, 2018

    Aficionados

    August 5, 2013

    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography,  Winter

    Is This Photo Illegal?

    March 20, 2014 /

    Yes, if it were taken in Hungary. Against the European Convention of Human Rights, Hungary passed a law that by next March 15 will require any photographer shooting in public space to obtain a signed “model release form”. This provision will be bashed by either the EU Court of Justice or the European Court of Human Rights (for the very same reasons I explained here), but it will take time and – first of all – a photographer that sacrifices himself on the altar of freedom.  

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    Smoke is everywhere…

    February 21, 2013

    The last waltz

    January 24, 2013

    A Curious Bystander

    December 24, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Meaningless

    November 9, 2013 /

    Sometimes it is easier to tell “what this is not” instead of “what this is”, as in the case of this photography. Meaningless, wrongly shot and overexposed. A good reference point to consider when thinking of my own photos as something that worth to be seen.

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    Stairway to Hell

    January 9, 2022

    Blob

    January 4, 2014

    The SoundMaster

    July 10, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Photo Journalism,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

    Italy, Street-Photography and the Law

    October 29, 2013 /

    Update – 2 On July 2014 the Polizia Municipale of Rome seized a street-photographer ‘s camera, but the Court bashed the seizure. Update – 1 Here is an A4 leaflet useful to stand your ground if your street-photography work is questioned by somebody else. Introduction* As there are few texts in English dealing with (street) photography and Italian laws, I’ve decided to put my lawyer‘s hat and sketch some toughts on the two main topics involving the Street-Photography: shooting candid and publishing them online. To cut a long story short, Italian law follows a similar approach to other Western jurisdictions and – in particular – of Articles 8 and 10…

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    The Watchdogs

    February 9, 2017

    The Empty Stage

    November 25, 2013

    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Photography,  Street Photography

    Never Trust the Autofocus (not only) in Street-Photography

    July 20, 2013 /

    The more I practice the street-photography, the more I find myself more at ease with zone-focusing instead of trusting the camera auto-focus. This is, in my case, particularly true with hip-shooting where I can only “guess” what the camera is actually focusing. Though not a candid, this photo explains what I mean: the idea was to have the flowers and the small lamp in focus, but the actualization has been the exact opposite. My fault, of course, because I would have given a look at the viewfinder, but the point is that I didn’t feel like I had to since the AF will cares. Another skill I need, Kime apart,…

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    Up&Down

    January 20, 2013

    A quiet watchdog?

    May 23, 2013

    Davide Grotta – Live

    December 8, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Photo Journalism,  Street Photography,  Thoughts

    The Photo I Didn’t Shoot

    June 8, 2013 /

    Every amateur photographer (and maybe a few professionals) has a shot he chose not to fire. In my case it is a brutal knock-out on a Mixed Martial Arts match. As official photographer of the event I was allowed to wander around the venue with no restriction (but jumping on the ring). During the second round I sensed that something was going to happen: the fighters started trading heavy punches at close distance and the temperature of the match raised suddenly hot. The crowd went mad, inciting the two men to hit harder and harder. All of a sudden, a hook at the jaw shut down the light of one…

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    Upcoming Call

    June 3, 2013

    A book…

    January 28, 2013

    Ghosts of Ginza

    November 14, 2023
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013 /

    … there are plenty of ways to still make a newspaper useful.

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    Boat Under The Bridge

    September 18, 2016

    Inside a Lost Building

    February 16, 2014

    Lorenzo negli stadi

    July 11, 2013
  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Forgotten bike

    April 3, 2013 /

    in a forgotten house.

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    Almost Spotted

    February 27, 2014

    Flashes’ Lost Powersuits

    April 11, 2014

    Avid Readers

    August 17, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Don’t Forget!

    March 27, 2013 /

    … keeping a strong grip on his business.

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    Brain vs Camera

    April 19, 2014

    Is This Smoke?

    August 15, 2013

    Out of Focus, again

    October 3, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Dreaming of a Lancia Delta Martini…

    March 24, 2013 /

    … while driving a Nissan.

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

    Have fun…

    July 12, 2013

    A Beverage Dispenser

    November 21, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Power of Music

    March 22, 2013 /

    The story is all in the child’s eyes

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    Zebra Crossing, Again…

    June 22, 2014

    Lightblade

    September 6, 2013

    Fixing the ship

    August 18, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Supporter or Photographer?

    March 21, 2013 /

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 6 – Kodak Portra 400 – November 2016 shot in Sept. 2023

    June 5, 2024

    Ten Years Ago

    December 22, 2022

    Lunchtime

    February 18, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Foto-Grafo featured on Yanidel.net

    March 20, 2013 /

    The (temporarily now) Argentina-based street-photographer Yanick Delaforge kindly published a couple of shots from Foto-Grafo, Quis Custodies and The Last Waltz, in his “Sho(r)t Stories” series.

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

    October 3, 2014

    A Bookstore in the Gallery

    December 22, 2013

    Walking at Night, in Milan

    September 30, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Seeking Directions

    March 18, 2013 /

    is a complex task, not only on the streets.

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    Trust Us, We Care About You

    March 18, 2014

    What Could I Do?

    April 18, 2016

    Good Manners

    September 29, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    A kiss in the shade

    March 17, 2013 /

    while the love is for real

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    Harley-Davidson

    December 24, 2018

    Why You Should Only Shoot in Your Backyard (or ‘The Art of Belonging’)

    December 19, 2024

    Lost Cigarettes at Piazza Affari

    January 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Boared Bassman

    March 16, 2013 /

    Don’t dare to ask what song is she singing…

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    September 29, 2014

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    October 11, 2017
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