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

    Weight Training @ Rome’s Stadio Olimpico

    October 9, 2018 /

    I shot this in harsh midday light, the kind most photographers dread. But the mosaic didn’t care. Its story is laid in stone — or more precisely, tesserae — and midday is when shadows become honest. The ancient-modern figure caught mid-lift, exaggerated anatomy and all, stood out like a silhouette against cracked mortar, telling a tale of strength far older than gym culture. The composition was dictated by the subject’s posture — hunched, determined — anchoring the frame and leading the eye to the barbell below. I shot from slightly above, keeping the symmetry broken just enough to feel real. The top of the frame includes fragments of the inscription…

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    Interpreti Veneziani – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Live@San Vidal

    September 1, 2017

    Home on the Range

    May 17, 2015

    Poetry Still Survives

    June 7, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People,  Street Photography

    Caught In The Act… Almost

    October 4, 2018 /

    One of the unspoken truths of street photography is that the act itself is a balancing game between invisibility and intrusion. You work quietly, melting into the scene, but sometimes the veil slips. This frame captures that instant—when the subject’s eyes meet yours and the candid moment becomes a negotiation. I was mid-frame when the man on the right turned, fixing me with a look that could be read as curiosity or suspicion. The keys in his hand, his stance, and the faint tightening of his jaw all freeze into a moment that could unfold in multiple ways. The man in the background remains unaware, his more relaxed posture offering…

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    A Mysterious Bag

    November 2, 2013

    Money Doesn’t Smell

    April 2, 2015

    A Gull, Posing

    June 17, 2022
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People

    Posing at Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

    October 1, 2018 /

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    Free Ride

    October 2, 2014

    Pavement

    November 16, 2014

    Portrait of a Professional Pugilist. Davide De Lellis

    March 8, 2019
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Moon

    Full Moon

    September 30, 2018 /

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    Friend or Foe?

    January 21, 2013

    A Bitter Sweet

    March 23, 2013

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014
  • Airport,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Travels,  Urban Landscape

    Leaving

    September 27, 2018 /

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    The Sinking Giant

    December 6, 2013

    A Japanese Luthier and a Fingerstyle Player from My Home Region (and My Past) – A One shot story

    January 22, 2025
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    A stupid quarrell

    April 7, 2013
  • B&W,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Social Control,  Summer

    Strategy

    September 20, 2018 /

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    The Angel Maker

    February 25, 2014

    Superpila still rides…

    December 10, 2018

    Seeking Directions – Where Do I Go From Here?

    September 10, 2013
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Spring

    Right before the gig

    September 14, 2018 /

    This frame lives in anticipation. No players yet, but the instruments are already in dialogue — the hollow-body guitar leaning with purpose, the upright amp humming quietly to itself, the pedals strewn like notes before the solo begins. It’s a moment I’ve always found more evocative than the performance itself. The absence becomes expressive. Shot on monochrome, grain unapologetically included, this wasn’t meant to be clean or polished. I exposed to protect the highlights — the reflective lacquer of the grand piano and the shiny knobs on the amp. Shadows fall naturally, but I let them creep in unevenly, especially on the left, where the plastic chair feels like an…

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    Lady Gaga Art Rave

    October 5, 2014

    Chasing Rainbows on the Open Road

    October 13, 2021

    Heater

    May 23, 2015
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Sport,  Track&Field

    Italian Track&Field Championship 2018 – The reportage

    September 12, 2018 /

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    Perfect Strangers

    April 5, 2014

    Landed

    December 19, 2013

    Hell Behind — Tiny Holes Reveal the Flames

    March 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Visual

    Close up of an Ethnic Chessboard

    September 1, 2018 /

    Photographing chess pieces is a common cliché, yet this set refused to be generic. Sculpted with raw, almost brutalist character, these figures aren’t crafted for elegance—they’re carved for presence. The asymmetries, the subtle flaws in the stone, and the ambiguous expressions on the pieces imbue the scene with tension. One might call them grotesque, but I prefer “unapologetically tactile.” I chose a narrow depth of field, letting only a sliver of the board fall into focus. It wasn’t just an aesthetic decision. With these pieces, clarity carries weight; it turns the observer into a participant. The fallen pieces strewn at the bottom edge complete the silent narrative of strategy and…

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    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016

    A Casual Walk

    March 6, 2015

    Serva padrona @ Teatro Marrucino

    October 1, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Landscape,  Summer

    Learning to Fly

    August 23, 2018 /

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    Editing a photo taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena 135/4 Sonnar and a Fuji X-T3

    February 8, 2023

    Niccolò Fabi – Meno Per Meno Tour 2023 – Live@Teatro Massimo, Pescara

    May 7, 2023

    Easy To Shoot?

    December 12, 2020
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Summer

    A Ryanair Aircraft

    August 21, 2018 /

    Aircraft photography is one of those genres that forces you to think fast but shoot with precision. This Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was already well into its climb when I caught it, banking slightly, the underbelly catching just enough light to reveal detail without losing shadow depth. The light was midday and harsh, but the blue sky was deep enough to give the white fuselage some tonal separation. From a compositional standpoint, I went for a clean, minimalist frame—just aircraft and sky. The slight diagonal tilt of the plane across the frame adds a sense of motion and energy, while keeping it isolated against the background gives the image clarity and…

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    Street Crossing

    September 17, 2014

    A Priest Walking Through the Graffiti Streets

    October 19, 2019

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 1

    June 26, 2014
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer

    The Pulse of Passion: A Story Told in Red

    August 9, 2018 /

    The front of the Alfa Romeo 4C is not just a car’s face—it is a declaration. In this image, the camera leans close, as if listening to the car breathe. The deep metallic red curves catch the light like liquid, while the famous triangular grille bears the badge of a century of Italian automotive romance. The car feels alive, even at rest. Its eyes—clusters of round lamps, more creature than machine—seem to watch the street with intent. The reflections of trees and buildings ripple across the bonnet, turning the polished paint into a living canvas of its surroundings. It is a reminder that driving is as much about the world…

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    Get Ready, Set, Go

    February 2, 2022

    Easy Parking

    August 12, 2013

    A Splash of Colour

    November 13, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Nikko,  People,  Spring

    The Bell Ringer of Nikko

    August 6, 2018 /

    I waited some time before releasing the shutter on this one—not for the perfect moment, but for the right weight of silence before the sound. The act of ringing the temple bell isn’t just functional; it’s ritualistic, a gesture loaded with centuries of repetition. The photo had to feel like that: a still image of an act in motion, reverberating beyond its frame. I composed the shot dead centre to honour the symmetry of the structure. Japanese temple architecture lends itself to this kind of alignment—balanced, precise, and timeless. The bell, massive and inert, dominates the top third of the frame, while the man below draws the eye through motion,…

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    Viltrox AF85/1,8 II XF. Reflexless?

    April 2, 2021

    Antonio Onorato

    August 20, 2016

    Leo Gullotta – Bartleby lo scrivano@Teatro Marrucino

    March 15, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Spring,  Tokyo

    A Sad Cat in a Neko Cafè

    August 5, 2018 /

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    A ghostly bystander

    September 21, 2013

    Which Part of “No Smoking” Got You Lost?

    June 21, 2015

    A Couch in the Yard

    November 18, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  Restaurants&Bar,  Spring,  Tokyo

    StreetPizza@Ueno Park

    August 4, 2018 /

    I took this photograph during a humid summer afternoon in Ueno Park, Tokyo, a few metres away from the art museums and temples that draw both locals and tourists. Amid the buzz of the park’s cultural gravity, I was drawn instead to this fleeting vignette of street food preparation—quiet, unassuming, yet visually dense. What first caught my eye was the can of tomato pulp, “A Pummarola ‘Ncopp,” planted squarely in the middle of the frame like an improvised totem. Its bold Neapolitan red, combined with the colloquial script and graphic of tomatoes, adds a deliberate contrast to the surrounding functional, almost makeshift textures. Everything else in the composition plays a…

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    A Rural View

    December 8, 2014

    Strolling in Stockholm

    July 4, 2016

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Italian Female Rowing Team

    October 25, 2015
  • Bookstores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Shrinking Knowledge Into A Small Brain

    July 24, 2018 /

    The composition presented itself almost too perfectly: two heavy book presses clamped around vintage volumes, framed by old clocks, writing tools, and artefacts of once-essential objects. It was in a display window of Itoya Ginza—a stationery temple in Tokyo—and the irony wasn’t subtle. Books literally compressed, as time ticks above them. Nothing staged, everything intentional. I shot this straight on to preserve the museum-like symmetry. The verticals are deliberate: spines, handles, clock faces, and the clean architectural grid outside. The lighting inside was soft but layered—enough to pull texture out of the pressed leather bindings and chrome bolts. ISO pushed slightly to handle shadows beneath the glass shelf, but noise…

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    Yes, We…Can

    May 16, 2014

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017

    Shoes’ Meeting in Corso Vittorio

    March 12, 2014
  • Cities,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Streets&Squares

    Moistmaker@Piazza della Rotonda

    July 12, 2018 /

    I took this photograph at a crowded café terrace in the height of summer, when heat presses down on both locals and tourists. The focus is not on the crowd itself but on the industrial fan in the foreground, misting the air with a fine spray. Its utilitarian presence dominates the frame, turning into an unlikely protagonist against the backdrop of awnings, chatter, and bodies seeking shade. Compositionally, I placed the fan off-centre but close enough that its metallic grid commands attention. The yellow canopies lead the eye deeper into the scene, pulling focus towards the throng of people blurred in the background. That separation between sharp foreground and hazy…

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    A Nikon’s Portrait Made With a Fuji

    January 14, 2016

    A lighter

    February 14, 2013

    W Verdi

    January 29, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Asimo’s Ancestor@Tsukuba World1985 Expo

    June 30, 2018 /

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    Nagoya’s reportage featured in The Good Life

    October 29, 2020

    The Way Out

    October 20, 2013

    Portrait of a Politician – 2

    June 15, 2014
  • B&W,  Cities,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Summer

    Under the Heat Of Rome…

    June 26, 2018 /

    She walks past the stone balustrade, her wide-brimmed hat casting a deep shadow across her face. The pleated skirt moves with the air, its animal print contrasting with the weathered marble at her side. In her hand, a napkin-wrapped snack suggests both haste and respite, a small act of survival beneath the relentless Roman sun. The choice of black and white eliminates distraction and fixes the viewer’s attention on form, texture, and gesture. The skirt’s flowing transparency, the sharp lines of the ribbed top, and the curved stripes of the hat create a rhythm that plays against the rigid geometry of the architecture. Compositionally, the subject is caught mid-step, a…

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    The Heart Of Giulietta

    October 30, 2014

    Floating

    February 5, 2023

    Faces in the Façade: A Ghostly Smile in Stone

    November 15, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Social Control,  Summer

    The Flame is Still Burning…

    June 23, 2018 /

    I framed this image at the Altare della Patria in Rome, positioning myself low enough that the eternal flame rose against the statues behind it. I wanted the flame to feel alive, not simply ornamental, so I allowed it to breathe in the frame — neither perfectly centred nor clipped — letting the movement of the fire contrast with the stony immobility of the figures. Technically, it’s a shot about balance. The ornate bronze of the burner holds deep shadows and highlights, and getting both to read required a careful exposure, leaning slightly toward underexposing to preserve the flame’s detail. The sky was playing along that day, with just enough…

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    Unattainable 1:1 magnification with the JJC FDA S-1 and Micro Nikkor 60 2,8

    January 29, 2023

    Shrinking Knowledge Into A Small Brain

    July 24, 2018

    Almost Spotted

    February 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Summer,  Tsukuba

    Wasubot. A Stiff Organ Player@Tsukuba

    June 21, 2018 /

    Photographing WASUBOT, the humanoid robot from the Tsukuba Expo ’85, is an exercise in humility. This iconic machine, a piece of robotics history, has been standing in the same pose for decades, its metal tendons and cables forever poised over the keyboard. Every visitor with a camera or a phone has taken a shot like this. The result is a paradox: the subject is inherently fascinating, but the visual narrative is weighed down by over-familiarity. In this frame, I approached the challenge by focusing on clarity and accuracy. The composition is anchored in a three-quarter view, revealing both WASUBOT’s intricate mechanical anatomy and the keyboard interface it was designed to…

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    A Mysterious Bag

    November 2, 2013

    The True Ironman

    March 4, 2015

    Sun Worshipers

    January 3, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Summer,  Tokyo

    A (Tokyo) Taxi Driver

    June 17, 2018 /

    I caught this frame mid-morning, in Tokyo’s Minato ward, just as the light turned hard and directional. The geometry of the taxi stopped at a crossing gave me a textbook profile—clean lines, bold colour, and a perfectly lit subject behind glass. But it’s the stillness that made me press the shutter. The driver, upright, masked, motionless, waiting. Not just for the green light, but within his own geometry of routine. This is a city known for velocity, and yet here he sits—disciplined, stoic, almost ceremonial in posture. The orange livery and chequered band recall a different decade, and with the crisp white gloves and lace seat covers, the car itself…

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    Fuji X-T2 records audio at 16bit/48Khz

    October 11, 2020

    Three Lamps

    September 19, 2022

    Nice Drink

    July 11, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Exhibitions,  Osaka,  People,  Summer

    Silhouettes@Osaka Castle

    June 12, 2018 /

    I shot this frame just before sunset, outside the grounds of Osaka Castle. I wasn’t chasing history or architecture—just silhouettes. The timing was right: the light low enough to flatten depth, strong enough to cast hard contours. The figures that passed in front of me weren’t posing, just walking—some slow, some hurried, all perfectly unaware of the geometry they were helping to construct. What worked here was the compression of scale. The castle, distant but looming, becomes almost secondary—a backdrop with less narrative weight than the humans slicing across the foreground. Their outlines are clean, their gestures distinct. A child’s exaggerated stride, a backpack slung low, a coat flaring out…

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    Heater

    May 23, 2015

    Portrait of a young guitar player

    May 4, 2014

    Pino Ammendola – L’ultima notte di Bonfiglio Liborio@Teatro Marrucino

    May 13, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Parks,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Summer,  Tokyo

    Pizza Maker@Ueno’s Park

    June 6, 2018 /

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    Billiard On The Field

    November 2, 2014

    The Spinners

    June 13, 2013

    Trial Docks Waiting for the Justice to Come

    April 21, 2015
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