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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Street Markets,  Winter

    Late for Lunch

    March 26, 2014 /

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    Another Bridge

    September 23, 2019

    Amex

    May 25, 2015

    The Glassmaster

    September 4, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Patisserie,  People

    Breakfast at Rue Brisemiche

    March 25, 2014 /

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    Inside the Palaces of Power – Bruxelles

    November 8, 2015

    Street Magic@Nagoya Castle

    July 21, 2019

    What Are You Looking At?

    June 19, 2014
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Mid-Morning Break at Place Jourdan

    March 24, 2014 /

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    A Ferrari 812 GTS in Boston

    July 14, 2023

    Franco Cerri. The Last Jazz Living Legend

    August 16, 2016

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

    September 22, 2015
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Winter

    Early Leave at Bruxelles-Midi

    March 23, 2014 /

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    Cold Stuff

    November 28, 2015

    Lost Bottles

    January 27, 2014

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013
  • 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…

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    Access Denied

    June 1, 2015

    A relic from the (recent) past

    April 30, 2013

    5 Frames with various cameras – Ferrari On The Road(s)

    February 22, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People,  Street Markets

    Hard Choice In Quai de la Corse

    March 21, 2014 /

    I made this frame near Île de la Cité, on Quai de la Corse—one of those places where the mundane and the picturesque casually coexist. What first drew my attention wasn’t the postcard rack, but the slight choreography unfolding around it. Two figures—clearly together, maybe tourists or locals revisiting the familiar—stood split by the display, momentarily anonymised by a turnstile of nostalgia. That was the hook: a photo of people concealed by the very thing designed to represent their surroundings. The irony held my attention long enough to lift the camera. I composed the shot with that in mind. The vertical rack bisects the frame precisely, interrupting the couple’s presence…

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    A Beverage Dispenser

    November 21, 2014

    A Focused (or Sad) Violinist

    December 17, 2016

    School of Mathematics@Sapienza University of Rome

    November 10, 2018
  • 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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    Absence in Three Acts

    May 21, 2015

    Marianna D’ama – Live

    December 2, 2018

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

    February 8, 2023
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Relaxed Call at Boulevard du Palais

    March 19, 2014 /

    Paris lends itself so well to moments of quiet theatre, and this image captures one of those understated urban vignettes — a waiter leaning against a doorway, mid-call, somewhere between duty and a fleeting pause. The scene’s composition is clean and deliberate. The vertical symmetry of the architecture — the heavy wrought-iron window on the left, the dark panelled doors on the right — creates a structured backdrop that frames the human subject without overpowering him. The soft patina of the stone façade carries a sense of history, its muted tones setting off the crisp whites of the waiter’s apron and shirt. His black vest and bow tie anchor him…

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    The Last Puff, Before the Kitchen Opens

    March 6, 2013

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

    September 22, 2015

    A Silohuette on the Bridge

    March 3, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Social Control,  Winter

    Trust Us, We Care About You

    March 18, 2014 /

    This is a close-up of a banner hanging from the Prefecture de police, Paris, Rue de la citè. I don’t know why, but every time I hear a public power saying that he cares about me I feel a bit worried…                   — This is the Google Map link, currently displaying the complete image, and here is a screen capture, just in case:

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    Giorgio Pasotti – Racconti disumani@Teatro Marrucino

    February 28, 2022

    Last Check Before The Show

    July 21, 2014

    Path of Life

    May 17, 2017
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Lost in Another World

    March 17, 2014 /

    Bruxelles, late afternoon. The light was fading, but not fast enough to kill the warmth spilling across the stone. I was walking the perimeter of the European Quarter when I caught this boy, not moving, not restless—just elsewhere. Legs crossed, Red Bull in the shade of his knee, a pair of thick-cushioned headphones pulling his attention far from the buses trundling behind him. The city was loud, but he was silent. I framed him against the soft curve of the road, letting the concrete bench anchor the composition. The wall bisects the image cleanly, dividing the raw street texture from his calm, introspective stillness. He became part of the architecture—concrete,…

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    Leaving

    September 27, 2018

    Seeing What Isn’t There

    October 27, 2015

    After a Tough Day

    January 30, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Stylish

    March 16, 2014 /

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    Red

    December 17, 2014

    Shooting Italian 5 birilli

    May 18, 2025

    Modern Times

    January 6, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Still Standing

    March 15, 2014 /

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    Viltrox AF85/1,8 II XF. Reflexless?

    April 2, 2021

    Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses

    March 3, 2024

    Frames for Sale at Via Margutta

    May 2, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Zebra Crossing

    March 14, 2014 /

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    An Old Boxing Gym

    February 22, 2016

    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013

    The Lost Lock

    June 12, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Street Food in Via Salaria

    March 13, 2014 /

    A Chestnut Maker, making everything ready for another day of hard work.

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    The Shoesfixer

    September 7, 2014

    EOS-M. Tips and Results For Street-Photography

    August 9, 2013

    A Cello Player

    April 24, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    Shoes’ Meeting in Corso Vittorio

    March 12, 2014 /

    The tension lies in the simplicity—two halves of two lives crossing paths on a Milanese sidewalk. One steady, slow, anchored by age and rhythm; the other urgent, purposeful, briefcase in tow. The small dog peering from beneath the skirt becomes the silent witness. It adds a twist, a subtle distortion to an otherwise linear narrative. Compositionally, I framed low and tight, avoiding faces deliberately. I wanted the shoes, the cane, the movement—or its absence—to speak. Technically, the image pushes no boundaries. The exposure was conservative. Natural light softened by overcast skies made for even tones, no harsh shadows. Colours are muted, the teal jacket doing most of the visual lifting.…

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    A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography

    December 21, 2024

    The Waiting

    December 23, 2012

    Landscape

    December 21, 2012
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Reportage,  Rome,  Winter

    A Toilet of the Court of Rome

    March 11, 2014 /

    This image wasn’t taken to shock, or to moralise. It was taken to document—to observe the banal degradation of a public space that ought to represent dignity, order, and functionality. The Court of Rome is not some anonymous bureaucratic annex. It’s an institution, a symbol of authority. And this—this corner of neglect, dirt, and rust—is part of its daily mise en scène. The frame is unadorned. The composition is split by a hard vertical: clean white tiles with a wall-mounted sink on the right, and a long, filth-streaked heating unit under sealed windows on the left. It’s the juxtaposition that struck me—two realities in the same room. One part designed…

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    A true friend

    March 29, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014

    Nico Cilli Band Live@Città Sant’Angelo

    October 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  People

    Rush Hours

    March 10, 2014 /

    Morning’s rush hours at Milan, Corso Italia.

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    Red Tears

    June 7, 2013

    Toxic Waste in Open Air

    August 31, 2021

    Steve Hackett – Live@Teatro d’Annunzio

    July 8, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual,  Winter

    Stairway to Nothing

    March 9, 2014 /

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    Between Sea and Sky

    February 12, 2015

    Nick Beggs

    July 12, 2017

    Fast Roping

    October 21, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Winter

    Stand-up, Sugar!

    March 8, 2014 /

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    Nightlife in Bruxelles

    June 27, 2014

    The Pulse of Passion: A Story Told in Red

    August 9, 2018

    One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station

    December 22, 2024
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Winter

    Shadows&Lights

    March 7, 2014 /

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    Arriba El Mexico!

    July 3, 2014

    The Sorcerer’s Shop

    November 1, 2016

    The perfect ski outfit

    March 12, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Friendship is Forever

    March 6, 2014 /

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    Streetlight Duet

    June 30, 2014

    Ni État Ni Patron

    June 8, 2014

    Rush Hours

    March 10, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Winter

    Scarf’s Meeting

    March 5, 2014 /

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    A new camera and the quest for the missed information

    December 18, 2012

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella – The photogallery

    July 11, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    The Call

    March 4, 2014 /

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    Skating at Palais de Tokyo

    June 11, 2015

    Content Creators

    July 20, 2023

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Visual

    A Silohuette on the Bridge

    March 3, 2014 /

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    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    A Curious Bystander

    December 24, 2013

    Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

    January 14, 2013
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