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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    Fishermen in Rome, Again

    November 5, 2013 /

    There’s no better way to enjoy a sunny day in Rome. The photograph opens with three figures at the river’s edge, their backs turned to the viewer, their attention fixed on the slow, opaque flow of the Tiber. The morning light is soft but clear, stretching shadows across the worn concrete embankment. Fishing rods angle out over the water, each line vanishing into the muted surface where the river holds its secrets. The composition is deliberate in its restraint. By placing the subjects with their faces hidden, the image shifts focus from identity to posture. Each fisherman holds a distinct physical rhythm: the man in the green jacket standing upright, central…

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    Autumn Leaves

    September 8, 2014

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013

    The Traffic Controller

    November 20, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Visual

    The Rise of the Mutant Spiders?

    November 4, 2013 /

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    Autumn Leaves

    September 8, 2014

    A Modern Orpheus

    November 24, 2015

    The Real-Life Lens Test Series – Episode 1: Viltrox XF 56/1,4 AF

    June 6, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    The Ipad Shooter. Who needs a Nikon D4 anymore?

    November 3, 2013 /

    The photograph captures an all-too-familiar scene in today’s public spaces: a traveller, squatting low on cobblestones, pink suitcase upright beside her, tablet in hand, angling for the perfect shot. The background is busy with pedestrians, idling vehicles, and the ordered chaos of an urban square—but the focal point is the incongruity of the act itself. Not a DSLR slung over the shoulder. Not even a compact mirrorless. Instead, a bright orange tablet becomes the instrument of choice. CompositionThe image benefits from deliberate framing. The subject sits slightly off-centre to the left, allowing the surrounding space to breathe. This choice draws the eye first to her and the bold block of…

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    While the kids grow-up…

    July 25, 2013

    Love is like a flower

    May 18, 2013

    An Old Portable Camera

    October 14, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    A Mysterious Bag

    November 2, 2013 /

    Big enough to contains a whole life…

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    Fast Roping

    October 21, 2021

    Winter Leaves

    December 9, 2014

    Viltrox AF85/1,8 II XF. Reflexless?

    April 2, 2021
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome

    A Fisherman in Rome

    November 1, 2013 /

    There is a quiet irony in standing on the banks of the Tiber, camera in hand, and seeing this scene unfold — a solitary fisherman, rod extended, gazing into the slow, opaque water. Just a few metres above, Rome hums and roars: scooters weave through traffic, tourists cluster at monuments, and shopkeepers call out in markets. Down here, however, time seems to flow at the river’s pace — unhurried, stubbornly indifferent to the world above. From a compositional standpoint, the photograph makes good use of negative space. The wide expanse of muted, silty water forms a calm, almost monotone backdrop that lets the figure of the fisherman stand out without…

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    Duel Inside The Cage

    November 20, 2014

    Becoming a Human Tripod

    January 9, 2017

    @Rome Maker Faire – 4. The Hands Controller

    October 16, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Milan,  Shops,  Street Markets,  Tobacconists

    Next, please!

    October 31, 2013 /

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    Easy To Shoot?

    December 12, 2020

    The Lost Battle

    January 11, 2014

    On Air

    July 22, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013 /

    I was drawn to the quiet anticipation layered between three figures, each framed by glass, glare, and gesture. The woman in the foreground, partially silhouetted in a hoodie, acts as the emotional anchor — patient, uncertain, her posture leaning subtly forward. She could be next, or just waiting. The man to her right, elderly, suited, stoic, exists in quiet counterpoint. And behind the counter, blurred yet bright, the server becomes an abstract suggestion of service or denial. It’s the moment before transaction — a gesture paused in the theatre of everyday life. Technically, the image is soft, and I’m fine with that. Focus falls more on atmosphere than detail. Depth…

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    Hey Mister!

    June 25, 2015

    A Waiter in via Sardegna

    September 26, 2015

    Inside the Garrison

    May 14, 2014
  • 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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    Landing

    December 4, 2021

    Pavement

    November 16, 2014

    Hope after the Storm

    January 8, 2020
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Projects

    Portrait of a young scholar

    October 28, 2013 /

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    The Stupidity of Being Stubborn

    August 31, 2024

    Inside The Clocktower

    August 22, 2015

    Waiting For The Elections

    June 24, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fighters,  Fighting Disciplines,  People,  Portraits,  Sport

    Portrait of a Wrestler

    October 27, 2013 /

    There’s a particular weight to portraits of athletes, especially those whose craft is as primal and disciplined as wrestling. When I took this photograph, I wanted to strip away the spectacle of the sport—no mats, no crowds, no action—and focus instead on the man behind the contest. The framing is deliberately close, the upper torso and head taking dominance in the composition. The subject’s direct gaze into the lens is neither aggressive nor performative; it’s a quiet, steady presence. The choice of black and white enhances this honesty, removing any distraction of colour and forcing the viewer to engage with form, texture, and light. In the background, out of focus,…

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    The Kiev 60 and a fix for the frame spacing issue

    October 8, 2023

    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    The Choir Master

    December 24, 2016
  • Daily photo,  Portraits

    Portrait of a Master luthier

    October 26, 2013 /

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    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019

    Don’t Forget!

    March 27, 2013

    Ni

    January 26, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Portraits,  Summer

    Portrait of a politician – 1

    October 25, 2013 /

    There’s a certain pleasure in photographing with the Leica M9—a camera that rewards precision and patience rather than machine-gun bursts. This portrait was made in a crowded hall, the politician seated among an audience whose attention was turned toward the stage. The light was far from forgiving, a mix of weak ambient and uneven spot sources, but the M9’s sensor responded with a tonal richness that digital cameras often lose in harsh conditions. I chose to work wide open, which gave me the shallow depth of field needed to isolate his face from the visual chaos around him. The crowd dissolves into a swirl of shapes and tonal smudges, leaving…

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    Tired or Fascinated?

    October 21, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 7 – Kodak Portra 160 – June 2015 shot in Oct. 2023

    January 11, 2024

    The missing guest

    April 19, 2013
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Social Control

    Secret Beyond the Door

    October 24, 2013 /

    Who knows what they’re talking about?

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    Action! (beware of Fuji X-Pro 2)

    February 2, 2016

    Thirthy years behind…

    April 6, 2013

    None of Your Business

    October 2, 2013
  • Artists,  Daily Video

    Nico Cilli Band Live@Città Sant’Angelo

    October 23, 2013 /

    Another intrusion into the videomakers’ world. Need to keep trying…

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    Though Choice

    June 23, 2014

    A Two-Masted Schooner

    October 25, 2014

    The Road To Justice

    August 31, 2014
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People

    Too Young to Spend Time Watching the Ducks in the Pond

    October 22, 2013 /

    … wait for the retirement, at least!

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    5 frames with a Canon R6 Mk II and its RF 50/1,2 L USM

    September 28, 2024

    The Heart Of Giulietta

    October 30, 2014

    London in Motion: A Night Ride in a Single Frame

    October 26, 2016
  • Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  People

    Tired or Fascinated?

    October 21, 2013 /

    Not so easy to tell… The question writes itself when you look at the scene. In the centre of the frame, a man stands before a long, textured painting. His arms are crossed, his head tilted slightly forward—posture locked in contemplation. The work before him, with its earthy tones and abstracted form, seems to have pulled him entirely into its orbit. He doesn’t glance away. In the foreground, two seated figures tell a different story. On the left, a woman in a red hoodie sits with a jacket draped across her lap, holding a booklet. Her gaze drifts outward, past the viewer, her expression suggesting the mental pause that comes after…

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    Conversation

    September 14, 2017

    Becoming a Human Tripod

    January 9, 2017

    An Inside Irongate

    February 26, 2014
  • Autumn,  B&W,  Daily photo,  Paris

    The Way Out

    October 20, 2013 /

    There is something about an open window that always draws me in—not for what lies beyond, but for the threshold it represents. This frame was taken from inside a dimly lit room, the glass swung outward, offering a partial view of a Parisian-style zinc roof, punctuated by a small chimney vent. The decision to work in black and white came naturally; the textures and tonal contrasts were far more compelling than any colour the scene might have offered. The geometry of the roof panels and the window frame gave me strong lines to play with, and the skewed perspective from shooting slightly off-centre added a subtle tension to the composition.…

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    A Bridge

    September 22, 2019

    A few test shots with an MC Cosinon T200/4

    January 14, 2024

    Lunar Network Or Snowy Mountain?

    May 5, 2015
  • Autumn,  Chairs&Seats,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Parks

    Empty Chairs in the Tuileries

    October 19, 2013 /

    Paris in the rain changes its pace. The air thickens, the sounds dampen, and spaces usually alive with chatter take on a hushed, suspended quality. Here, in the Jardin des Tuileries, the iconic green metal chairs gather loosely at the edge of the fountain. They are arranged without intention—angled differently, backs turned, no symmetry to suggest a shared moment. It’s as if the conversation ended abruptly and the participants slipped away, leaving only their seats to remember the posture of their presence. The wet ground darkens the green paint, the armrests glisten with a thin film of water, and the fountain continues its arc in the background, indifferent. The frame…

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    Killing Time

    October 10, 2016

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013

    Shooting Fast Alfa Romeo on a Race Track

    October 22, 2024
  • Airport,  Autumn,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Same Space, Different Worlds

    October 18, 2013 /

    Lost in their own business.

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    The Doorman

    September 1, 2013

    The Soul Of Politics

    July 17, 2014

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris

    Much Too Short a Ladder

    October 17, 2013 /

    Paris has a way of presenting juxtapositions that are almost too perfectly absurd to be staged. Here, in the grand setting of Place de la Concorde, fountains spray elegantly into the autumn air, the French flag waves over the distant dome of the Grand Palais—and in the foreground, an oddly truncated ladder leans against a massive plinth, clearly destined to reach nowhere. When I framed the shot, I was immediately drawn to the humour of scale. The ornate column, richly decorated in green and gold, stands in confident verticality, while the ladder—plain, utilitarian, and utterly inadequate—sits at a hopeless angle. It’s a visual joke, but one the city offered up…

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    The Quest for Belgian Chocolate…

    April 11, 2017

    The Bodyguard in Red

    April 13, 2014

    Interior Design at Aurum

    May 26, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris

    The Three Musketeers

    October 16, 2013 /

    … Hey, where the hell is d’Artagnan?

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    The Expired Film Series – Episode 2 – Ilford XP2Super 400 – Nov. 2017 shot in May 2023

    July 25, 2023

    Damned Pidgeons…

    October 8, 2017

    Life And Work On A Fishing Boat

    January 9, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Garbage,  Paris

    Forgotten

    October 15, 2013 /

    If you don’t want to bring fresh flowers, at least remove the old ones…

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    The Chicken

    September 10, 2014

    Saturday Night’s Ice Cream

    August 19, 2013

    High-Tech Elder Care Tool

    April 2, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Paris

    Watching the Eiffel Tower

    October 14, 2013 /

    When I came across this scene on a Parisian bridge, it struck me not for the Eiffel Tower itself — an endlessly photographed subject — but for the two observers standing before it. They weren’t together, at least not in the way people usually are when they share a view. Both wore similar beige trench coats, almost like accidental uniforms, but their postures told two separate stories. The man leaned over the balustrade, intent on whatever he was photographing or inspecting; the woman stood back, upright, her gaze lifted towards the tower, seemingly taking it in whole. The weather conspired to help the mood: an overcast Paris sky, mottled clouds…

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    November 1, 2018

    Out for a ride…

    January 2, 2013

    On The Rocks

    August 13, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Paris,  Past&Relics

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013 /

    When I made this photograph, I was struck by the tension between form and function in the spiral staircase. The image does not seek drama or grandeur; instead, it isolates a fragment of everyday architecture and presents it as a study of rhythm and geometry. The curved underside of the staircase sweeps across the left of the frame, guiding the eye upward, while the metal railing introduces a vertical counterpoint. The steps themselves, worn and slightly uneven, add texture against the otherwise smooth surfaces. From a technical standpoint, I opted for a straightforward exposure, allowing the contrast between the whites of the wall and the greys of the steps to…

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    April 23, 2024

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    April 14, 2013

    Via Collina, Empty, From Above

    September 13, 2014
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