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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Supporter or Photographer?

    March 21, 2013 /

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    The Last Icecream?

    October 30, 2013

    The Path To Freedom

    September 29, 2014

    Italy, Landscape Photography and the Law

    January 23, 2014
  • 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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    Snaps of a Flamenco recital…

    April 26, 2013

    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014

    Belgian Ghosts

    May 2, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    Hell Behind — Tiny Holes Reveal the Flames

    March 19, 2013 /

    This image came to life in a place most people would overlook—a weathered metal surface, pitted and worn, pierced by three small holes. From behind, the glow of fire seeps through, each point of red surrounded by the darkness of oxidised steel. It is a minimal scene, but one that brims with quiet menace. The composition is as simple as it gets: three points of light, vertically aligned, slightly imperfect in their spacing. That imperfection matters—it stops the image from feeling sterile and gives it the organic quality of something made by hand, or by time and decay, rather than design. The surrounding textures—the rust speckles, the gradient of heat…

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    Guarding Democracy

    June 14, 2023

    @ Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 – Beach Wrestlers

    October 21, 2015

    The Businessman…

    February 9, 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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    Pentax SMC-A 50/1,7 – Nikkor 50/1,4 – Summicron 50/2

    February 9, 2021

    Bicycle

    February 2, 2015

    The Solitude of Power

    May 6, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    A Kiss In The Shade

    March 17, 2013 /

    I made this photograph late in the afternoon, when the sun was low enough to turn ordinary walls into canvases. Two people leaned in — unaware or unconcerned — and their shadows became the real subject. The kiss itself wasn’t visible, only its echo in light. That absence, the translation of intimacy into silhouette, was what drew me to press the shutter.

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    Before The Match

    October 20, 2014

    Walking at Night, in Milan

    September 30, 2013

    Halt!

    December 28, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Bored Bassman

    March 16, 2013 /

    Jazz stages have a way of amplifying not just the music, but the moods of those who inhabit them. This frame, taken mid-performance, says less about the notes being played and more about the space between them. The singer is in her moment, eyes closed, wrapped in the phrasing of a lyric. The bassist, by contrast, rests his chin on his hand — a gesture that could be concentration, fatigue, or simply waiting for his cue. From a compositional point of view, it’s an image split in tone and focus. The spotlighting was harsh, and while it gave the singer’s red dress and skin a luminous presence, it also pushed…

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    Just Another Times Square View

    July 9, 2014

    An Old Boxing Gym

    February 22, 2016

    Sega Codemaster

    November 21, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    An inconvenient way to spend time.

    March 15, 2013 /

    Waking up at dawn, layering up like a World Cup slalom contender, waiting your turn at the ski-lift, gliding up to 1,800 metres… and then, instead of carving lines on powder, seeking out the perfect sunny corner to unfold a deckchair and read a magazine. De gustibus, indeed. I took this photograph partly amused, partly curious. The two figures, bundled in ski gear, are frozen in a still life of leisure that feels completely at odds with their surroundings. It’s an unspoken reminder that the mountains aren’t only for the adrenaline-seekers — they’re also for those who see them as a backdrop for a slower kind of pleasure. Technically, the…

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    Get Ready, Set, Go

    February 2, 2022

    Behind the Beer

    December 26, 2013

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Overexposed?

    March 14, 2013 /

    The scene was candid — two figures, winter jackets zipped to the chin, one holding a small camera at arm’s length, the other patiently posing. The patchwork of snow and rocky ground under a hard midday sun gave me a chance to play with tonal contrast, though it came with its own technical hazards. Snow in bright light loves to trick meters, and the risk here was losing detail in both the highlights and the shadowed areas of the coats. I exposed with the snow in mind, letting the darker parts fall slightly under, trusting that I could lift them later without ruining texture. The clouds, stretched across the frame…

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    Mind Your Way!

    May 28, 2013

    A Sad Harley-Davidson

    August 10, 2013

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Rest in peace

    March 13, 2013 /

    after half a day of ski.

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    The Angel Maker

    February 25, 2014

    Negrita’s Cover Band

    September 19, 2013

    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The perfect ski outfit

    March 12, 2013 /

    … which one is best?

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    The Observer

    November 30, 2013

    Soldering

    November 8, 2021

    Hands of a Steward

    November 22, 2019
  • Colour,  Court,  Daily photo,  Rome,  Spring

    Waiting for the Justice to Arrive

    March 11, 2013 /

    In this hallway of the Tribunale Penale di Roma, time seems suspended. Lawyers sit or stand, briefcases at their feet, bundles of files in hand. Some engage in hushed conversation, others review notes with ritualistic precision. A woman in red draws the eye—a rare burst of colour in an otherwise subdued palette of solemnity. The title, Waiting for the Justice to Arrive, operates on two planes. On the surface, it is procedural. The court has not yet opened its doors; the judge is late, the hearing is postponed. These legal professionals must simply wait—idle, static, alert. Justice, here, is both person and principle: the judge must enter the courtroom for proceedings…

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    Batklubben

    July 23, 2016

    Mind Your Business…

    January 9, 2013

    On Film Simulation or ‘is fiction more real than reality, and why should we care?’

    July 19, 2025
  • Cities,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Chitchat under the rain

    March 10, 2013 /

    every moment is the right one, to enjoy a friendly conversation.

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    Just A Bird

    July 1, 2014

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017

    Fast Food Loneliness in Nagoya…

    July 17, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Rome,  Spring

    Under the Yellow Umbrella

    March 9, 2013 /

    It had just stopped raining—just enough to make the pavement shine, but not enough to fold away the umbrellas. I took this photo in passing. No setup, no waiting. Just a quiet moment shared by two people walking slowly, pushing a shopping trolley and carrying a red bag, both tucked under a loud yellow Bardahl-branded umbrella. The kind of umbrella you don’t buy, but are given somewhere and end up using forever. There’s nothing dramatic here. No grand gesture. Just two people—maybe a couple, maybe not—navigating a wet day together. The colours caught me: the dull browns, the muted jackets, that flash of red, and of course the umbrella. It…

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    Just a soccer match…

    May 15, 2013

    Suspicious

    December 2, 2014

    Settled in the wrong place

    January 11, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The sentinel…

    March 8, 2013 /

    … hawkeye!

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    How to Shoot Handball Matches

    April 14, 2024

    Outside the Courthall

    April 15, 2015

    When Heroes Come to Town

    April 17, 2019
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Bored

    March 7, 2013 /

    … why go to dinner together, just to enjoy a boring night?

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    Lost in mumbling

    September 22, 2013

    Stantsted Lounge’s Chairs

    December 31, 2013

    Unkempt

    December 4, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar,  Shops

    The Last Puff, Before the Kitchen Opens

    March 6, 2013 /

    He leans into the corrugated shutter like it’s the only stable thing in his world. Dressed in pristine whites, but already marked by the day’s fatigue, this cook steals a few quiet moments with his cigarette and his phone. The street is empty, the restaurants still closed, and everything about the frame holds a soft tension—the pause before the fire and oil, the clang of metal, and the heat of service. What struck me first was the geometry. The vertical roll-up doors, the receding line of storefronts, the bricks underfoot—all form a corridor that isolates him visually and narratively. I composed slightly off-centre to echo the disconnection between his world…

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    A cigarette

    September 28, 2015

    Drying Clothes

    March 9, 2021

    The Mystique of Film

    August 24, 2022
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    The Alchoolist’s garbage

    March 5, 2013 /

    …

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    An Athlete@Stadio Marmi, Rome

    October 11, 2018

    Under the Bridge

    November 6, 2013

    After the Party

    December 16, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    Lonely cart

    March 4, 2013 /

    … of a potato manic

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    Portrait of a Politician – 2

    June 15, 2014

    The Argument

    December 27, 2012

    Last Check Before the Start

    July 29, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    None of my business…

    March 3, 2013 /

    Two local police agents try to block an African guy because of the CD he was supposedly selling. But this is none of our business…

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    Three’s Company

    November 14, 2014

    Waiting for the hearing

    February 19, 2013

    Columns

    November 10, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Enough Is Enough…

    March 2, 2013 /

    The man in the blue windbreaker is not just leaning on a railing — he’s leaning on a lifetime. I caught him mid-pause, his posture tilted forward yet anchored, as if he had been running but something — or perhaps nothing — made him stop. Behind him, others drift along the walkway, anonymous shapes in dark jackets, contrasting with his bright, almost defiant blue. Compositionally, I wanted the railing to serve as a visual guide, leading the viewer’s eye from the man into the horizon, creating a kind of bridge not just in space but in thought. The diagonal sweep of the barrier, with its graffiti and padlocks, speaks of…

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    Roman Break

    April 21, 2013

    Relaxed Call at Boulevard du Palais

    March 19, 2014

    South Bank’s Ghosts

    October 19, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    The Scooter

    March 1, 2013 /

    Trying to run faster than its shadow.

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    A Lighthouse

    October 11, 2023

    Tough Enough

    January 27, 2013

    Bronine Volkit Camera Hub. Mixed feelings

    November 30, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    Who’s Carrying Who?

    February 28, 2013 /

    When I spotted the man hauling this enormous red buoy, I didn’t hesitate. The irony was irresistible—a question of balance, effort, absurdity, and metaphor all in one frame. The netted lines clinging to his shoulders mirrored the posture of a beast of burden, and yet the visual punchline lands clearly: who’s really pulling whom? I shot from above, not just for vantage but to strip away all unnecessary background clutter. By doing so, I let the geometry speak. The diagonal created by the rope lines contrasts with the rigid, blocky paving and soft curve of the buoy. It’s a clean visual split, but not sterile. There’s dirt, grit, marks of…

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    Early Leave at Bruxelles-Midi

    March 23, 2014

    A Red Floating Crate

    February 15, 2014

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    A videographer…

    February 27, 2013 /

    … or a human sundial?

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    EOS-M. An Act of Fairness

    July 24, 2013

    The Solitude of Power

    May 6, 2018

    Different Financial Transactions

    November 3, 2016
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Street Photography

    What a odd couple of bipedals…

    February 26, 2013 /

    told himself the seagull.

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    January 6, 2020

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    December 2, 2019

    Not A Photography Anymore

    September 22, 2014
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