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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

    January 14, 2013 /

    Some photographs do not simply depict a scene; they whisper about the inevitability of time. This image — a weathered wall plastered with torn layers of posters — is a meditation on memory and impermanence. At its heart is the fragmented portrait of a man, likely once an emblem of style or aspiration, now fading beneath the relentless work of sun, rain, and neglect. Around him cluster obituaries, each a stark, matter-of-fact record of a life lived and now concluded. Together, they form a quiet but profound juxtaposition: the glamour of an image meant to sell an idea, and the final notices marking real human departures. Compositionally, the frame is…

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    Deadly Bored

    January 6, 2020

    Reflexes

    December 30, 2015

    Multitasking

    February 10, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    The Unintended March

    January 13, 2013 /

    Strangers walk at the same pace

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

    January 29, 2023

    Kudos to Ricoh

    February 8, 2013

    Out-of-Focus Once Again

    February 28, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    PizzaPizza

    January 12, 2013 /

    I want a pizza!

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

    September 22, 2015

    Conversation

    September 14, 2017

    The perfect ski outfit

    March 12, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    The dilemma

    January 11, 2013 /

    Should I Buy It?

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    St. Peter in Background

    December 5, 2013

    Portrait of a Master luthier

    October 26, 2013

    Against the Tide

    January 30, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Humannequin

    January 10, 2013 /

    This frame was one of those taken on instinct—no tripod, no second thoughts, just a camera pointed through a pane of glass and a question forming even before I pressed the shutter: which one is the mannequin? The scene unfolds in a boutique window and interior where light, reflection, and posture blur the lines between display and presence. The mannequin on the right is dressed in earth tones, her boots absurdly plush, almost cartoonish. She’s poised with deliberate stillness, sculpted as expected. But it’s the figure just beyond her, partially obscured, that catches the eye. Upright, still, backlit—almost mimicking her. You could pass by and assume they’re both props, frozen…

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    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013

    Who wants to live forever?

    June 15, 2013

    Reasonable Privacy Expectation

    April 17, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Mind Your Business…

    January 9, 2013 /

    Paths that shall never cross.

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    The Crew’s Rest

    July 20, 2014

    The BatFire

    April 29, 2016

    Shooting a Roller Derby Bout

    November 19, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Busy

    January 8, 2013 /

    Busy, taking her time…

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    Longtime Abandoned

    May 30, 2014

    A Nikon’s Portrait Made With a Fuji

    January 14, 2016

    Let the Party Started

    May 31, 2026
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Modern Times

    January 6, 2013 /

    A man walks through a square as ever did, and ever will. In the meantime, the world changes.

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    When Heroes Come to Town

    April 17, 2019

    Night Shift At The Gas Station

    November 11, 2013

    The Lost Battle

    January 11, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    ChitChat in a sunny day

    January 4, 2013 /

    I saw the two of them before I saw the light. They were already locked in conversation — not animated, but steady, the kind that only happens between people who’ve known each other for years. One leans back, hands in pockets, the other gesturing mid-sentence. Nothing theatrical, no drama. Just the architecture of ordinary talk. What made me lift the camera wasn’t them alone — it was the composition the shadows drew around them. The tree, out of frame, cast itself perfectly on the metal shutter behind. Two vertical lines from the trunk, branches spreading just above the heads. A stage set by sunlight. Geometry by accident. Technically, the exposure…

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    Mind The Gap!

    July 5, 2014

    The Wild Bunch

    September 30, 2014

    Under the Arc of the Seine

    June 9, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Purple Haze

    January 3, 2013 /

    Early on a winter morning a purple haze…

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    Three Sprouts

    May 22, 2022

    Rocco Zifarelli, Jeff Berlin, Beth&Danny Gottlieb, Gabriela Sinagra

    June 10, 2013

    Portrait of The Alfa Romeo Guru

    September 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Out for a ride…

    January 2, 2013 /

    The light was brittle—thin, like the quiet that hangs in the streets after a long, noisy night. New Year’s celebrations had just emptied out, leaving behind a silence filled with expectation and leftover firecracker smoke. I didn’t plan this frame; I was out walking off the heaviness of the night before, camera slung under my coat, when I caught this rider coasting through the city’s near-emptiness. What struck me was the sheer casualness of it. No drama, no destination, just movement. The world still had the sleep in its eyes. The bike and rider sliced through the morning like punctuation—bare, direct. Technically, the exposure leaned toward the soft end. Shadows…

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    Nico Cilli Band Live@Città Sant’Angelo

    October 23, 2013

    Moistmaker@Piazza della Rotonda

    July 12, 2018

    Dress Different

    March 15, 2015
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Silent Among Many Voices

    January 1, 2013 /

    This photograph was taken inside a crowded bar, late afternoon, just as daylight began surrendering to the low amber of early evening. It was a warm space, socially speaking—laughter, conversation, the usual clatter of espresso cups and cutlery—but this particular moment stood out for its subtle, emotional dissonance. In the foreground, a young man leans against the table, eyes lowered, expression withdrawn. He’s physically close to others, yet mentally and emotionally absent from the shared space. That’s the tension I was drawn to: proximity without connection. The glass chair’s curvature frames him in a way that feels almost isolating, like a barrier—not physical, but psychological. From a compositional standpoint, I…

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    An Asian Lion Guarding an Italian Town – One Shot Story

    August 27, 2025

    A party that shall never come

    May 9, 2013

    Pre Colombian Artwork

    September 27, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Different Paths

    December 26, 2012 /

    Street photography has always fascinated me for its ability to compress fleeting moments into enduring visual narratives. In this image, taken on what appears to be a damp, overcast day, the photographer captures two figures heading in opposite directions — a man in the foreground walking towards the camera, his orange cap vivid against the muted palette, and a woman in the distance holding a bright orange umbrella. The composition cleverly plays on symmetry and divergence. While the subjects are positioned on opposite sides of the frame, they are visually connected through the repetition of colour — the cap and the umbrella forming two points of chromatic emphasis that immediately…

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    Enough Is Enough…

    March 2, 2013

    The Day After The Tide

    December 12, 2013

    Which Photo Did I Shoot?

    August 6, 2026
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    A solitary journey

    December 24, 2012 /

    A man just comes back from a solitary journey into the snow. He’s already missing the peace of the mountains.

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    Relentless – A One Shot Story

    November 27, 2025

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    May 16, 2014

    A jam in via Alessandria

    December 8, 2023
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