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  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Urban Landscape

    When the parking’s lost

    May 16, 2013 /

    When the parking is lost, there’s only one solution.

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    Pensive

    November 28, 2014

    The Double Helix

    October 13, 2013

    A Standup Paddleboarder

    August 25, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Social Control

    Just a soccer match…

    May 15, 2013 /

    This is not an upcoming urban riot. Just a soccer match…

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    Dreaming of a Lancia Delta Martini…

    March 24, 2013

    Diner After the Show

    July 7, 2013

    A Roller Coaster… A Kind Of

    April 3, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Social Control

    Raus

    May 12, 2013 /

    I took this photograph on a quiet street where the stillness of the scene clashed violently with the venom of the message sprayed across the wall. The phrase, written in crude, hurried strokes, is not a remnant from some distant, darker chapter of history but a fresh reminder that intolerance continues to thrive. The frame is stripped of distraction: a textured wall, a single small window with broken panes, and the shadow of a streetlamp reaching across the surface. The composition leans heavily on the tension between emptiness and statement. Placing the graffiti off-centre allows the cracked window to act as a counterweight, both visually and metaphorically—two forms of damage,…

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    Stylemaster

    August 22, 2014

    Full Moon

    September 30, 2018

    Freeze!

    December 19, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops

    A party that shall never come

    May 9, 2013 /

    A dress and a bag waiting to be sold. Will the party ever take place?

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    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014

    Earbuds

    December 22, 2015

    Too Busy to Enjoy the Life…

    April 12, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Restaurants&Bar

    The Icecream is ready to be served

    May 8, 2013 /

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    Whithin The Cage

    October 22, 2014

    Waiting For The Bus On Las Ramblas

    August 19, 2014

    Footprints

    May 19, 2013
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Fashionable’s shots

    May 3, 2013 /

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    The Unintended March

    January 13, 2013

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014

    Isolation in Public Spaces

    November 10, 2023
  • Beach&Shores,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Rest on the lake

    April 29, 2013 /

    enjoying some fruit.

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    Traffic Jam in Bruxelles

    April 7, 2014

    Moon, hand-held

    April 30, 2021

    A young Iron Maiden fan

    April 8, 2013
  • Artists,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Waiting for the goal

    April 28, 2013 /

    Why can’t I enjoy my soccer team’s match instead of wasting my time here? Because my wife loves music…

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    Paths of Life

    January 20, 2013

    Carabinieri in Milan

    January 28, 2014

    Chasing the Runner

    October 6, 2013
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Segway Chase in Villa Borghese

    April 27, 2013 /

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    The Score Keeper

    April 25, 2019

    The Angel Maker

    February 25, 2014

    Noon on the Beach

    May 1, 2014
  • Artists,  B&W,  Daily photo

    Shade of Berlin

    April 23, 2013 /

    … Jeff, Berlin.

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    A Vessel

    December 18, 2015

    Portrait of a Lawyer

    October 5, 2013

    Skating on the Riviera

    November 9, 2018
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Gates&Fences,  People

    Knocking on lion’s door

    April 22, 2013 /

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    Christmas Time at Covent Garden

    December 25, 2013

    Lava Nails

    February 28, 2021

    Creativity vs Originality

    March 11, 2024
  • Cities,  Daily photo,  Rome

    Roman Break

    April 21, 2013 /

    The light was harsh that day in Piazza di Spagna, shadows cutting deep, reflections flaring off windshields and stone. I was walking without intent, Leica in hand, when I noticed these two men — coachmen, likely — parked in the shade of their own carriage, deep in conversation. Their posture was telling: relaxed, inward-facing, close without being performative. Whatever was being said wasn’t for anyone else. It was a moment of pause between tourists, an honest interruption in a day spent performing a role. The scene called for monochrome. Colour would have distracted from the shapes and lines — the interlocked limbs, the glint off the bridle, the folds in…

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    Belgian Hats

    October 19, 2015

    Bent

    July 13, 2014

    The Lost Garage

    July 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    Still Together

    April 20, 2013 /

    Still together, like the very first day. I saw them before they saw me — leaning slightly towards each other, their posture neither rigid nor slouched, but comfortably suspended in the shared gravity of the table between them. The wine glasses, half-filled with rosé, spoke of time already spent; the unopened bottle on the side suggested more still to come. From a compositional standpoint, I worked with the geometry of the setting — the square table, the vertical lines of the wall, and the quiet interruption of the stone column — to anchor the frame. The couple sit on opposite sides, yet the line of sight between them is unbroken,…

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    Learning to Shoot Boxing Matches

    July 18, 2024

    Stairway to nothing

    September 18, 2013

    Portrait of aTocaor

    October 8, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Restaurants&Bar

    The missing guest

    April 19, 2013 /

    This image unfolded quietly, almost too politely — three men in jackets and ties sitting at a table clearly set for four. The elegance of the setup, from the pressed tablecloth to the carefully arranged centrepiece, clashes subtly with the anticipation suspended in their posture. Nobody makes eye contact. One reads the menu, the others look downward, pretending focus. The empty chair becomes the central subject without needing to move. Framing was tight on purpose. I let the olive oil bottle in the foreground stand, blurring into obscurity and giving some depth and texture to an otherwise sharply focused core. That slight intrusion also reinforces the perspective: I wasn’t part…

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    Fujifilm XF 18-120 just snapped in two

    September 10, 2023

    Which One?

    April 16, 2014

    Sega Codemaster

    November 21, 2017
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Projects,  Restaurants&Bar,  Rome,  Shops

    Late-afternoon’s snack

    April 15, 2013 /

    …who knows what will be served for dinner?

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    The Temple of Justice

    February 25, 2017

    Food For Thought

    September 14, 2014

    The Godfather

    July 23, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    An Old-Style ATM

    April 13, 2013 /

    This frame came together in the blink of an eye — or perhaps more accurately, in the blur of one. No carefully plotted composition, no tripod, no second chance. Just a brief exchange at a café counter: a plate extended, a hand offering payment, the warmth of human transaction before contactless cards made it all vanish into invisible transfers. The motion blur here is both the flaw and the essence. Technically speaking, the shutter speed was far too slow for handheld shooting in this kind of lighting, resulting in softness across the entire image. If sharpness were the sole measure of photographic merit, this would be an immediate reject. But…

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    Red Fan

    June 14, 2022

    Tough Enough

    August 7, 2019

    A Great Marketing Stunt

    May 27, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Who is the mannequin?

    April 11, 2013 /

    … not sure.

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    Pouring Water Since About 300 Years

    December 23, 2014

    Alfa (1750) … Dog

    July 25, 2015

    Still Ruling The Empire

    February 5, 2022
  • Cars&Bikes,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The Urban Chase

    April 10, 2013 /

    Not all of the urban chases, involve a couple of Alfa 159 trying to catch an Aston Martin. I shot low to the ground, framing the chase diagonally to emphasise tension. The perspective lines draw the viewer forward, while reflections and shadow gradients anchor the movement. Technically, exposure was demanding: harsh daylight, reflective surfaces, and metallic tones required a slight underexposure to preserve highlights. The result holds texture without burning whites. Compositionally, I favoured asymmetry. The cars don’t sit in comfort; they slice through balance. It’s a study in velocity disguised as stillness. If I could refine it, I’d add micro-contrast in the midtones for depth in asphalt and chrome.…

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    No, You Don’t Need To Change Your Glasses

    June 14, 2014

    Kite Surfing, Again

    February 19, 2017

    Portrait of a Fin Swimmer

    June 5, 2021
  • Bruxelles,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    So what?

    April 9, 2013 /

    There is a certain energy in candid street photography that cannot be replicated in a controlled setting, and So What?captures it in full stride. This frame offers a slice of urban life in the late afternoon, when the sun hangs low and the streets teem with a mix of idle chatter, cigarette breaks, and casual posturing. The photograph hinges on the central figure—a tall man in sunglasses, cigarette poised mid-gesture—whose slight tilt of the head and half-smirk seem to issue the titular challenge. To his left, another man, hand to face and gaze averted, projects an entirely different mood: contemplative, perhaps guarded. The third figure, seen only from behind, forms…

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    A Lamp in an Old Teather

    March 8, 2016

    Guess who’s happier?

    May 27, 2013

    On Detachment. Or ‘If You Love Something, Set It Free’ (cit. Sting)

    June 17, 2025
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    A young Iron Maiden fan

    April 8, 2013 /

    He might never have seen them, but who cares? Metal is immortal…

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    A Skater

    February 23, 2021

    TicTacToe

    September 1, 2014

    Don’t They Drink Tea, Instead?

    December 27, 2016
  • B&W,  Daily photo

    As much as you’re far from home…

    April 5, 2013 /

    there will always be somebody who are more.

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    Empty Chairs in the Tuileries

    October 19, 2013

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 1 – Kodak BW400CN – Dec. 2014 shot in June 2023

    July 21, 2023

    Coffee at Caffè Nero

    July 16, 2023
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    When the day is gone

    April 4, 2013 /

    … there are plenty of ways to still make a newspaper useful.

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    We Are All Made of Stars

    February 28, 2018

    Skating on the streets of Milan

    October 4, 2013

    Fast Roping

    October 21, 2021
  • B&W,  Cars&Bikes,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Forgotten Bike In A Forgotten House

    April 3, 2013 /

    I found the bike in a room whose doors had not been opened in years. Paint flaked from the plaster. Light slipped through a broken pane and laid a clean rectangle across the floor. The bike stood where someone once left it mid-errand, an everyday object promoted by neglect into relic. I built the frame around planes and diagonals. The window sits high and left to keep the eye moving across the shaft of light to the handlebars, then down the front wheel to the scuffed tiles. Floorboards and wall seams act as guides, converging behind the saddle to hold the gaze. I kept a little headroom above the bars…

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    Christmas Time at Covent Garden

    December 25, 2013

    When the Tide Recedes

    December 8, 2013

    The Google Experiment

    February 1, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo,  People,  Projects

    The Long Way Up

    March 25, 2013 /

    I’ve always been drawn to stairways — not for their architectural elegance, but for what they suggest about human effort. This photograph, taken in a steep Italian hill town, is less about the stones and more about the person halfway up, leaning forward into the climb, each step a small battle against gravity and fatigue. From a compositional standpoint, I deliberately placed the vanishing point at the top of the stairs, where the light spills in from the open street beyond. The walls on either side act as vertical guides, forcing the viewer’s eye along the incline toward the lone figure. The choice of black and white wasn’t an afterthought;…

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    Questioning the Referee

    October 8, 2023

    Coffee Doesn’t Need a Table. It Needs a Moment

    June 17, 2013

    A Jazz-Manouche Guitar Player

    August 17, 2014
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