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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Sunny Afternoon

    January 22, 2013 /

    I remember pausing before pressing the shutter on this scene, aware that nothing in it was extraordinary in the dramatic sense — yet everything in it felt essential. Two elderly men, sitting outside a restaurant that promised wood-fired pizza and grilled fish, leaning into the pale, low winter sun. There was a stillness to the moment, the kind of quiet that speaks louder than movement. Technically, the shot is simple, almost matter-of-fact. I framed with the entrance and signage as a backdrop, balancing the image so the men sit firmly on the right third, their presence anchored against the visual weight of the restaurant’s architecture on the left. The light…

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  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Friend or Foe?

    January 21, 2013 /

    A suspicious stare, Tails up, Get ready for the rumble!

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    Tesla Coils@Boston Science Museum

    July 4, 2023

    Pentax – In Praise of Usability of Cameras and Lenses

    March 3, 2024

    An Old Portable Camera

    October 14, 2014
  • B&W,  Daily photo

    Visual

    January 18, 2013 /

    This image is, in many ways, a study in simplicity—yet one that rewards a longer look. What appears at first as a mere grid of evenly spaced horizontal lines soon reveals itself as a layered surface, a play between the tangible and the abstract. The photograph offers no obvious focal point; instead, the viewer’s attention is pulled rhythmically from edge to edge, caught in the hypnotic repetition of the slats. I composed the shot to be almost perfectly symmetrical, letting the central vertical seam anchor the frame. That symmetry is key—it provides a sense of stability amidst the visual vibration created by the parallel lines. There’s a slight tonal gradation…

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    Out For Justice

    June 21, 2014

    Phone Call – 2

    February 20, 2015

    Thirthy years behind…

    April 6, 2013
  • Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Watch My Back

    January 15, 2013 /

    There’s a charged stillness to this image — a tension that sits somewhere between street observation and a quiet cinematic moment. Two men occupy the foreground: one turned away, phone to his ear; the other facing us, his gaze piercing the lens with an unreadable mix of caution and assessment. The title primes us to read this as a scene about alertness, and the body language supports it. The boulevard behind them is busy but not chaotic. A woman pushes a pram, silhouettes cross in different directions, shop signs glow faintly in the night. The interplay of light and shadow here is critical: the background is brighter, with the shopfront…

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    March 11, 2013

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    May 22, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    PizzaPizza

    January 12, 2013 /

    I want a pizza!

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    Denegata Justitia

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    May 10, 2014

    Pillars Of The Beach

    August 25, 2013
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    The dilemma

    January 11, 2013 /

    Should I Buy It?

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    February 21, 2021

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  • 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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    March 8, 2015

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    November 30, 2024
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Mind Your Business…

    January 9, 2013 /

    Paths that shall never cross.

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    Orange Scarf

    November 9, 2014

    The Chess Players

    October 10, 2013

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    February 1, 2014
  • Colour,  Daily photo,  Street Photography

    Late

    December 31, 2012 /

    Late. Again. As ever…

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    The Ubiquitous Mobile

    July 14, 2016

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    Who Needs A Wedding Photographer Anymore?

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  • 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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    The Chess Players’ Summer Nest

    July 31, 2014

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    January 26, 2022

    Dark Omen

    December 31, 2021
  • Colour,  Daily photo

    Footprints in the Snow

    December 25, 2012 /

    Footprints in the snow. A lonely path toward a journey in the mountains. I took this shot during a solitary walk across an off-season ski slope, where the infrastructure rests in suspended animation. The snow was untouched but for a single trail—mine—cutting through the soft silence. What drew me to stop and lift the camera wasn’t the cold or the scale of the landscape, but the purity of the composition: a line, a light source, and an expanse. Technically, the exposure required some compromise. Shooting directly into the sun flattens the highlights, but I wasn’t after tonal perfection. I wanted the viewer’s eye to follow the footprints without distraction, and…

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    February 16, 2013

    A view of the Bologna’s Station

    April 28, 2019

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    January 5, 2019
  • 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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