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  • Finding Your Photography Style: Do You Really Need One?

    Finding Your Photography Style: Do You Really Need One?

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    Matteo Franchi

    Good morning, dear friends, welcome back! As always, it’s a great pleasure to have you here. Knowing that every week you take a little time to read my articles means a lot to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you — you’re truly amazing. Today I want to share something I’ve been thinking about for…

  • Inside the Photo #36

    Inside the Photo #36

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Mashal Smith Happy Tuesday everyone, and welcome back to another appointment with Inside the Photo. As it always happens, this is the small corner of the crazy internet world where I like to show you the work and tell the stories from dear fellow photographers. This month, my very welcome guest is Mashal…

  • The Gentle Giants of Laos: Inside an Elephant Sanctuary

    The Gentle Giants of Laos: Inside an Elephant Sanctuary

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    Tamara Luzzetti

    Happy Tuesday folks! It’s time again for a new article, and as usual it’s for the beautiful series of Tamara‘s adventures around the globe. By the way, did you see how wonderful our little blue rock looks as seen from Artemis II? It’s so fascinating to see our home from up there… Now, back on…

  • Unpublished #35

    Unpublished #35

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    Matteo Franchi

    Good morning my friend and happy Tuesday! I don’t say it enough, but I’m truly grateful for your support — it’s what keeps this newsletter alive. Well, that and the fact that I genuinely love sharing my experience and my images with you. Today’s Unpublished is from a set, back in 2021, with Jessica. We…

  • Meta and Privacy: Why the Real Problem Goes Beyond Ads

    Meta and Privacy: Why the Real Problem Goes Beyond Ads

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    Matteo Franchi

    Good morning everyone, happy Tuesday and welcome back — it’s always a pleasure to spend some time together, talking about photography, technology and, well, a bit of everything. A few days ago I opened Instagram, as I unfortunately do quite often — to see what’s going on, find some inspiration, check what my photographer friends…

  • Inside the Photo #35

    Inside the Photo #35

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Andrija Ilic Good morning my friend! It’s the first Tuesday of April, and like it happens every month it’s time for a new Inside the Photo. I’m thankful for all the support you always show to my articles and I’m happy to share with you every month the work of amazing photographers from…

  • The First Photograph in History – 200 Years Later

    The First Photograph in History – 200 Years Later

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    Matteo Franchi

    Hey my friends! Welcome back and thanks, as always, for your support and all the love you show for this little corner of the internet. You are amazing. Two hundred years ago, someone stopped time for the first time. It’s around 1826 — give or take a year. Historians still debate the exact date. A…

  • Secret War in Laos: The Most Bombed Country in History

    Secret War in Laos: The Most Bombed Country in History

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    Tamara Luzzetti

    Hello everyone! So happy to see you here, and welcome to all new subscribers — glad you found this little space on the net! It’s time for a new episode of My Travel Diary Chronicles, and Tamara is back with another chapter from her journey through Laos. This one is a little different. Before walking you through her…

  • Unpublished #34

    Unpublished #34

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    Matteo Franchi

    Hey my friend! Glad to see you here again and welcome back to another appointment with Unpublished, where I dig into my archive to find images I’ve never shared before. Today I found some shots that have been sitting on my drive for nearly six years. This was my very first set with my friend Matteo.…

  • Are We Shooting Too Much?

    Are We Shooting Too Much?

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    Matteo Franchi

    Good morning my friends, and happy Tuesday. First of all, thank you. Really. To those who have been here for a while, and to the new people who decided to subscribe and receive these thoughts in their inbox. It means a lot. Can you feel spring coming? We’re in March now, days are longer and…

  • Inside the Photo #34

    Inside the Photo #34

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    Matteo Franchi

    Talking with Xavi B. Good morning beautiful people! Happy Tuesday and welcome back to another appointment with Inside the Photo. I think I have never really told you how much I love this appointment. It’s for me a great pleasure to get in touch with creatives and spread the stories behind their images. Today’s guest…

  • Laos, First Breath

    Laos, First Breath

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    Tamara Luzzetti

    Hello everyone! Glad to see you here again, and thanks for all your support. It’s again time to share Tamara‘s travel adventures, collected in My Travel Diary Chronicles. This is the first chapter of a long and amazing series about Laos. There are plenty of emotions, sensations and beauty and I’m sure you’ll be grabbed…