General discussion
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What is “inspiration”?
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Hey my friend, thank you one more time for being with me in this journey and for supporting my work. Today, I’d like to share with you some thoughts about inspiration.Since the very beginning of my photographic adventure, I’ve always been curious to see what other photographers were creating, how they faced problems and situations and…
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That day I (nearly) missed the shoot
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How important it is to have a plan B It was a sunny day at the beginning of summer. I was driving my car to the Park of Monza to meet the young model I organized that set with.Every time I approach a new shoot, I feel the vibes of creation invade my body. Each…
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Shooting film: is it still a thing?
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Film is not dead. On the contrary, it’s a sort of “Highlander” Laura – Ilford FP4+ There has been a lot of discussion in the last months, all centred on AI. I admit I also wrote a post about that, so I won’t add anything to it. For now. The topic here, with the new technology…
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The time I was a sports photographer
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Once upon a time, I used to dedicate my weekends to sports photography. Here’s a little (love) story I clearly remember how it started. I was sitting on the sofa at home, on a lazy, sunny summer Sunday. My phone pinged and I opened a new message notification.It was from a lady I had never…
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Why I chose Vero as the home for my pictures
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There’s plenty of social platforms nowadays, here is why I decided for Vero over all the others I clearly remember when, in 2008, I opened my first social network account. No need to say it was Facebook.At the time, I was working on a project far from home and was in the middle of a huge…
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Story of an interview – Joseph /Part 2
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When an interview becomes a narration Welcome back, everyone!I hope you enjoyed the first part of this interview with Joe.If you missed it, you can read it here. There’s still a lot to learn from him, so grab yourself a coffee, a tea, or whatever makes you comfortable and enjoy! I was waiting for Joe…
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Story of an interview – Joseph /Part 1
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When an interview becomes a narration Happy Tuesday, my friends. Thanks for being here, your support is amazing and means a lot to me. This week I want to share with you an idea, something new and, maybe, a little weird. I prepared an interview with my friend Joe about his poetry and his life.…
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Midjourney, ChatGPT, Skynet & Co.
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The revenge of the machines The cinema history of the past decades is full of masterpieces describing a far future where machines took control over humans. My favourite one is Terminator. In most cases, the scenario saw mankind on the edge of the disaster, facing a substantial risk of being annihilated and cancelled from Earth by…
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Bye bye, summer! See you next year!
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Clouds, a Castle and a couple of days at the beach It’s been one month, more or less, since my family and I have come back from our last small vacation at the seaside. To be honest, the weather was not that friendly: out of 5 days of stay, we had two days with rain, one…
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The secret behind some of my most particular sets
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A good artist is the one who can steal, not the one who can copy. There is a big difference between stealing an idea and copying an idea.And it’s all into the ability of the author to drive the creativity to achieve the result. Be very careful here: I’m not talking about stealing or copying an image, which goes…
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Take your time to switch off…
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…and recharge the batteries August, typically, is the slowest month for me.The day-by-day routine is frenetic and drains energies for an entire year. Work, family and unexpected issues to deal with are all a source of stress that gets accumulated with almost no chance to release it. This month is a sort of “mindfulness month” when I…
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Back in the summer of…well, can’t remember when it was
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But it was amazing, wild and smelled like freedom When I read this post by Nat Persoglio I was immediately thrown back into my teenage years. It was a punch, because those memories, though vivid, had been hiding back in my mind for a very long time. I was still in high school and we were three…