Piazza Duomo, with its stunning gothic cathedral, is certainly the heart of Milan and it has been since its foundation. Road distances from the city are computed from this spot. The white Cathedral (“il Duomo”) is an amazing subject to photograph, but especially so at the blue hour, when it is lit up, and in the afternoon, when the sun …
Street Photography from the Hip in Morocco
Some time ago spent a few days in the beautiful country of Morocco, mostly practicing street photography in the medinas (old cities) of Fès, Meknès, Rabat, and Chefchaouen. Compared to Europe or the US, I found that Moroccans are much less enthusiastic about being photographed and I got lots of refusals when I asked for permission and angry looks when I …
Reparto Mobile Carabinieri
Excuse the pun, possibly understandable only to Italians. The Carabinieri are one of Italy’s police forces and Reparto Mobile refers to a mobile, that is motorized, unit. Here, however, mobile… well, you know what I mean. I shot this in Venice, during Trey Ratcliff’s recent photowalk there. My attention was attracted by the four Carabinieri, who were intent on checking their smartphones, until one of them …
Urban Morocco, the Book
At about this time last year, me and my pal Massimiliano traveled to the charming country of Morocco for a vacation that involved quite a lot of photography. We spent a week roaming the streets of Rabat, Fes, Meknès, and Chefchaouen and came home with thousands of pictures to edit and process. From the beginning I had the idea of …
Morocco’s Blue Pearl – Discovering the beauty of Chefchaouen
Gently laid down on the slopes of the Rif mountains in northern Morocco, beneath the peaks that gave it its name (derived from the Berber word for “goat’s horns”), Chefchaouen is a delight of narrow paved streets between houses whitewashed and painted in tones of powder blue, intriguing crafts shops, small restaurants, boutique hotels and hostels catering to the backpacking …