iGadgets, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
When I received my first iPod as a gift from Fabiana, many many years ago, I Immediately thought: I will go to London. Do not ask me why, I do not have a reason, but I visualized myself riding the Tube with my iPod in my ears. Well, one year [...]
Embracing an Idea, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
If you have walked in the crowded street of London you have certainly meet them. They can be part of the British Red Cross, the Cancer Research or many other volunteer organizations. They try to do good things, I know, they try to make our world better.
I would [...]
The Style, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I have always thought that the soul of a photo is in the result, not in the lens you use, not if you shoot from your hip or from your eye level. I shot what I see, I shot what I feel interesting or appealing.
…and maybe one day I [...]
For the marketers we are all Fighters, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
People wears every kind of shirts, of every color and fabric. They feel they come from land far far away, bringing with them some exotic, important messages. Some of them show us the power of the wearer, some of them symbolize the belonging to [...]
Mr Black and Mr White, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I loved the contrast between them. They were walking together near Soho when I spotted them. They were extremely near and I decide not to rise my camera at eye level, shooting from the hip.
I like very much shooting from different angles and with wide angle [...]
Passing by…, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I like to watch the reaction of the people when I stop in the middle of a pavement with my camera on my face, waiting.
They clearly know they can be in a photo. It is not something they can be sure of, but many of them have an inquisitive [...]
The street is our studio!, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
When I am walking through London, in the streets full of people, I feel like in a studio, where the set constantly changes, where the lights moves and where my models do not need to be told how to stand.
To go too far I can [...]
No, non mi disturba affatto!, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I have decided to go for an Italian title after a quote in the film “Viaggi di Nozze” (Honeymoons). When I saw this woman talking to a phone held by someone else I could not avoid thinking of a character in that film: a man ready [...]
London Calling, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I admit I love Black and White, but there are moments when colors work better. We were in Portobello Road yesterday, Fabiana, Cristiano, Melinda, Daniel and me, trying to get the most from a fantastic day. Five people, three DSLR and three iPhone around Notting Hill: not bad for [...]
Indifference, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
Walking pass sexy shops is something you get accustomed to if you pass by Soho. They are normal shops for normal people and, as long as you are not a visitor who bumps for the first time into them, you know they are there and you take them for granted, [...]
Melinda, originally uploaded by Fabiana Zonca.
Day dedicated to relaxing and going out with some friends around Notting Hill.
Rise and Shine, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I like to think that the future William Gibson described in his books is coming. I like to think that in few years we will be able to have fluorescent tattoos that can be switched on and off. I like to think that we will have implants to [...]
Mobile and Paper, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
Someone carries a book, but the vast majority of the commuters in London have a paper in their hands. The perfect companion to the mobile phone, at least if you are not traveling on the underground, those two things seems to be essential to kill the traveling time. [...]
El matador, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
There are some persons you link to some specific things, without knowing why. It may be something they do or they do not, some movement or the way they look. I will never know why, since the first moment I saw this guy, I thought he was Spanish. He [...]
…and finally the heat came, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
These days London is blessed with sun and heat, like a good summer should be. Add this to the fact that I had just received a 28mm f/2.8 from ebay and you can easily understand where I was just yesterday: hunting!
Yesterday afternoon I had a lot [...]
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The Wall of Water, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
There are games you cannot stop yourself playing, even if the moment is not the perfect one, even if you are grown up. Despite everything you should not do, when you find a fountain that is also a game, when you [...]
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What?, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
I like when I am fast enough to fill the frame with the exact expression I saw in a face, something that really hit me in the first place.
Shooting with wide lenses has its own advantages, mainly that you do not need to be [...]
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Status report, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
After some firefighters came out of the building, one of them start chatting with others that were outside. He did not seem to be preoccupied at all of the smoke coming out from the shaft, probably the fire was already gone at that [...]
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The Hooded Angel, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
London is a crossroad of many cultures, and this defines a city with many differences, well mixed. There are cultural approaches I cannot entirely understand, but I do not judge (maybe I judge my ignorance towards the culture itself). Women with burka, [...]
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Self Portrait! Can you see?, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
It is told that we look for ourselves in the reflection of the others, that we are what we are only in the comparison with the others. When i saw her sunglasses I did not see anything else but the [...]
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In the Crowded Market, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
Markets are the perfect place to become more confident in shooting people at short distance. Usually there is a lot going on, many stalls full of items people are interested in and many distractions in which you can blend in and [...]
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Milady…, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
She was walking down Old Bond Street and she had her priorities very clear. With her classy bag, that special hat and dress. I think she did not think she had enough jewels on her: that Cartier shop window was so inviting to her.
Jokes [...]
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Is it desperation?, originally uploaded by Carlo Nicora.
When I saw her expression I was puzzled. She had a few words with the Incident Commander and then she headed away from the location. She seemed to have an air of desperation, even though nothing serious happened.
I hope she was just [...]
There are people who are heavily affected by what is going on around them, in the street of London. This man, on the contrary, seemed lost in his thought to such a degree that he did not seem to notice the Fire Brigade and the many firefighters.
Or simply he did not care.
He walked secure, hiding [...]