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Spider

In Photography on 10 September 2008 tagged bokeh, Eyes, Hood, London, Man, Photo, Photography, Regent Street, Street Photography with no comments

I am in love with both my lenses, the 70-200 and the 28mm, and I like to use them both. The result are quite different, the feeling of the photos are quite different. While the 28mm is a cheap lens, very slow in auto focus, the other one is fast and precise. The prism in [...]

Pirates of the Caribbean

In Photography on 1 September 2008 tagged Eyes, Gun, Hood, London, Notting Hill, Notting Hill Carnival 2008, Photo, Photography, Pirate, Street Photography, Woman with no comments

The Notting Hill Carnival is a Caribbean carnival, so the title matches perfectly, doesn’t it?
This year experience at the Carnival has been fantastic. The girl in the middle was playing with that toy gun, and let me tell you that she was the leader of the group: no one would have challenged her! Those eyes [...]

Strong scents

In Photography on 30 August 2008 tagged Abercrombie & Fitch, Food, Hood, London, Nails, Notting Hill, Notting Hill Carnival 2008, Photo, Photography, portrait, Scent, Woman with no comments

One of the first shots from the Carnival 2008, I was still warming when I saw this woman, walking towards us. She sneezed once or twice when she got near the food stalls.
The scent of food was strong and it was relatively early. I know that 11:30 is not so early, but the streets of [...]

The Hooded Angel

In Photography on 23 July 2008 tagged 40D, ads, Angel, Black and White, BW, candid, Canon, Canon 40D, Canon 40D 40D, culture, hair, Hood, Hooded, London, Man, Necklace, Outdoor, Oxford Circus, Photo, Photography, Photojournalism, portrait, Snowy, Street, Street Photography, Sweatshirt, Window with no comments

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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, [...]