I have asked myself many times what is the meaning of being a Street Photographer and I have given myself different answers in different times. Answering has been a long process and not always I have been able to answer correctly to other people, but in the last weeks things have become clearer and clearer [...]
For the past days London have been blessed with a fabulous weather and a great heat wave. This weekend the weather was absolutely brilliant and the many people in Regent Street seem to be dressed to go to the seaside. A lot of white garments, dresses and summery shoes to celebrate the beautiful day. It [...]
There are times when you know that if you want a photo, you need to approach your subject and ask their permissions. It is not because who they are, or better what they seem to be, but it is about what you feel as a photographer. Sunday I was walking up and down Regent Street [...]
Yesterday has been a great day. London under the sunshine is a dream with few rivalry and adding a Regent Street closed to the traffic for a feast you have a fantastic Sunday.
I admit I have taken some good photos, and amongst them I have decided to start publishing this one. This man resembles me [...]
I did not expect a perfectly stable shot while holding the camera in my hands for a second. I did not expect Fabiana to stay perfectly still, but nothing really matter. I had some other similar photos, with shorter exposure, but non of them conveyed what I have seen in this one. In the end [...]
Number 10 Downing Street finally answered to the issue of photography in public places in the UK. Unfortunately the words do not add anything new or constructive to the discussion so far. London, 12th January 2009
I want to dedicate this photo to all those who likes photographing on the streets of the UK and [...]
Yesterday I watched Obama’s Victory Speech and I have been hit by two things: his words and his presence. For the first I praise his speech writers: they have been fantastic and they have been able to deliver words of changes and hope. For the second I have to admit that the charisma that guy [...]
When I saw this girl in Regents Street, waiting for her bus, I thought I had met a ghosts. Her colors, the hat she wore, the pose of her body, the frail voice she used to allow me to take a photo of her. Everything was totally timeless, as if I had fallen in a [...]
In this week I was not able to spend a lot of time on Flickr. First I was snowed under some dreadful workload, then I attended to a conference and yesterday I had a photo shoot and some social life. Then you have to realize that this weekend London is blessed with a fantastic sun [...]
Some years ago a well known brand launched a campaign for their new bra. The ads was like the title:
“Look Me in the Eyes & Tell Me That You Love Me“
Fabiana: (serious) what stroke me most about her was her intenze gaze.
Carlo: (puzzled) But she is wearing sunglasses!
Fabiana: (smiling) and so what?!?
Carlo: …
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