Category Archives: England

Road signs – Cartelli stradali

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Marco

A new gallery dedicated to one of my favourite, colourful, urban subjects: Road signs shot with a variety of tools, digital and film, prime and zoom lenses.

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Tombstones in England

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Marco

I can’t ignore them. The English place their graveyard right in the middle of inhabited centres. They create interesting contrasts of ideas. I set up a lightbox on iStockphoto with several of such cases.

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English homes

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Marco

Since 2003, I’ve been living in England. Not every year since, but almost, I have been photographing homes (English homes, more or less traditionally so), easily, just by going out for a walk. Coming, mostly, from Southampton and Durham, my … Continue reading →

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Tilted lens vs. normal

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Marco

Durham photographed with a tilted lens. Continue reading →

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No, I didn’t go to the woods…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Marco

A picture of the woods around the School Engineering. Continue reading →

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The Finchale Priory is…

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Marco

…a “listed building” but, more importantly, is a very, very cold place… when it’s cold. Photographically, the Priory is the first time I combined my “new” Minolta Spotmeter with my Bronica. B&W or colour, that day I had 400 ASA … Continue reading →

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There must be a reason…

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Marco

…to endure this shitty weather. Like Woody Allen once said about shooting in London, a dark grey sky makes an easy background. Also available on iStock for sale.

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There is only one kind of pizza

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Marco

There is only one kind of pizza. I do agree, although probably I would differ from their definition. I do like the colours of their store, though. The Nikkor 24-120 VR 3.5-5.6 is bad, but good enough for web-size images.

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Quality of life portrayed in a cinema

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Marco

Durham vs Pisa, two similarly sized university towns. Eight o’clock, after dinner: let’s go out to the movies! It’s Sunday tonight, 3rd October 2010, let’s not be too late. Durham: one cinema, Gala theatre. Alas, no shows in the afternoon, … Continue reading →

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