I don’t really know I ended up in Usigliano (province of Pisa); I only know that it was at the end of a brief car tour across the landscape around
Author: Marco
English Bulldogs in 100mm focal length!
Perhaps, the Canon 100mm f/2 lens is one of the most underrated/overlooked lenses ever (as of today, I cannot even find it on sale on Amazon!). This is, for me,
Sony Alpha 7 II, Nikkor 50 / 1.2 AI-S, some crazy colours in Cenaia, province of Pisa
Much to my surprise – I didn’t know the area around Fauglia – Cenaia and its surrounding are a simply beautiful place to live in. The following pictures were all
the simple beauty of Fauglia, near Pisa
All these pictures derive from a couple of short walks in the simply beautiful town of Fauglia, not distant from Pisa. They were either shot with a Fujifilm X-T1 camera
Satirical graffiti
For each of these images, I combined a photograph with a text that was either scanned (pen and paper) or digitally inked.
ammemipiace il mare
Mi piace il mare ma… nessuno mi crede. Ecco qualche foto scattata con la mia Bronica SQ-A… al mare.
Holiday trip with Velvia: minimal?
For a working photographer, choosing the cameras and the lenses to pack for a holiday isn’t easy (the mere proximity of those two words should raise an alarm). The possibility
Riomaggiore with Portra 160
Riomaggiore is a pleasant town to visit. Since we are all sinners, we don’t deserve a pleasant, relaxing, tranquil walk wandering through the narrow picturesque streets… at least, this is
Relax and meditate
Asking a meditation app to help you relax is like asking the executioner to scratch the itch on your neck.
Travelling on a ship in Italy with your dog
A short guide to travel onboard Grandi Navi Veloci and Grimaldi Lines in Italy with a dog
Riomaggiore in Cinqueterre
There isn’t much to see in Riomaggiore, but what is there, is really nice and worth the visit. Getting there by train is basically compulsory. The only pleasant alternative would
Ritratto di Alcamo (Trapani)
A presentation of some fine-art ready pictures that I took of a Sicilian town in the Summer of 2018
No country for old dogs
I live near Pisa and more often than not I meet dog owners who tell me their stories of how they saved a dog coming from – inevitably – some
Photographing Vernazza, Cinqueterre
An Italian town without Italians If you try and visit Vernazza, as I did in late May 2019, during an overcast day when rain was forecast, you might end up
I became a graffiti artist!
Anyone who has ever submitted photos to iStock knows that they are a little… picky about what is or may be art. Any scratch or a drop of paint on
How to blur the background of a portrait taken with a single lens iPhone
You just need a Live Photo. Take your selfie while you are spinning. Then, amongst the Live Photos effects, choose Long Exposure. This is what you’ll get!