Whether these two ladies, running up the marble stairs of Genoa's wonderful Santissima Annunziata del Vastato church, are late for mass, is pure speculation. But it is one of these wonderful stories that make street photography so worthwhile ..read more

Last night, after enjoying some cocktails and Italian tapas in Genoa's Porto Antico, The Significant Other suggested to visit the Summer Luna Park, so I can enjoy some night time photography with my iPhone ..read more

Nightwalkers roaming through Genoa's Via Pré on a sizzling hot August night. Good I had the Fuji with me when walking home together with The Significant Other after a nice dinner in the Centro Storico. To capture these stories of the street ..read more

Lately, I've only managed to write one blog post per month, falling short of my own expectations due to the demands of my job and personal life. Despite this, I still find joy in street photography, even with just my iPhone, as capturing that one perfect shot at the end of the day makes me happy ..read more

A boy and his flying carpet | Morocco | 2024 I often get asked what is my most important piece of equipment for my photography, my top gear? And that question typically relates to a camera or a camera/lens combo. Well, let me assure you, it is not a piece of hardware. Actually, it is quite simple. Everyone has it. Can you guess? Find out after the jump…. The photographs above were taken in an abandoned mining village near the Merzouga sand dunes in the Sahara Desert in Southeastern Morocco. A desert boy and his father were selling souvenirs to the few visitors at this viewpoint. It ..read more

Asinello | Genoa | 2024 After posting all those landscape and nature images, it is about time to get back to some Street Photography, which is still the main theme of this blog. I just love this simple shot I took the other week in Genoa‘s Old Town. Young people queuing after midnight in front of one of La Superba’s most famous “watering holes”, the “Bar degli Asinelli” in Via Canneto il Lungo, enjoying a mild spring night out. Asinello means donkey in Italian, hence the animal on the sign of the bar. But Asinello is also the local liqueur with vermouth, cinchona bark, rhubarb and ge ..read more

Mayday | Genoa | 2024 No, there wasn’t the need to call “Mayday” (an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications) last night. But for sure the 1st of May started with a bang in Genoa, with a front of thundershowers moving in from the sea after three very nice and rather warm spring days. I took this photograph while sitting on the balcony of our “South” home with a glass of a very good Italian Red, and I captured it with my iPhone 14 Pro. In all fairness, it took me about 60 attempts to final ..read more

Heart of a Magnolia | Nuremberg | 2024 What does a street photographer do if he hasn’t (for various reasons) time to head into town for street shooting? He grabs his camera, heads out the door for five minutes and takes some ICM photographs of a nearby Magnolia tree that is in full blossom. And capturing the heart of a Magnolia…for a few more images from my quick lunch break photo session click below…. The whole thing did not take more than five minutes. I took the Fuji X-T2 with the Fujinon 18-55mm 1:2.8-4 and headed to the Magnolia tree standing 50 meters from our house. I intende ..read more

The Significant Other and I have spent the days before Easter down at our Southern Home in Genoa. Last time we were there we visited the photo exhibition Children by Steve McCurry. The same venue, Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale, now features another of my hero photographers of whom I own various books, Brazilian born Sebastião Salgado. Another week, another exhibition. Join me for a visit of the splendid exhibit “Aqua Mater”, combined with some in-show street photography…. Sebastião Salgado has made a profound impact with his striking black-and-white photographs that poignantly capture the lives of ..read more

Shining Light | Genoa | 2024 Easter is about color. As my Easter Egg for you, I’ll give you a colorful post this Easter Sunday. Enjoy some views of Genoa from above. Exactly one week ago The Significant Other and I had the chance to visit a Candlelight Concert on top of the Grattacielo Piacentini, the highest skyscraper in town. With the concert (film music by Ennio Morricone) came the opportunity to enjoy the splendid views from “La Superba”, as Genoa is affectionately known. Click below for more views of Genoa from above… View to the West: Centro Storico and Harbor Designed by Marcello ..read more