Black and White Tales, Print #21
Sometime to not take a picture is a moral choice. . . . To see the videos I’m referring to, just do a quick search on YouTube. Until the next time!
Black and White Tales, Print #19
Slowly the Italian Covid jail is reopening and we are back to normal, included the normal absurdities of this country. A news in Italy was able to stay on the first page, even in front of Covid. Here my photographic answer! For the details watch the video, this time is very short and nudity is…
Black and White Tales, Print #18
10th week of Covid jail in Italy. Every day we are losing some more freedom and giving more power to the government to keep us “safe” from a virus. Every day I look around and I see the danger of bureaucratic choices, taken without any flexibility or judgment, imposed upon the people. People protesting or…
Black and White Tales, Print #8
A good photograph is not just an image, it also needs to be taken with some ethical principles. “Urbex”, an ugly label shortening Urban Exploration, must be done following good practices with respect for people and their properties. Here a little story about ethic and friendship. . . . This image won an Honorable Mention…
Black and White Tales – Print #5
A day in Cologne, Germany. . . . Stay tuned for the next tale!
Ethic and Photographers
Definition of ethic, from the Merriam-Webster 1 ethics plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation 2a : a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values b ethics plural in form but singular or plural…
Contests, editing, advertising and trust
Few days ago it was snowing in my little town in the Italian region of Piemonte. It was quite beautiful and I took some pictures from the balcony. My reason was not just to have some photographic fun but also to create some images to promote the sale of my house. I posted this image…
PPA – Professional Painters of America?
identity crisis noun Psychiatry noun: identity crisis; plural noun: identity crises a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person’s sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society. I had been a member of the PPA, Professional Photographers of America, since 2000. I…
Milo Moire`, photography and nudes
Today on FaceBook a friend of mine posted an article criticizing an artistic performance of Milo Moire`, the performance in question is “The mirror box” and you can see it here and read a description. My first impact was to not consider the performance as something positive, but then I started to read…
You camera is not a free pass to every place!
I read on PetaPixel an article by Roman Robroek, an “urbex” photogrpapher… if you wander what this means is a short for “urban exploration” basically taking pictures of abandoned buildings. He is from Nederland and when he traveled to Austria he entered an abandoned hotel and, few months later, received ~$2800 fine to pay for…