Tech data: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4 L
Location: Rosignano white-sand beaches, Tuscany

Although I prefer extreme wide-angle lenses, on certain occasion I enjoy using telephoto lenses to their full range. They're a powerful artistic tool for affecting the look of your subject. They can normalize the size and distance difference between near and far objects, and can make the depth of field appear more shallow; out of focus distant objects are also made much larger, which enlarges their blur. I really like playing with depth of field with telephoto lens and every time I remain amazed on how they can create interesting and unique shots.

E-books and e-magazines are revolutionizing the publishing world and the new iPad has changed significantly the experience of everyday reading. Many large print-publishers now provide digital reproduction of their print magazine titles through various online services for a fee. Now you can have access to a huge number of foreign journals, magazines and books sometimes never released in your country, at a much lower cost compared to a conventional paper-based subscription. This is e-world guys...times a-changin', believe it or not!

Tech data: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 85 mm f/1.2 L USM 
Model: Stana

Not 'One' but 'The' fashion photographer, the coated lens guru, the man whose clicks were aspired by models and stars around the world. For its creative and aggressive image with colors that don’t know well defined gradients, for pictures fetish, strong but ironic at the same time. All of this is Helmut Newton (1920-2004). I had the luck to attend a workshop where I have been able to analize his style and recreate some of the sets of his most famous shots. A very new experience.

Anywhere, anytime, anyplace...just only the continuous flow of life. Fix a moment to make it eternal, a cliché if you want, but that just makes my concept of photography. "Sunday morning" is the new photo of the month on my website. Enjoy!

I really like to associate titles, lyrics and their meaning to my shots... These trees along Cannes seafront reminded me of the Joshua Tree in California especially with this kind of trimming.
Why Joshua Tree? The first thing you have in mind is the cover of the most famous U2 album, the other is the origin of their name: the plant infact was named by the Mormon Pilgrims because they saw its silhouette as Joshua raising his arms to God. However, there are no Joshua tree in Europe...but I like thinking that they are..:-)

"Back To France" sang Mike Oldfield back in 1984...ah...the 80's..timeless and always beautiful! That will be the soundtrack for the incoming weekend, I'm leaving for French Riviera for a couple of days, searching for some sun & fun...see you at the beginning of the week!