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Between
The Layers
Welcome to "Between the Layers", a blog where I explore photography as a way to capture more than just what’s in front of me.
Through layered images, inventive compositions and visual stories, I share what fascinates and inspires me, invites all of you to look at the world in a different perspective.


Himalayan layers: creative photography in Nepal
Like most of my trips, the one in Nepal wasn’t meant to be a photography-focused one but still: I ended up experimenting anyway of course, hoping to bring back something that actually feels worth keeping.Nepal, though, changes the equation almost immediately, not because of the landscapes, which I will get to later, but because of the people.
2 days ago4 min read


Neon and noise: Creative impressions from Japan (Part 2)
A few months after my long weekend in Osaka, I found myself once again on a plane to Japan, but this time the destination was Tokyo, which I visited my first time in 2017.
Tokyo has been described countless times already and by much more competent people than me, so I’m not going to spend too many words to say what kind of city it is, its lights, shops, people making its streets so crowded, etc.
May 45 min read


More than tools: camera gears that shaped my style
There’s an area on Hong Kong Island called North Point. Most people know it because of the so called “Monster Building” (infamous for some, iconic and instagrammable for people not living there). It’s a cluster of old residential blocks stacked so tightly together that they look like a single enormous structure.
Mar 94 min read


Reading a building turning architecture into visual stories
I always liked the idea that buildings can be read. Not in a literal way of course, but if you slow down and really look at it, architecture starts telling you stories. You just need to learn how to listen, or better how to see.
Feb 94 min read


Minimalist photography through multiple exposure
Many people think that with multiple exposure you only create visually complicated photos, layering chaos or having messy results. Well, to be honest I have to say that sometimes they are right. But who said that multiple exposure cannot be minimalist? Who decided that layering images automatically means confusion? Actually, I often try to play with the opposite concept. If used with intention, multiple exposure can also become a surprisingly powerful tool for minimalist phot
Jan 264 min read


How to see things differently: my personal journey into abstract photography
Composition n. 2 How ordinary things hide beauty Abstract photography sounds like one of those things that only gallery people understand while the rest of us look at with a confused smile. But the truth is more simple and much more fun. Abstract work starts the moment you stop looking at things for what they are and start looking at them for what they could become. Many artists from the past played with this way of looking. Domenico Gnoli for example built whole paintings fr
Dec 15, 20254 min read
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