Io vedo il mondo a colori” avevo detto, anni fa, chiacchierando con il Folletto Giapponese, vestale del culto della Signora Tedesca a Telemetro, mentre lui mi parlava di una macchina fotografica costruita per scattare solo immagini in bianco e nero.

Bene, poi allora un giorno mi spieghi perché’ usi maggiormente la pellicola in bianco e nero per i tuoi scatti“, mi aveva risposto, iniziando a seminare un microscopico seme del dubbio nella mia mente.

Il seme e’ germogliato, diventando una pianta, e quando e’ stato il momento del frutto, qualche mese fa, mi son trovato una Monochrome in mano: “Omettendo i filtri colore davanti al sensore, si consente ad una maggiore quantità di luce di raggiungere la sua superficie. Più luce per esposizioni caratterizzate da estetica, nitidezza e altissima risoluzione” [Leica]

I file che ne escono non sono semplicissimi da sviluppare, ma forse devo solo imparare a pensare in B&W.

Foto? Ovvio, uno scatto con la Signora Tedesca Monocromatica …

 


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It has been more than fifty years since I began traveling across the world — and the seven seas — for work or for pleasure, always with a Leica M camera close at hand. The camera has never been an accessory; it has been a constant companion, a way of observing, remembering, and making sense of the places and people I encountered along the way. I started keeping this kind of journal some time ago, not as a diary in the traditional sense, but as a space where images and words could meet. This is not a publication driven by schedules or algorithms. At times I disappear for long stretches; then, inevitably, I return with semi-regular updates. Publishing, for me, is a mirror of my state of mind and emotions. It follows my rhythm, not the other way around. You have to take it exactly as it comes. Every photograph you see here is mine. They are fragments of a life spent moving, looking, and waiting for moments to reveal themselves — often quietly, sometimes unexpectedly. This blog is not about destinations, but about presence. About what remains when the journey slows down and the shutter finally clicks.

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