3 January, 2025
One Shot Story: Behind the Fence
There is nothing special about this photo in itself, but when placed in context, it changes the way we may look at it. The photo was taken in the fishing neighbourhood of my hom...
Andrea Monti's Posts
22 December, 2024
7Artisans 35mm 0.95 – Testing this Fujifilm X Mount Lens in a Demanding Environment
So far I have been very happy with the 7Artisans 35mm 0.95 in X-mount, but I have only tested it in non-demanding conditions. Although the results were promising at first sight,...
21 December, 2024
One Shot Story: (Un)Available Coin Lockers at Shin Osaka Station
コインロッカー, the coin-operated lockers, are fundamental to travel around Japan: this is the first lesson any first-timer to this Cou...
19 December, 2024
A Night at the Opera – Plays and Opera Photography
This is an abbreviated version of a talk I gave to a local chapter of the Italian Federation of Amateur Photographers (FIAF) on the challenges of photographing in a Teatro all&#...
16 December, 2024
Why You Should Only Shoot in Your Backyard (or ‘The Art of Belonging’)
What do these pictures have in common (apart from having been taken in various places in Japan)? No, they don’t have the same look and feel, composition or use of light, n...
14 November, 2024
Portraits in Skating
In sports photography, portraits are as important as snapshots of crucial moments such as a win, a loss or an unpredictable event, for they are an excellent way to capture the h...
6 November, 2024
Shooting a Roller Derby Bout
Of all the disciplines at the 2024 World Skate Games, which took place in Italy last September, roller derby is probably one of the lesser known, but also one of the most diffic...
29 October, 2024
Padua, a photographer’s goldmine
During a few hours off work, I recently had the chance to wander around Padua, one of the many historical jewels that make up Italy’s immense cultural heritage. What makes...