About me

I live in Lecce, where I work as a software engineer. Photography is the passion that accompanies me beyond the screen. I am not a professional photographer, nor do I aspire to be one. I simply enjoy the process: studying light, adjusting settings, composing carefully. I’ve read the manual, I shoot in manual mode, and I understand the technical side of the craft. Yet photography, for me, is less about technical precision and more about the quiet challenge of translating what I feel into an image. Most of the time, I am not fully satisfied with my photos. Still, I keep shooting—searching for that rare moment when everything aligns and a photograph becomes something more than just a picture.

My cameras

Most of my photographs have been taken with a Canon EOS 550D. Over the years, my most frequently used lens has been the Tamron SP AF 17–50mm f/2.8—a versatile companion that has shaped much of my visual language. Alongside it, I often rely on the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, whose wide aperture allows me to explore depth and light more freely.

More recently, my work has been captured with the Leica Q2, equipped with the bright Summilux 28mm f/1.7 ASPH fixed lens. Its simplicity and optical character have encouraged a more intentional and focused approach to composition.

And, of course, when I am out and about, I often use my iPhone. Its compact form, computational photography, and versatile dual-camera system make it an everyday tool—always with me, always ready—allowing me to capture spontaneous moments that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Photography

Photography can serve many purposes. At its most functional, it simply documents reality. The passport photo is perhaps the most extreme example: neutral expression, fixed rules, no interpretation—just identification. At the opposite end, photography becomes pure expression. It is no longer about recording what is in front of the lens, but about translating perception, intuition, and emotion into an image. In that space, technique recedes and instinct takes over. For many of us, photography exists somewhere between these two poles. It documents, yes—but it also interprets. A photograph does not merely communicate what was there; it suggests how it felt, what drew the eye, why that moment mattered. Our response to an image is never purely optical. We see with our eyes, but we perceive with our minds. Interpretation is selective, shaped by memory, emotion, and experience—often unconsciously. Perhaps this is why a photograph can mean something entirely different to each viewer. And perhaps this is why I keep taking them.