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Feb 7, 2012, 11:23 am
Last month I was lucky enough to film a monthly travel program that airs on CNN International regarding the city of Rome. A bunch of locals were selected to participate, including Vino Roma, Irene de Vette, and the filmmakers of Italy Love It or Leave It. I personally took the crew to the Villa ... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 2:02 pm
Today I had the fortune of photographing (and helping color in) the second sidewalk chalk venture by Roman graphic designer Tommaso Guerra. We set up camp in Piazza Vittorio with other friends and he set to work in writing out a phrase in beautifully selected fonts all in white chalk. Think of ... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 6:47 am
Ok, so laundry hanging out of the window is a little cliche, however I like the tighty whitey underwear and so couldn’t resist. Plus the reflection in the window gave a nice warmth that I liked. Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2011, 3:46 pm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. We’ve been fortunate enough to have amazing weather in Rome and I’ve been enjoying some time with my family. I hope 2012 brings great things to everyone!
As my last shot of the year I have the Hotel Bernini Bristol, which is perched to one sid... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2011, 6:04 pm
To me this door in Pigneto is almost a collage of the cultures that live here. Comment - Like
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Dec 18, 2011, 2:58 pm
I don’t know whether it was the break in the weather or inspiration from attending a launch party for Lomo’s new movie camera (which I hope to try out after the holidays), but I finally took one of those long walks through the city like I used to all the time. It’s something I’ve always lo... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2011, 2:03 am
A rare chance to get the front of a building without cars parked in front in Pigneto. Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 6:29 pm
Taken tonight on the beautiful 19 tram during a trip across the city. Comment - Like
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Dec 3, 2011, 1:07 pm
On Thursday night I was lucky enough to be able to attend the preview party at MACRO for Enel Contemporanea 2011. For the past five years Enel, Italy’s largest power provider, has sponsored a competition for artists to submit art projects based on the theme of energy. This year the winner was ... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2011, 3:53 pm
Lucamaleonte is someone that anyone following street art in Rome knows. He belongs to the first generation of artists, starting out joining TTS with Diamond and JB Rock a few years into their journey and sharing a studio space with Sten + Lex up until earlier this year. However, since I began ph... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2011, 6:44 pm
One of the advantages of having Laszlo Biro, who put on my show this summer, move right around the corner from me is that I’m lucky enough to be able to sneak over for previews of their shows. Knowing that Diamond would be locking himself inside all this week to paint their entire space was enou... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2011, 8:23 am
When walking around I’m always looking for small little details that catch my eye and I’m especially attracted to doorways and other architectural elements that I can take photographic details of and create my own pattern. This interesting metal and glass doorway in Pigneto was perfect, as the... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2011, 2:28 pm
I was heading to the post office yesterday when I passed a building sandwiched in between the train station and Piazza della Repubblica that I have passed many times before. For some reason I started observing the interesting shape to this building, it’s 18th century curves and lines, all aband... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 9:24 pm
All summer the Progetto Waves (curated by Walls) has been going on in Civitavecchia, a town most well known to travelers as the port of call for Rome. One of the most publicized murals to come out of the initiative is by the young Spanish artist Aryz, but I decided to make the trek out this evenin... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 12:48 pm
I apologize that I have been missing in action for a bit. I’m currently writing from the US, where I just witnessed one of my close friends get married. My trip back to the US also brought me a camera upgrade, which I’m very excited about, so I’ll be bringing you new Rome images from my Re... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 10:02 am
I took this image Friday night at Fanfulla 101, which always has great atmosphere for photo taking. For some reason I became fascinated by the sound board and highlighting that in the image while also getting the DJ in the background. The act for the night was a solo act from Nebraska that was prett... Comment - Like
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Aug 28, 2011, 7:41 pm
Probably one of the most popular photos I’ve ever taken was this image of a Sten + Lex poster in front of the club Rising Love back in 2009. The short lived poster was beautiful and I must not have been the only one to think so, as it’s the image of mine that I’ve found both online and in ... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2011, 5:09 pm
In front of the information kiosk by Santa Maria Maggiore most tourists stand blindly by the bus stop not even really paying attention to the curious plastic hut that has been stretched over a bench. However, those in the area all know it’s the makeshift home of an elderly woman who lives inside... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2011, 6:45 pm
As usual, I’m back from vacation just as the city empties out into a peaceful August. Walking around Pigneto tonight it was almost deserted except for the little mouse that skittered down the sidewalk. I think I say this every year, but I truly love staying in Rome during this period. It m... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 6:13 pm
In late June artist Ericailcane came to Rome to paint a huge facade in the Laurentino 38 neighborhood. Created in the mid-70s, this area was supposed to be a sort of new “casa popolare” in Rome, but has turned into one of the most degraded areas of the city, and one with a bit of an unsavory rep... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2011, 8:30 pm
I got word last night that a new wall was being painted in the Salaria area so headed up to via Lariana 14 after work to check it out. Sure enough, I encountered a wall in progress with work by Lucamaleonte, Flavio Solo, Hopnn, Cancelletto, and a few others. The initiative is part of Summer Tale... Comment - Like
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Jul 17, 2011, 6:59 am
Located on the elegant via Monserrato, the Caffe’ Peru is one of those old time bars that never changes. It doesn’t try to become trendy or redo its interior in a sleek and elegant manner. No, the Caffe’ Peru stays the same, but the locals know that they can get excellent coffee and good s... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 6:50 am
The stone bench that runs around the border of the Palazzo Farnese is part of what makes the square a great place for lounging. There aren’t a lot of places with public seating in Rome and so people take advantage and relax in the square. I just had to photograph this couple, who are so elegan... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2011, 8:20 pm
The summer sun is something we’ve been getting a lot of lately, maybe too much in the past few days. It’s been boiling hot here in Rome, but there is still nothing like the golden summer sunset to make my photographer’s heart content. I happened to be in Piazza Farnese last week and was re... Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2011, 10:13 am
I must say that I feel extremely lucky to have such talented friends in my life and Jessica Harris, whom I’ve written before about in the blog, is one such friend. Jessica presented her new Fall/Winter 2011 collection on Friday night at the Pio Monti Gallery in Piazza Mattei. The presentation was ... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2011, 6:01 pm
A few weeks ago I was up at the Campidoglio to shoot a wedding and before the bride and groom arrived, I took the time for some people watching….or should I say “Wedding Watching.” Wow, I could go back there every week and some up with something new every time; it’s a zoo! I loved these ta... Comment - Like
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Jun 29, 2011, 6:23 pm
And the subway work marches on. Metro A closes at 9 pm until April 2012 everyday except Saturday so that they can get work done for Metro C. Notice the stencils by Hogre and But on the walls of the Piazza del Popolo station. Comment - Like
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Jun 25, 2011, 11:35 am
It makes me sad when I see hordes of tourists crowded into restaurants that I feel were created especially for them. Tables crowded outside under scaffolding with tattered checkered tableclothes and a greeter who calls out to you when you walk by. I know all about it because they see Anglo-Saxon m... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 2:09 pm
June 26 my newest exhibit, Street Scenes, opens along the Tiber River as part of Laszlo Biro’s summer on Lungotevere Ripa. Eight huge panels, each 135 Comment - Like
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Jun 20, 2011, 7:14 pm
Taken today on my way into Termini Station using my iPhone. Anyone who has paid attention to some of the scrawled out tags written all over Roman buildings will recognize the names, Reps, Nemo, and Jago for sure. Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2011, 8:37 am
A couple of weekends ago the talented Italian street artists James Kalinda and Centina were at Strike to present their new book Atroce. While they were in town they also left their mark on the walls of Strike and I was lucky enough to get the heads up and photograph the work in progress. I couldn... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2011, 6:09 pm
A big vote is coming up here on June 12 and 13 as a nationwide referendum is being held on nuclear power and the privatization of public water supplies, among other issues. There have been huge campaigns out, mostly those in favor of the “Yes” vote, which would stop nuclear power from being rev... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2011, 5:24 pm
Enjoying a warm and summery day in Rome on the rooftops of Pigneto. Unfortunately it downpoured about 45 minutes later…. Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 5:50 pm
There are a lot of photos that I’ve never published, either because I didn’t like them at the time or I just moved on to other topics before putting them on the blog. Looking back through my archives tonight I was struck by this image taken in San Lorenzo in February 2009. It was my first afte... Comment - Like
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May 11, 2011, 1:53 am
Back in February Mr. Klevra pasted a poster of St. Sebastian outside of the Dorothy Circus Gallery, which, if aimed to call their attention to his art, apparently worked, as you can now purchase some of his pieces inside and they recently asked him to come back and paste a second poster (this time w... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2011, 7:49 pm
This past weekend was the Road to Contemporary Art, the annual contemporary art fair held at MACRO (see last year’s write up here). I went on Thursday to have a wander around, as there is always an interesting mix of Italian and international galleries and the MACRO is such a cool space to hold a... Comment - Like
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May 9, 2011, 3:20 pm
This made me stop, put down my grocery bags and whip out the camera. Comment - Like
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May 7, 2011, 4:11 pm
This was what I faced when coming home from work on Friday afternoon. Disgusting and horrifying, but the smell that pervaded the air in Pigneto betrayed the truth that we’d been living in a waste dump for the past week. Further photos taken all over Roma Est show that the situation is dire and A... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2011, 1:35 pm
The build up to the beatification of Pope John Paul II has led us to this weekend. Pilgrims, nuns, and priests have flocked to the capital and I took this image this afternoon by Santa Maria Maggiore. A group of nuns taking a photo of themselves before visiting the church. The square was swarmed ... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 2:31 pm
This is a phrase I first learned of when I was 15 years old and took a history course on World War I and World War II, and so it stopped me dead in my tracks yesterday when I went down to the Ponte del Pigneto to photograph a newly installed artwork and saw what has now been all over the news here f... Comment - Like
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Apr 20, 2011, 5:41 pm
This image, taken on the side of Santa Maria Maggiore, ended up becoming part of this. Comment - Like
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Apr 17, 2011, 6:42 pm
Monday, April 18, at 7 pm the newest exhibition from Eikonprojekt opens at the Teatro Palladium in Garbatella as part of NuFactory‘s Oversize series. It’s funny to think how far this little project between myself, Mr. Klevra, and Omino71 has come over the last 18 months and I really think that ... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2011, 4:46 pm
Artcock‘s newest installation, inspired Vermeer’s famous painting, on via Cavour was the subject of some photos I took yesterday. My favorites are these two, taken from across the street, as I think they play on the idea of glances, with the protagonist of the poster looking straight at us and ... Comment - Like
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