My Favourite Space (Ongoing)









“I work slowly, with presence and care — whether I photograph a space, a person, or a detail.
My practice begins in conversation and unfolds in trust.
I use analog photography to stay close to what’s real,
to honour what is overlooked, and to see what’s already there.”















My Favourite Space (Ongoing)









“We create belonging not through ownership, but through ritual.
A shutter opened, a light switched by hand — these are the gestures that root us.”




















My Favourite Space — Publication

My Favourite Space — Publication














Domestic Dialogues — Exhibition
Domestic Dialogues — Exhibition









The Grant Family









“I never rush a photo, a portrait.
Even in brief encounters, I take time to be fully present.
The image is never staged — it grows out of trust and attentiveness.”
















Everyday Life — India

Everyday Life — India









A House in the Making









Rome









“Whether I photograph a person or an object,
I always meet them at eye level.
I don’t ask them to change — I move around them, looking for the soul of the moment.”










Portico — Exhibition






Portico — Exhibition










Reporting from Rome — Exhibition









“An exhibition should hold the same care as the photograph itself.
I think carefully about how each image sits in space — inviting people to slow down, to observe, and to feel.”










Wurlie











Wurlie
















Red Garden









Who Holds the Power to Shape Our Cities? — Publication



Afterparti




“I believe in the value of what’s physical, manual, and slow — because it holds memory.
The way I photograph, the way I move through a space, even the way I listen — it’s all part of the same rhythm.”






Permesso — Film


















Everyday Life — Egypt







Everyday Life — Egypt









“Film allows me to hold time a little longer.
Like my photography, it’s quiet and intentional — a way to observe how people relate to space, each other, and themselves.”










Uttarayan







West Coast









"I don’t edit my photographs. I don’t retouch, crop, or manipulate the colors. What you see is exactly how it was captured—honest, unaltered, and true to the moment. Film allows me to trust what’s there, to be fully present, and to let go once the shutter clicks."














 Kéré Architecture










 Skala Studio









“I photograph eye-to-eye.
I don’t direct people — I try to create a space where they can simply be.”










Stillness




Selected Portraits



















“Stillness isn’t the absence of movement — it’s the presence of attention.
My work is about noticing what usually passes unseen.”










Graduation Day at the AA









Una giornata particolare




Una giornata particolare









Bedford Square






Bedford Square










“My methodology is simple: time, trust, and attention.
I don’t take photographs — I spend time, and when the moment is right, the photograph reveals itself.”










A Home Truth — Publication









Naples
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