On a blooming thistle, two worlds brush past one another. A small bee and a red-spotted moth meet at the very same moment, on the same flower, unaware of each other’s presence.
Side light reveals every detail: the insect’s fuzz, the iridescent shimmer of the wings, the soft spines of the buds.
Shot with a 300mm macro lens, the image flattens perspective and melts the background into a soft blur, gently wrapping the scene in depth and silence.
Frozen in this instant, every form seems balanced, every motion suspended.
It’s a close-up look at a gesture as old as time, pollination, transformed into a theatrical encounter of form, color, and purpose.
Born in Milan on November 28, 1977, I’ve been living in Bormio for many years, where I work as a ski instructor and draw endless inspiration from the surrounding mountains and nature.
Photography, to me, is not just about representation, it’s about interpretation.
Many of my..
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