The active roll as the stone rolls, in obedience to the stupidity of the laws of mechanics.<\/p>\n \u2014 Friedrich Nietzsche<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Equipped with a waterproof compact camera whose technical characteristics encourage a spontaneous and authentic aesthetic, the project distances itself from commercial hyperrealism and encourages a deeper connection with the surrounding world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The aim is capturing the punctum <\/em>described by Roland Barthes<\/em>\u2014the striking detail that captures the viewer’s attention and adds emotional depth to each image. This choice highlights the need for an intuitive and accessible approach to photography, allowing for a more thoughtful and genuine portrayal of reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An intoxication comes over the man who walks long and aimlessly through the streets. With each step, the walk takes on greater momentum; ever weaker grow the temptations of shops, of bistros, of smiling women, ever more irresistible the magnetism of the next streetcorner, of a distant mass of foliage, of a street name. Then comes hunger. Our man wants nothing to do with the myriad possibilities offered to sate his appetite. Like an ascetic animal, he flits through unknown districts\u2014until, utterly exhausted, he stumbles into his room, which receives him coldly and wears a strange air.<\/p>\n \u2014 Walter Benjamin<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n By adopting the spirit of the fl\u00e2neur in street photography, each image invites reflection in a world overshadowed by the ephemeral, countering the relentless pace of our digitally saturated and stimulus-rich lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stefano Carotenuto is a designer at the National Research Council of Italy and an amateur street photographer. Originally from Naples and now based in Milan, his photography has earned recognition from Magnum photographers Martin Parr and Steve McCurry, and has been showcased at international venues like Art Basel Week at the HistoryMiami Museum. He has been featured in interviews by photographer and writer Maurizio Fiorino in Corriere Della Sera Style Magazine and by photographer Mario Mencacci on FIAF.net. Stefano is also a co-author of the book “10 Street Photography”, published in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"This](\"http:\/\/localhost:10004\/wp-content\/uploads\/P8050065.jpg\")
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