Tuesday, 26 March 2019

Bread and Circuses Architecture

It is election time soon, and time for our local authority to swing into bread and circuses ( panem et circenses) mode. 

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

A long neglected monastic complex, Chiostri di San Pietro was opened to the public last Saturday after a long and slow restoration. A new hyper modern conference block has been wedged into a corner of the site. Inside the obligatory multimedia light show was imposed over the Renaissance architecture.

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

The scene reminded me of those Architectural Autocad renderings that I see so often for my work, with lots of more than perfect trees and transparent people drifting though the shiny buildings. I tried to show this vibe in a couple of the shots in this set. 

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia


Putting people in the frame is a bit of a new departure for me when photographing architecture, the big problem is getting passers-by whose attire does not clash with the composition.  

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

My trusty EM5 shined as usual for the task of trying to get some interesting and “clean” architectural shots in an over crowded environment. 

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia

Chiostro San Pietro, Reggio Emilia


I used two bodies with a 12-35 2.8 and a 7-14 2.8 for this little Sunday morning diversion.


I intrude on a multimedia meal

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