Danilo Leonardi

Contributing Author

London based freelance photographer and videographer utilising both film and digital equipment. My instagram @daniloleonardistreet and @daniloleonardionfilm

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London in a Fishbowl
A Looking Glass, Unfamiliar Take on the Everyday
August 18, 2022
An exploration of London's famous landmarks from the fish-eye-lens’ photographic perspective, what that means for the observer, and the tools that create this unusual view.
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Clusters of Discrete Dots
Photographing Hammersmith Bridge on Sub-Miniature Film
June 28, 2022
Exploring architectural photography on 110 film format with Minolta 110 Zoom SLR mark II subminiature camera.
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On Thresholds and Snapshots
The Lighthouses of Dovercourt Bay
December 9, 2021
After the end of the first COVID lockdown, my first trip out of London in weeks was to Dovercourt Bay - a drive of about 100 km (or a little over 60 miles) Southeast of Central London. At Dovercourt Bay there are two disused lighthouses considered of historic significance.
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Travels With Diana
When the 2-Metre Social Distancing Rule Stopped
September 26, 2021
The restrictions on social gatherings, including the social distancing rule to keep two meters apart, came to an end in England on 19 July 2021. As the pandemic itself has not come to an end yet, the authorities have continued asking the public to follow some of the more basic rules such as regular handwashing, wearing a mask where recommended, etc.
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Canon EF, an FD-Mount 35mm SLR Camera
The Irresistible Appeal of the Non-Revolutionary
August 31, 2021
An extremely detailed article; the history, use, and quirks of this mid-range Canon SLR.
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Trafalgar Square in the Time of COVID
Are We All in This Together?
April 20, 2021
The words pursued Dr. Juvenal Urbino on the drive home: “this death trap of the poor. ” It was not a gratuitous description. For the city, his city, stood unchanging on the edge of time (… )— Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “Love in the Time of Cholera”, London: Penguin Books, 2014 edition, at page 22.
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Daydreams in Lockdown
A Photographic Journey From the Windowsill to the Streets of London
September 21, 2020
The light has sunk into the earth The image of Darkening of the Light Thus does the superior man live with the great mass He veils his light, yet still shines. — Hexagram 36, “I Ching or Book of Changes. ” “Wow, yours is a photographer’s fridge! ” a friend of mine said loudly from the kitchen when he went to get milk for the coffees.
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My Olympus Pen FV
The Elegance of Accomplished Engineering and Invention
September 14, 2020
A detailed review of the only professional-grade half-frame film SLR, its unique features, and an incredible lens selection.
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A Terrace in the Sky
Exploring the Pedestrian Platform, Elevated Over the Bank of Thames River
July 9, 2020
The flâneur’s philosophy is to seek to understand the city by experiencing it on foot. It is an urban exploration that involves embracing serendipity and chance discoveries. A few years ago, I came across a public terrace with views of the Thames located at the back of St.
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Nostalgia for an Undefined Something
Panorama Photographs of Brexit Fans Near the British Parliament
June 18, 2020
From late 2018 to early 2020, I spent many a spare moment photographing in the area surrounding the British Parliament, Parliament Square and Westminster tube station. I would train my camera at the various groups of people protesting, marching or merely standing in front of Parliament for and against the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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London in a Fishbowl

A Looking Glass, Unfamiliar Take on the Everyday

August 18, 2022

Clusters of Discrete Dots

Photographing Hammersmith Bridge on Sub-Miniature Film

June 28, 2022

On Thresholds and Snapshots

The Lighthouses of Dovercourt Bay

December 9, 2021

Travels With Diana

When the 2-Metre Social Distancing Rule Stopped

September 26, 2021

Canon EF, an FD-Mount 35mm SLR Camera

The Irresistible Appeal of the Non-Revolutionary

August 31, 2021

Trafalgar Square in the Time of COVID

Are We All in This Together?

April 20, 2021

Daydreams in Lockdown

A Photographic Journey From the Windowsill to the Streets of London

September 21, 2020

My Olympus Pen FV

The Elegance of Accomplished Engineering and Invention

September 14, 2020

A Terrace in the Sky

Exploring the Pedestrian Platform, Elevated Over the Bank of Thames River

July 9, 2020

Nostalgia for an Undefined Something

Panorama Photographs of Brexit Fans Near the British Parliament

June 18, 2020

Meet the Analog.Cafe authors!