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The question and the challenge was: you can photograph with dignity a great Carnival as that of Venice, leaving at home the camera and just using only your smartphone? I tried to get an answer. And here I suggest 5 pictures among hundreds taken Sunday, February 12. The judgment to you

I shot photographs from when I was 6 years old. I played with Threepenny machines up to 18. Then I discovered the reflex camera (first an old Zenit E, then Olympus OM1, OM2). I discovered the black and white (the mythical Ilford), the dark room. From 20 years to 45 I snapped, developed and printed thousands of photos. Especially dance, theatre, portraits. Almost always black and white. When digital arrived I was very wary. Then, slowly, I discovered the advantages in the use of digital cameras and, sometimes, Photoshop. I'm not a pro but (I think) a good amateur and today, 62 years old, I'm still taking hundreds of photos with Canon EOS 550D. I always love dance, theatre and portraits. But also the landscape, reportage and above all street photography. And now that I have the iPhone with Hipstamatic app, I discovered a wonderful chance to take pictures whenever I want...