Dario Solera Photography

On Black & White Photography

Dario Solera — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

I seldom make black & white photographs – but why is that? I think it mostly comes down to this: I love color, and turning a scene into monochrome feels like taking something important away. Which, ironically, is exactly why many photographers go for it. Honestly, I come across a lot of black and white […]

Photographing The Wrong Location

Dario Solera — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Last spring, as usual, I had to swap out my winter tires for summer ones. This chore usually goes like this: I check in at the tire shop, wait 1 to 1.5 hours, then come back, pay, and get my car back. The wait is usually boring, because… waiting is boring, I guess. So this […]

Postcards From…: My Snail Mail Club

Dario Solera — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

There’s a particular kind of magic in finding something in your mailbox that isn’t a bill. I’ve been thinking about that lately – and the fact that, meanwhile, the photos I make live and die on screens: seen once in a scroll, then gone. So I made something to fix that, at least a little. […]

How Not to Be a Jerk With a Camera

Dario Solera — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Not being a journalist or documentary photographer, I have a luxury: I get to choose what to show and what to hide – crop out, clone out, delete, or simply never point the lens there in the first place. I answer to no ethics but my own. (Terrifying, I know.) But that wasn’t always true. […]

Street Photography Is The Most Fulfilling

Dario Solera — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

When I started photographing many years ago, I didn’t know anything. I didn’t know what to capture, I didn’t know how to capture it, and I definitely didn’t know what to do with the photos afterward. But the most important thing I didn’t know was why I was releasing the shutter. I photographed whatever caught […]

I Posted On Socials Every Week For One Year

Dario Solera — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Twice a week, 58 weeks straight. Not a single week missed. I’ve been on a mission to maintain a consistent presence on non-mainstream social platforms – Mastodon, BlueSky, and X as a reference point – with the modest hope of getting some exposure and, who knows, maybe selling a zine or two. The secret to […]

I’ve Switched To Sony Full Frame

Dario Solera — Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, after approximately five minutes of “careful consideration,” I rage-purchased a used Sony α7CII with a 40mm f/2.5 G lens. I’d been feeling vaguely unsatisfied with my Lumix setup for a while – maybe bored, maybe restless, maybe just susceptible to late-night gear browsing. The usual. Here’s my situation: 99% of my […]

I’m Still Figuring Film Photography

Dario Solera — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

And not from a technical point of view. One thing I’ve noticed: if I’m carrying two cameras – one digital and one film – I either hesitate while deciding which to use, or I end up taking the same photo twice. Neither option is great. It wastes resources – mental and financial – and it […]

I’m Trying Film Photography

Dario Solera — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Notice the verb tense: trying, not tried. As I write this, I’ve already gone through six rolls of film on four different analog cameras. Why? When I mention that I’m shooting film – or when people see me using these ancient cameras – the first, obvious question is always the same: why? It all started […]

I’m Retiring PoTM

Dario Solera — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Yesterday, on a whim, I decided to put an end to my Print of The Month series. It started as an experiment – something fun and structured – but over time it slowly became more of a chore than a creative spark. And, if I’m being honest, it didn’t bring much visibility or financial return […]