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Rome

Everyday life, enduring stone

A kiss in a square, a scooter beside an old facade, a solitary figure caught in a diagonal of light. These photographs of Rome follow everyday life against the city’s enduring stone, bringing small, fleeting moments into conversation with the architecture around them.

GALLERY VIEWA closer look, at your pace.

Pedestrians pass a stone facade while a scooter crosses the foreground

A couple kisses in a square surrounded by ornate buildings

A lone pedestrian crosses a square between classical buildings

A person in a long coat walks away down a narrow street

A silhouette passes a wall cut by diagonal sunlight

Three women with long hair walk away through a square

A man stands smoking at a street corner

People wait beside a long pale wall

A person walks uphill between parked cars carrying a shopping bag

Pedestrians in contrasting outfits cross a cobbled square

A man stands in a doorway holding an object in his hands

A woman sits at an outdoor cafe table

Faces and raised arms fill a crowded street scene

A woman in pale clothes walks across a sunlit cobbled street

A small dog stands near people sitting beside a street corner

A man stands on a tiled pavement using walking supports

A woman stands beside a small weathered street kiosk

A couple stands closely together among pedestrians

A man with a walking stick stands between decorated shutters

A pedestrian walks through a narrow lane with a chair outside

Pedestrians and a scooter rider pass one another on a city street

Pedestrians pass an angel statue on a bridge

A pedestrian's silhouette crosses a sharply divided wall of light and shade

Three people sit on a stone bench viewed from above

A woman looks back while crossing a busy square

People gather around a stone fountain under dramatic clouds

A person leans against the corner of a building

Two people sit together, one reading an open book

A man crosses a sunlit street outside a cafe

A couple embraces beneath a one-way sign

People gather at a viewpoint with a fortress in the distance

A man stands facing a street beside seated people

A woman holds a small dog while looking at her phone

An older woman carries a dog through a crowd

A young person in a cap and glasses looks toward the camera

A person gestures downward at a street corner

People wait under a bus shelter

A transparent umbrella decorated with a cat face rests beside a bicycle

An older man with walking supports stands outside a cafe

A hand rests on a rounded metal bollard

An older woman wearing glasses looks toward the camera

A silhouetted man looks across a river

Two people walk away arm in arm along a pavement

A bird flies beneath a decorative wall sculpture

Two people sit at a small outdoor restaurant table

A couple sits closely together on the steps of a fountain

Pedestrians pass a horse-drawn carriage

A man walks beside a wall lined with sharp human shadows

A man walks beneath a large inscription on a stone wall

A person with white hair stands before a circular metal railing

People sit beneath closed umbrellas on a waterfront terrace

A couple kisses against a stone wall

A person with white hair reads a newspaper outdoors

A seated person holds an open book in front of their face

A person lies beside a fountain with belongings bundled nearby

A pedestrian crosses sunlit cobblestones in silhouette

A person walks along a wall split by diagonal shade

A pedestrian walks past a long wall under overhead wires

A man sits beneath a closed shutter and a religious wall niche

A couple kisses while sitting against wooden doors

An adult and child walk away along a pavement

A seated man faces an outdoor market

Two young people sit together on a low wall

A person in a long dark outfit stands beside a column

Two silhouetted figures stand on the shoreline beneath the sun

A person walks along the beach beyond wooden changing huts

A pedestrian crosses a sunlit road carrying an open umbrella

A person stands beside a seaside railing under dramatic clouds

Two people sit on a seawall looking toward the beach

A distant person walks along the sea behind wooden posts

A shirtless man stands facing the sea

A performer balances upside down with fabric billowing above

Two men stand outside a shop beneath price signs

Pedestrians cross a shaded passage with bright light behind them

A man stands beside shop signs on a narrow pavement

A person perches on a roadside bollard

A face looks out through a partly shuttered window

A person in a long dark coat walks past arched doorways

People sit and walk along a low stone wall

A person walks several dogs along a cobbled lane

People stand together in a crowd beside stone columns

A man carries a young child on his shoulders

A smiling bearded man wears a beanie and glasses

A young man poses beside a fence

Two women stand in an open doorway on a wet street

Woman standing beside a market stall on a narrow street

Visitor raises a camera toward a building in Rome

People crossing a cobbled square beneath a cloudy sky

Woman in a hat waiting beside a bus

Man in a dark coat standing on a broad city street

Man smoking beside a shop window

Pedestrian crossing a shaft of sunlight on a narrow street

Visitors point across a square beside an entrance sign

Smiling woman among visitors in a square

Three visitors taking a photograph together in a crowded square

Two people carry tall instrument cases through a square

Woman beside a stone parapet under a cloud-filled sky

A pedestrian passes a huge portrait advertisement

Man in a suit carrying a folded umbrella

Woman walking beside a tall stone wall

Man seated at a cafe table with his chin resting on his hand

A woman looks toward a domed building across a square

A woman laughs with her head tilted back

Young man among pedestrians on a crowded street

Couple leaning together on a bench

A woman walks beside a streetlamp and barred windows

Man walking past a shuttered window in strong sunlight

Woman leaning against a stone balustrade

People seated beneath a monumental statue

An older man with a white beard smiles beside a textured wall

Portrait of a smiling man in a striped sweater

Man standing in a narrow strip of sunlight beside a doorway

Pedestrian carrying a long rolled sheet across the street

Two men leaning on a barrier outside a shop

Silhouette beneath an ornate archway

Woman seated beside a fountain in a busy square

Pedestrian and shadow beside a shop window

Man carrying a large umbrella on his shoulder

Person wearing a pointed mask against a stone wall

Woman reclining with her head resting in another person's lap

People moving on a broad flight of steps

A man stands beside a stone bench on a sunlit street

Man seated on a bench in a paved square

Man standing against a wall beside a barred window

Two suited men walk side by side along a stone wall

Birds fly around a man standing beside a bicycle

A small pedestrian passes a monumental stone facade

Bird taking flight beside another perched on a stone post

Family walking along a shaded beach promenade

Silhouetted people and rocks reflect in still water

Woman sheltering beneath an umbrella on a bridge

Child wearing a hat seated on stone steps

Person carrying bags through a doorway

Lone pedestrian walking beside a tall stone facade

Man carrying an umbrella along a busy pavement

Three people standing by a doorway

Pedestrian crossing a broad zebra crossing

Women walking together along a busy shopping street

Child and adults outside a stone building

Faces among a crowd on a narrow street

Child inside a covered carriage

Woman in a rain poncho crossing a wet square

Woman looking down at an item in her hands among pedestrians

Man walking beside a closed metal shutter

Beach lookout tower and long shadow on the sand

Two figures standing at the water's edge

Women talking together outdoors

Older man standing on a beach with his arms folded

Child playing near driftwood as two people approach the sea

Young people standing on a sunlit promenade

Woman seen through a tram window

Person seated beside a building as pedestrians pass

Face and street reflections in a shop window

Benches and trees in a city garden

Two young people in hooded tops walking on cobblestones

Man holding papers on a narrow street

People sitting and standing beside a small cafe

Woman walking through a shaded passage

Man seated beside stacked outdoor furniture

Two smiling children beside a park bench

Woman beneath an equestrian statue and cloudy sky

People gathered beside a garden fence

Men standing among parked scooters

Pedestrian beside a car on a sunlit street

A man walks a small dog beside a wire fence

Woman sitting inside an open van at a market

Dog beside a stall selling small objects

Market seller seated behind a display of assorted goods

Man sitting among old cameras and market objects

Man reading a book at an outdoor market

Older man looking at a book in a busy market

Man carrying a shopping bag between market stalls

Two women walking together at an outdoor market

Market stall with framed pictures and a crowd of shoppers

Man standing in a public telephone booth

Person lying under a blanket on a bench

Young person beside a bus shelter advertisement

People waiting beneath an elevated roadway

Passenger waiting beside a city bus

Buildings reflected in the windows of a bus

Person lifting the lid of a large street bin

Woman turning toward the camera in a crowd

Adult crouching beside a child in a pushchair

Group of women in religious habits gathered outdoors

Person seated at the base of a long colonnade

Man looking toward posters pasted on a wall

Man leaning against a low wall in the shade

Person reclining on a park bench

Man with folded arms standing before a metal shutter

People seated on a bench among parked scooters

Group resting against the base of a stone monument

Person lying on the cobbles of a large square

Visitors standing beside a fountain

Woman looking upward beside a colonnade

People sit in the shade of massive stone columns

Pedestrians walking along a busy pavement

Visitors taking a photograph with a tablet

Women seated at the base of stone columns

People seated outside a cafe with drinks

People gathered around outdoor cafe tables

Tree and distant figures in a paved square

Three people standing beside a stone wall

Figure at the end of a dark vaulted passage

Two women seated on a wall overlooking the city

Visitors seated together outdoors

Two people looking over a wall toward the city

Person descending steps beside a modern white building

Women and children seated together outdoors

Older people resting on stone steps

Figure carrying an umbrella on sunlit steps

A seated man looks at his hand beside a covered walkway

Pedestrians walking alongside a stone building

Man wearing sunglasses beside a street poster

Older woman walking beside parked bicycles

People walking beneath an elevated roadway

Woman in a light coat beneath a covered walkway

Woman walking beside a fence with a bus behind her

Woman walking beneath a long arched canopy

Man wearing sunglasses beside a shop entrance

People walking along a sunlit pavement

Portrait of a smiling older woman wearing a knitted cap

Man walking away along a narrow pavement

Young people sitting on stone steps

Young man in a cartoon-print sweatshirt among a crowd

Portrait of a young man wearing glasses

Three women eating ice cream outdoors

Group smiling beside stone columns

Two women sitting on steps looking at a phone

Young woman among people on a busy street

Man carrying a large display board along a street

Four women seated together beside a street kiosk

Portrait of an older man wearing a brimmed hat

People sharing a bench beneath an umbrella

Young woman looking upward in a crowd

Pedestrians passing in front of a stone facade

Portrait of a young person wearing a dark knitted hat and scarf

Man sitting on a low wall beside steps

Two young people walking together in a square

Woman looking back along a wet narrow passage

Two young women sit together on steps behind a railing

A couple embraces beside a stone balustrade amid passing tourists

Two smiling women standing outdoors

Woman leaning over another person seated on a bench

A young person with dark curly hair poses in a street

Portrait of a young man in a dark shirt

Couple seated close together on stools outside a bar

Two young people standing side by side against a wall

Three pedestrians moving past a doorway

Child wearing glasses standing among adults

Young man looking back on a city street

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