Up close. Far out.

Encounters. Edges. Light in the night.

Explore the photographs

01 / 08

SkinAndScooter

A portrait in the blue light of a tent.

Original post on Instagram

AVS — 018 photographsAn editorial selection by AVS

People in blue tent light, an encounter in the sunshine, a smile straight at the camera. Filippo D’Alessandro’s photographs begin at close range. Then the space opens up: a doorway, the lines of the city, a bright path through the night. Eight photographs between encounter and stillness.

Up close

Glances, gestures, a brief pause. Colour and black and white alternate; the closeness remains.

People and a blue moped in sunlight. — 02 / 08
**Blechwespen SKA**
An encounter in sunlight, with a blue moped in the middle.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

Black-and-white portrait of a laughing man in a training room. — 03 / 08
**Conquer your inner lion.**
An open smile in a training room.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

Two people lean their heads together. Black-and-white photograph. — 04 / 08
**No post title**
Two people, a moment of closeness.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

Out into the light

The gaze moves away from faces. An open doorway, sharp lines, light on a façade.

A scooter stands in a dark room in front of a bright, open doorway. Black-and-white photograph with a white border. — 05 / 08
**Ride. Sleep. Repeat.**
A scooter between a dark interior and a bright exit.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

Streetlights, railings and building edges form dark lines against a bright sky. Black-and-white photograph. — 06 / 08
**No post title**
Lamps, railings and shadows form a graphic composition.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

A sunlit city façade against dark clouds. — 07 / 08
**Neon Nights**
Sunlight on a city façade beneath a dark sky.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram

Into the night

At the end, a path opens. Light reaches into the darkness; the rest is still.

A snow-covered forest path is illuminated in the dark. — 08 / 08
**Awakened Dragon Shadows**
A snow-covered forest path in the light of night.
© Filippo D’Alessandro
Original post on Instagram