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The lighting paired with his expression is lovely. :)

Lovely picture… it shows a typical scene, those are kind of my favourites. Italy has this magic in the simple things…

It is like a movie sceen

the light is perfect!

what a lovely shot.

oh yes Italy…great atmosphere!

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beautiful picture!!!! really beautiful picture! i love italy

You truly take excellent photos!

Wow, that's a picture!

The shop keepers in Italy look always so sophisticated and nice!

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Rome in all it's glory!

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He's such a happy man..

I would be too in that sunlight and in Rome!

Great smile !!

So happy you are in my city and so happy you are doing the OVS ads!

i pass by this place every now and then…it is gorgeous and the photo is just beautiful ::) can't wait to see some more shoots of my adoptive city :)

I agree with Fashion Snag, light it's amazing..:) I wish sooo much to enjoy the same light now in Milan.. but clouds clouds clouds…

Nice!

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Amazing photo, just love it !

Yes. I feel like I'm there.

Mmmm Pizza…mmm Rome. I hope I get pizza soon and I really hope I get to go to Rome eventually.

Ah, now this reminds me of the fabulously tender porchetta I ate in Rome.

I can recommend it to everyone. If you're in Rome, try the traditional porchetta with a glass of red wine.

You'll feel like the king of the world..

What a amazing photography!!!

I love it!

Aww this special light of Rome! This photograph reminds me that mood of the Romans you connect with – reserved friendliness..? and a similar doorstep picture of a restaurant owner I took in Rome a couple of years ago http://www.flickr.com/photos/ksushka/2216436805/

I love this post, thank you so much Scott!

I think you have another book in the making.

Aaaahhh! I'm mad for this shot! The crushed blacks, the texture of the wall, his goofy smile! I swear, I can barely stand to look at it for wanting to crawl into the screen. I must look away, but I can't.

Seems like my lovely grandpa!!

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I think the light is different in
Rome. Like the sun is perpetually setting, casting a golden glow over the ancient buildings.

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I love the art deco font of the sign above the doorway, so good, looks like the letters were taken from an old hotel or theater, I also like that they are slightly crooked which gives me the impression that they are in fact re-purposed.

Loving the place and mostly the colour composition Scot.. I heart your photos
LOx

The value in this photo is fantastic; as well as the addition of this jolly man. Well done!

what time is he due back in the O.R.? nice chiaroscuro photo.

Sart–
One of your most beautiful photos — ever!!!
Incredibly theatrical.
As America becomes coarser, dumber, and less civilized, Europe is all the more appealing.
–JW

Golden!

We love the light and his genuine smile.
2 thumbs up.

so typical of you…did you leave the fashion shows to go to the pizzeria?

His smile makes me smile… :)

oh very funny! the cover of Rome citiz french guide from Lonely Planet !! Garance one ? I made a photo a few months ago by crossing accidentally this shop and recognize the cover of my guide.

beautiful photo!!

so honest. complete and utter happiness.
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fantastic shot…great!!!!!

ITALIA!!!

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You have the true gift of photography. Not only do you capture moments people would normally pass by, you also seem to have the gift of being in the right place at the right time. Bravo.

TMS

While you're in Europe, do you think you could pass by a little village called Carquiranne in Toulon?…

I'm italian, and I love Italy for this things. You can find this sort of things in any little village and in big town, too.This is the true good reason for being italian.

I absolutely adore this style of letters. I am currently working on a font based on a similar design, actually. (I have been using it in the header of my blog for nearly a year). Thanks for the pic. The light in Rome in Autumn is always great!

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haha, is he really looks like a priest? hhmm, maybe a scientist. :-)

belissimo !

BEAUTIFUL!

more pictures of rome please!!!

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wonderfully charming. i want to be friends with that guy!

really great photograph. the lighting is just wonderful

The shot is iconic! Well captured.

Man, that's good

this picture is so beautiful, so natural!

Fantastic image!

That guy's smile is amazing. So joyful

A Sartorialist classic. Great composition, lovely light. The bloke is a gem.

lighting is breathtaking.

What happened to the fashionable people of Rome? Lovely and tipico, yes. Nice photo. But we tune in to see fashion!

I use to live in Rome and work nearby, he did amazing paninis on my lunch break :D! how wondeful to see him here!

WHERE IS THIS RESTAURANT? STREET??TAHNKS

Classic. To me, this is what style and beauty is about. A simple picture of a person, a real person.

I love that you have to guess what time period this is taken from. Everything in the picture points to an older, more moral and friendly time. However, since the picture is obviously taken with a 21st century camera, the viewer has a nice shock- Do people and places like this still exist? Yes, they do!

@fashionslap, pizzicheria is not where you can buy pizza (that would be pizzeria). pizzicheria is basically a delicatessen shop.

I love how happy he looks standing there (in what I presume is) afternoon sunlight. Such a chic, joyous and classic picture.

I can just feel the light on my skin, and his smile makes me just a little warmer.

Wonderful, amongst your other pictures..
Your a inspiration. Thanks!