Luciano Battagliero

Photos

From time to time, I manage to capture something that feels worth sharing; these are some of those moments.

The editing is very light: just a few basic adjustments and occasionally a black-and-white filter.

Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0(opens in new tab)

2026

March

The interior of an Art Deco building in black and white: tall geometric pendant lights hang from a high ceiling above curved multi-level balconies with ornate zebra-stripe railings, large windows flooding the atrium with light

Pullman Hotel

Miami, USA

The facade of the Lincoln Theatre in Miami Beach: a white Art Deco building with a vertical LINCOLN neon sign, the Lincoln Theatre marquee below, and a palm tree in the foreground

Lincoln Theatre

Miami, USA

February

A person walks away along a narrow path covered in scattered driftwood and debris, stretching toward the horizon across a vast, flat tidal beach under an overcast sky.

Salinas Grandes

San José de Las Salinas, Argentina

2025

May

A pebbly lakeshore curves toward a dense, misty forest of green and gold trees climbing a hillside, with low clouds drifting through the canopy.

Lago Gutiérrez

Bariloche, Argentina

April

A snow-dusted mountain peak rises behind interconnected lakes and forested hills under a moody, cloud-filled sky.

Cerro Campanario

Bariloche, Argentina

A black-and-white photograph of two people standing at the top of a grand marble staircase with ornate wrought-iron railings, flanked by large tapestries and classical columns inside an elegant building.

Museo Palacio Ferreyra

Córdoba, Argentina

A tall, slender concrete communications tower with a tapered profile rises against a deep blue sky, seen from below next to a pedestrian bridge with a metal railing.

Faro del Bicentenario

Córdoba, Argentina

January

Silhouettes of people strolling along a waterfront promenade at golden hour, with trees and lampposts framed against a warm, glowing sky.

Viña del Mar, Chile

2024

December

A black-and-white close-up of the upper arc of a large Ferris wheel, showing its spokes, structural framework, and enclosed passenger gondolas against an overcast sky.

La Gran Rueda

Viña del Mar, Chile

October

Two people silhouetted on a balcony at dusk, looking at a phone together, framed by the dark interior of a building and flanked by two warm wall-mounted lamps.

Santiago, Chile

A black-and-white photograph looking down a long, tiled underground pedestrian tunnel with fluorescent ceiling lights, a few distant figures walking toward the far end.

Santiago, Chile

A close-up of a large geometric stained-glass window in bold panels of orange, blue, cyan, red, and purple, crisscrossed by dark steel structural beams.

Centro Gabriela Mistral

Santiago, Chile

The ornate tower of a historic church reflected and distorted in the glass curtain wall of a modern building, creating a layered contrast between old and new architecture.

Santiago, Chile

A straight two-lane road stretches toward distant mountains under towering cumulus clouds lit by the setting sun, with a lone vehicle approaching and scattered trees lining the roadside.

Cerro El Morro

San Luis, Argentina

September

A street lamp framed perfectly between diagonal bridge cables against a clear blue sky, with a small daytime moon visible nestled in the gap of the lamp fixture.

Puente 450 Aniversario

Córdoba, Argentina

A cable-stayed bridge silhouetted against a hazy golden sunset, its tall angled pylon and radiating cables backlit, with small figures visible crossing the bridge deck and a high-rise building to the left.

Puente 450 Aniversario

Córdoba, Argentina

The top of a weathered building with a large faded typographic mural of block letters on its facade, seen past rooftops and bare tree branches under a blue sky.

Córdoba, Argentina

An ornate baroque cathedral dome and bell towers in cream-colored stone, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, with a clay tile roof in the foreground.

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción

Córdoba, Argentina

June

Close-up of a Gothic church facade featuring a large ornate rose window with petal-shaped tracery, surrounded by red and multicolored brickwork, pointed spires, and small sculpted figures along a stone balustrade.

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón

Córdoba, Argentina

A white cable-stayed bridge pylon rises above a dense line of green trees, partially obscured by foliage, viewed from behind a white metal railing on an overcast day.

Puente 450 Aniversario

Córdoba, Argentina

May

A modernist black bar cart and chair are displayed against a bold black-and-white geometric patterned wall, with a glass dome and small objects arranged on the cart's surface.

Córdoba, Argentina

A dramatic upward view of a white cable-stayed bridge pylon shot from its base, with steel suspension cables fanning out symmetrically on both sides against an overcast grey sky.

Puente 450 Aniversario

Córdoba, Argentina

2023

December

A high-contrast black-and-white photograph looking through a dark interior window with ornate wrought-iron bars toward a small courtyard fountain and a building wall beyond.

Ucacha, Argentina

October

A long concrete pergola with evenly spaced square columns stretches into the distance along a gravel path, flanked by open green lawns and mature trees on an overcast day.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves

Oporto, Portugal

A large polished oval mirror sculpture mounted on a stone pedestal sits at the center of a formal garden with low trimmed hedges, reflecting the surrounding trees and sky.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves

Oporto, Portugal

A pink Art Deco museum building with tall glass windows and a manicured garden, fronted by a large black Calder-style mobile sculpture with colorful red, blue, and yellow shapes, and a stepped water fountain in the foreground.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves

Oporto, Portugal

Two narrow adjoining townhouses on a European street — one clad in vivid green tiles with white-framed windows, the other a stone-faced building with ornate carved details and a dormer window — flanked by trees.

Oporto, Portugal

A black-and-white low-angle photograph of a weathered angular stone statue of a robed figure with outstretched cloak, standing against a pale sky with treetops in the background.

Oporto, Portugal

A colorful street corner showing a restaurant's neon sign reading 'Rio Grande' in red letters alongside a 'Restaurante' sign in blue, framed by abundant artificial flowers.

Oporto, Portugal

A geometric mural on a whitewashed exterior wall, depicting concentric warped rectangular lines creating an optical-illusion tunnel effect, in a quiet cobblestoned alley.

Oporto, Portugal

A red steel suspension bridge spans across the frame viewed from below at street level, with overhead tram wires crossing the scene and a distant hilltop statue with outstretched arms visible through the bridge's structure.

Ponte 25 de Abril

Lisbon, Portugal

A high-contrast black-and-white photograph of a dark industrial corridor leading toward a brightly lit doorway, where a lone figure stands silhouetted against the light, with overhead lamps casting reflections on the floor.

Ponte 25 de Abril

Lisbon, Portugal

An abstract upward view of parallel concrete and steel skybridge walkways cutting diagonally across a pale blue sky, with modern building facades featuring horizontal louvers visible on either side.

Lisbon, Portugal

A white modernist apartment building with stacked balconies and decorative perforated concrete screen blocks, photographed from below through a tangle of overhead tram and electrical wires against a clear sky.

Lisbon, Portugal

A large-scale outdoor sculpture shaped like a diamond ring — its band made from connected bronze car wheel rims and topped with a translucent glass diamond — frames a hazy view of a distant sailboat on foggy water.

Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia

Lisbon, Portugal

A black-and-white photo of silhouetted figures walking along a wide waterfront promenade beneath a dramatic curved architectural canopy, with a glassed-in cafe area on the right and the shimmering sea in the background.

Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia

Lisbon, Portugal

A red suspension bridge stretches across a wide river under a pale blue sky, with a tall statue on a pedestal visible on the distant hillside behind it.

Ponte 25 de Abril

Lisbon, Portugal

A long, narrow reflecting pool leads toward a white stone sculpture of rearing horses, flanked by trees and colorful banners, with a building visible behind the monument.

Lisbon, Portugal

A lone sailboat with its sails furled drifts on calm, gray water, while a suspension bridge and a tall monument fade into thick fog in the background.

Lisbon, Portugal

Two silhouetted figures stand on a narrow wooden footbridge extending over wet sand toward an old stone fortified tower with crenellated battlements, under an overcast sky.

Torre de Belém

Lisbon, Portugal

An aerial view of a grand public square with a central equestrian monument on an ornate pedestal, pedestrians casting long shadows across the patterned stone pavement, and the sunlit sea visible beyond the waterfront edge.

Praça do Comércio

Lisbon, Portugal

A black-and-white photo looking through a monumental stone archway at a crowd of people walking toward an equestrian statue on a pedestal, with traffic lights and power lines framing the scene.

Praça do Comércio

Lisbon, Portugal

A tall, twisting chrome sculpture reflecting the sky stands on a sidewalk in front of a grand stone building with classical facades, while pedestrians walk past on a sunny day.

Praça do Comércio

Lisbon, Portugal

A tall concrete elevator tower with an enclosed walkway bridge connecting it to a neighboring building rises above traditional facades, shot from street level against a moody blue sky.

Bilbao, Spain

A suspended gondola car hangs from cables over a calm river, crossing toward a waterfront lined with apartment buildings, with industrial cranes and mountains visible in the hazy distance.

Puente de Vizcaya

Bilbao, Spain

A person in a white coverup walks across a wide, dark-sand beach toward the water, with scattered sunbathers and white cliffs topped by residential buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

Bilbao, Spain

A sliver of bright blue ocean and pale coastal cliffs is framed between two red-brick apartment buildings, with a palm tree and green garden visible below.

Bilbao, Spain

Six glowing blue square glass panels set into a dark surface, seen from below, show rippling water above and the shadowy silhouette of a person standing on one of them.

Bilbao, Spain

A black-and-white photo of large, dark curved metal sculptures emerging from a mist of steam or fog on a ridged metal platform, with glass-fronted modern buildings in the background.

Bilbao, Spain

The angular upper corner of a modernist building with sculptural concrete reliefs and a dark glass-wrapped cantilevered top floor, shot from below against a vivid blue sky with a jet contrail streaking past.

Bilbao, Spain

White cable-stay bridge cables fan out diagonally across the frame, with a sleek glass skyscraper tower standing behind them against a deep blue sky.

Bilbao, Spain

A modern metro station with a curved, ribbed silver ceiling, a grey-and-red train stopped at the platform, and a nearly empty platform with fluorescent lighting reflecting off the polished floor.

Bilbao, Spain

A dome-shaped golden building reflected in the vertical-striped glass facade of a modern structure, framed by pine tree branches in the foreground.

Barcelona, Spain

A whimsical star-shaped glazed doughnut with a chocolate-dipped bottom and a small white icing cap, sitting on a teal ceramic plate against a bright orange surface.

Barcelona, Spain

A wide tree-lined promenade with tall plane trees forming a natural canopy, their pale mottled trunks flanking a paved walkway that leads toward a small green kiosk tower in the center.

Parc de l'Espanya Industrial

Barcelona, Spain

An urban park featuring a reflective pool flanked by tall cypress trees and several industrial-style tower structures with domed tops and metal frameworks, under an overcast sky.

Parc de l'Espanya Industrial

Barcelona, Spain

September

The ornate top of a tall bronze column showing a statue of a figure in a cloak pointing outward, surrounded by detailed sculptural reliefs and smaller figures, set against a vivid blue sky.

Monumento a Colón

Barcelona, Spain

An aerial view of a lone rower in a single scull gliding across dark, sun-dappled water, with the oars extended and a shimmering wake trailing behind.

Florence, Italy

A gondolier standing at the stern of a black gondola navigating a wide canal, with weathered historic buildings lining both sides and a bell tower visible in the distance under a hazy sky.

Venice, Italy

August

A view through the heavy open doors of a church up stone steps, revealing a warmly lit golden interior with an ornate altar, a priest in green vestments, and a painted ceiling above.

Rome, Italy

A sweeping aerial view looking down over a grand oval piazza with an obelisk at its center, flanked by curved colonnades and rows of statues, with a wide boulevard extending straight into the distance.

Basilica di San Pietro

Vatican

A black-and-white photograph looking down into a dramatic double-helix spiral staircase with ornate railings, as visitors walk along the curving ramps descending to a vanishing point at the center.

Museos Vaticanos

Vatican

A dramatic beam of sunlight cutting through darkness inside a grand building, illuminating a large white marble statue of a robed figure set within a tall niche flanked by fluted columns.

Basilica di San Pietro

Vatican

An upward view from the floor of an ornate interior courtyard, showing decorated building facades on all four sides converging toward a geometric glass skylight ceiling letting in blue sky.

Galleria Alberto Sordi

Rome, Italy

A circular beam of sunlight projected onto the coffered interior wall of a domed building, illuminating a pedimented window with marble panels in warm tones while the rest of the curved wall remains in shadow.

Panteón de Agripa

Rome, Italy

A close-up of a large Baroque marble fountain sculpture showing a muscular central figure with flowing drapery, flanked by Corinthian columns and smaller figures, with Latin inscriptions carved above.

Fontana di Trevi

Rome, Italy

A narrow view between urban buildings showing a tower with stacked modular capsule-like pods attached to its exterior, their boxy white forms and circular windows creating a distinctive brutalist pattern against an overcast sky.

London, England

A massive blue whale skeleton suspended from the vaulted glass-and-iron ceiling of a grand museum hall, with visitors milling about far below on the floor amid Romanesque arches and stone walls.

Natural History Museum

London, England

A close-up of a grand Gothic clock tower showing two of its ornate clock faces with blue and gold detailing, the sandstone facade richly carved with pointed arches and gilded accents against an overcast sky.

Big Ben

London, England

A sharp-angled modern glass building shot from below against a blue sky with scattered clouds, its reflective facade mirroring the sky and a lone street lamp silhouetted to the right.

The Scalpel

London, England

A black-and-white photo of a large ornate clock hanging inside a Victorian-era train station, surrounded by an intricate iron-and-glass arched roof structure.

Paris, France

Silhouetted visitors walk through a grand stone archway toward a glass pyramid and domed building beyond, backlit by a bright blue sky.

Musée du Louvre

Paris, France

A lush canopy of tall green trees forms a natural tunnel over a grassy walkway, with a few people visible walking beneath the dappled light.

Château de Versailles

Versailles, France

A black-and-white close-up of a round wall-mounted clock on a glass-paneled building facade, its reflection ghosting beside it on the window panes.

Versailles, France

A black-and-white photo of a grand marble corridor with arched ceilings, thick columns, hanging lanterns, and a geometric patterned floor stretching into the distance.

Paris, France

July

A woman in a flowing red dress walks up a narrow cobblestone alley lined with old stone buildings, heading toward a set of outdoor stairs where other figures ascend.

Paris, France

A close-up, upward-looking view of the inside of a monumental stone arch, its pillars engraved with lists of names and battle locations, with blue sky visible through the gap between columns.

Arc de Triomphe

Paris, France

A black-and-white photo of a person silhouetted against a massive translucent clock face with Roman numerals, viewed from inside a museum, with a cityscape faintly visible through the glass.

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

A low-angle view of a chain-swing carnival ride with riders in mid-air next to the steel framework of a large Ferris wheel, decorated with small flags, against an overcast sky.

Paris, France

2021

August

A black-and-white, straight-on photo of the large seated marble statue of Abraham Lincoln on its stepped pedestal, with the memorial inscription carved into the wall above.

Lincoln Memorial

Washington, D.C., USA

A black-and-white photo looking upward through a dramatic spiral staircase with sleek white railings and dark steps, curving in an eye-shaped pattern toward a skylight at the top.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Chicago, USA

A black-and-white photo of a massive polished bean-shaped steel sculpture reflecting the surrounding city skyline and cloudy sky, with visitors gathered around and beneath it.

The Bean

Chicago, USA

July

Smooth, wave-like sandstone walls in warm orange and peach tones curve and fold around a narrow opening of light inside a slot canyon.

LeChee, Arizona, USA

Towering, flowing sandstone walls in rich amber and cream tones rise vertically inside a narrow slot canyon, their layered textures sculpted by erosion into sweeping curves.

LeChee, Arizona, USA

2019

October

A black-and-white photo of a tall honeycomb-like structure of interconnected zigzagging staircases and platforms, framed by nearby trees and modern buildings.

Vessel

New York City, USA

A black-and-white street-level photo of a futuristic white winged building with sweeping steel ribs arching outward like a bird in flight, with pedestrians crossing the street in the foreground and skyscrapers behind.

World Trade Center Transportation Hub

New York City, USA

Colophon

The layout of this page was created using float: left. In the early days, this was the go-to method for layout design. I always loved how elements of different sizes would come together in unique ways when you didn’t try to control them too much.