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    Life on Bikes in Rome: a Portrayal of Life in Rome in the context of the Motorcycle Documenting Life & Humanity in the context of the Motorcycle.

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    The Tourist and the Motorbike: Exploring Historical Rome. All roads lead to Rome and the motorbike allows the tourist to ride all of them – from the wide avenues to the narrow sidestreets that lead to it’s very heart. Tourism is integral to Rome itself, and to the lives of the people who live and adventure here. by: life-on-bikes-in-rome Views[721] The Younger Generation & their Pushbikes – Biking is part of Family Life in Rome. Beginning on the pushbike the younger generation ride the hills of Rome until old enough to graduate to the scooters and motorbikes of their adult lives in the beautiful, Eternal City. by: life-on-bikes-in-rome Views[376] Italian Police Motorbikes in Religious Attendance at the Vatican. Taken in the foreground of St Peters following the Easter Speech of Benedict XVI, the motorcycle police watch the dissipation of the crowd, as people leave to go home. A family priest walks forwards towards the Vatican, reflecting on his own meeting with the Pope an hour from now. Religion is truly at the very heart of life in Rome. by: life-on-bikes-in-rome Views[1512] Waiting for the Bride & Groom – A Mafiosa Wedding? The beautiful easy ride of the Harley Davidson awaits the return of the bride and groom. Here the motorcycle is at the heart of romance in one of the most romantic cities in the world. The men waiting here are clearly watchful of all life around the bike, as well as the important couple that they’re waiting for. Are they Mafiosa? Romance is at the heart of most people’s lives in Rome. by: life-on-bikes-in-rome Views[862] Practical versus Fashionable – a Roman Biking Dichotomy? As two riders wait at the lights the practical rider cannot help but glance across at the fashionable rider on his left, and the hero-like image he conveys on his superbike. Yet this rider does not look back at the practical rider. Fashion and image have high impact and influence in modern life today, and this aspect of human nature is portrayed in this photograph. by: life-on-bikes-in-rome Views[276]
     

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    Sunday, 2 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I’m a storyteller at heart and my eyes feel like the shutter of the camera. I see ‘decisive moments’ all around me constantly in everyday life, and I carry a camera with me at all times to be able to capture them as they happen. It’s the images that then ... Read more >
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