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Through my many complex experiences trying to bring exposure to urban photography, I've dedicated a big part of my life trying to create the superimpositions of several pictures which are an abstract representation of cityscapes and contemporary life from modern metropolises like Rome, New York, Paris, Berlin, and many others.

By juxtaposing different images, my aim is to show how a usual image can be turned into a conceptual one where everything is duplicated, the lights and the structures multiply and build a new vision of urban life. Therefore, I try to feed my inspiration by taking a walk every single day as some sort of a modern flâneur. During these walks, I take street photos of my city or in cities that I am visiting when I’m travelling.

In my everyday life, I always try to look for something beautiful around me. That’s why my project is called “Urban Melodies.” I believe that you can always find something beautiful—whether it is a traffic jam or a building in ruin, I strictly believe that it’s possible to find beauty everywhere.

Once upon a time, I read one particular quote that said: “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.”  

― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson's Essays.

Please find my previous work by clicking here.

More info: Instagram | alessiotrerotoli.com

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Rione Monti (Roma)

Rione Monti (Roma)

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    Monopoli Sea

    Monopoli Sea

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    That Guy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see multiple time frames and areas and it makes this a really interesting piece of work

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    Blue (Roma)

    Blue (Roma)

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    Melissa Spencer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is interesting how, by overlapping all the photos, the pieces all look like paintings. They are beautiful.

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    Via Capitelli (Napoli)

    Via Capitelli (Napoli)

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    Melissa Spencer
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the colors and the light balance in this.

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    Metropolis (Chicago)

    Metropolis (Chicago)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOVE this. So clever.

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    Rue Petrelle (Paris)

    Rue Petrelle (Paris)

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    That Guy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really cool and mind boggling!

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    Pescheria (Catania)

    Pescheria (Catania)

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    the child
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The colours of the umbrellas look like stained glass

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    Lungotevere (Roma)

    Lungotevere (Roma)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This work is pure magic!

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    Valparaiso (Chile)

    Valparaiso (Chile)

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    Chinatown (New York)

    Chinatown (New York)

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    Oof Me
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so beautiful, and it reminds me of that movie

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    Santo Spirito (Roma)

    Santo Spirito (Roma)

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    St. Martin (London)

    St. Martin (London)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of hustle and bustle here.

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    Telephone (London)

    Telephone (London)

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    Demongrrrrl
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my favorite. I love those phone boxes!

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    Nightrain (Roma)

    Nightrain (Roma)

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    Lights On (Chicago)

    Lights On (Chicago)

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    Coppedè (Roma)

    Coppedè (Roma)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting juxtaposition of old buildings with new photo technique.

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    Millennium Park (Chicago)

    Millennium Park (Chicago)

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    Oof Me
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it especially the trees

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    Allerton (Chicago)

    Allerton (Chicago)

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    Darlene Michuk
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is scary, reason being, looks like, somebody is under the influence. Have before seen in a positive light meaning something to that individual. Knew of two brothers Both of A.A. and a another lady who became a abstainer. Totally unrelated different cities and decades apart. One had a beautiful mirror you have seen them layered type, his brother do not remember. The young lady had a picture of two men in a row boat on stormy ocean water. Really meant a lot and the struggle they endured.

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    Storm (Taranto)

    Storm (Taranto)

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    Trieste

    Trieste

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mystery of Trieste.

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    The Untouchables (Chicago)

    The Untouchables (Chicago)

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    Michigan Avenue (Chicago)

    Michigan Avenue (Chicago)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big, noisy, exciting. This work says it all.

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    Herbst (Berlin)

    Herbst (Berlin)

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    Ortigia (Siracusa)

    Ortigia (Siracusa)

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    Traffic Lights (Roma)

    Traffic Lights (Roma)

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    Tram 5 (Roma)

    Tram 5 (Roma)

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    Padova

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    Colmar (France)

    Colmar (France)

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    Canal Saint Martin (Paris)

    Canal Saint Martin (Paris)

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    New York, New York

    New York, New York

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can hear the horns and feel the atmosphere.

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    Portavecchia (Monopoli)

    Portavecchia (Monopoli)

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    Martina Franca (Italy)

    Martina Franca (Italy)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lovely old Italy.

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    San Lorenzo (Roma)

    San Lorenzo (Roma)

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    Sunset Boulevard (Roma)

    Sunset Boulevard (Roma)

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    Taksim (Istanbul)

    Taksim (Istanbul)

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    Muddy Waters (Chicago)

    Muddy Waters (Chicago)

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    Dusable Bridge (Chicago)

    Dusable Bridge (Chicago)

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    Dearborn Street (Chicago)

    Dearborn Street (Chicago)

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    A Dream Of You (Paris)

    A Dream Of You (Paris)

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    November 9 (Berlin)

    November 9 (Berlin)

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    Champs Magnetiques (Paris)

    Champs Magnetiques (Paris)

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    Sunset Boulevard (Roma)

    Sunset Boulevard (Roma)

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    Berlin

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    Re Di Roma

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    A Moveable Feast (Paris)

    A Moveable Feast (Paris)

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    Turquoise (Monopoli)

    Turquoise (Monopoli)

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    Before Sunrise (Amman)

    Before Sunrise (Amman)

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    The River (Roma)

    The River (Roma)

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    Mouraria (Lisboa)

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    Calle Arrieta (Santiago De Chile)

    Calle Arrieta (Santiago De Chile)

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    Billy Goat Tavern (Chicago)

    Billy Goat Tavern (Chicago)

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    Backstreets (Chicago)

    Backstreets (Chicago)

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    Rome Film Fest

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    Conciliazione (Roma)

    Conciliazione (Roma)

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    ArhomR
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how it glows.

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    Galatasaray (Istanbul)

    Galatasaray (Istanbul)

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    Color Revolution (Roma)

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    Le Consulat (Paris)

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    Sous La Tour Eiffel (Paris)

    Sous La Tour Eiffel (Paris)

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    Chicago By Night

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    Lungomare (Monopoli)

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    Cloud Gate (Chicago)

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    Pigalle (Paris)

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    Flags (New York)

    Flags (New York)

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    Summertime (Monopoli)

    Summertime (Monopoli)

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    Biograph (Chicago)

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    Messina

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    Ostiense (Roma)

    Ostiense (Roma)

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    Brixton (London)

    Brixton (London)

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    Kimolos (Greece)

    Kimolos (Greece)

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    Congress Plaza Drive (Chicago)

    Congress Plaza Drive (Chicago)

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    Lille (France)

    Lille (France)

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    meta dillard
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These would be even greater in farmland or forest or wild shore.

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    Rue Sainte Marthe (Paris)

    Rue Sainte Marthe (Paris)

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    Old Chicago

    Old Chicago

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    Centre Pompidou (Paris)

    Centre Pompidou (Paris)

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    El Pueblo Unido (Santiago De Chile)

    El Pueblo Unido (Santiago De Chile)

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    Amman By Night

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    Amman (Jordan)

    Amman (Jordan)

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    Vittoriano (Roma)

    Vittoriano (Roma)

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    A Kind Of Magic (Berlin)

    A Kind Of Magic (Berlin)

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    La Nuit N'en Finit Plus (Paris)

    La Nuit N'en Finit Plus (Paris)

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    A Night In Berlin

    A Night In Berlin

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    Pollock (Roma)

    Pollock (Roma)

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    Welcome To The Jungle (Roma)

    Welcome To The Jungle (Roma)

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    Butterflies (Martina Franca)

    Butterflies (Martina Franca)

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    Monopoli Sunset

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    Autumn (Roma)

    Autumn (Roma)

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    Polignano A Mare

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    Futurism (London)

    Futurism (London)

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    Ermou (Athens)

    Ermou (Athens)

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    Cattedrale (Monopoli)

    Cattedrale (Monopoli)

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    Hunting Pollution (Roma)

    Hunting Pollution (Roma)

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    Pentima (Monopoli)

    Pentima (Monopoli)

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    Castel Sant'angelo (Roma)

    Castel Sant'angelo (Roma)

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    The Rising (Roma)

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    San Biagio (Napoli)

    San Biagio (Napoli)

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    Tribunali (Napoli)

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    Williamsburg (New York)

    Williamsburg (New York)

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    Kennedy (Paris)

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    Petruzzelli (Bari)

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    Chiasso (Monopoli)

    Chiasso (Monopoli)

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    Red Vespa (Bari)

    Red Vespa (Bari)

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    Que Viva Chile!

    Que Viva Chile!

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    Underground (London)

    Underground (London)

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    Drive All Night (Roma)

    Drive All Night (Roma)

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    Navigli (Milano)

    Navigli (Milano)

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    Piazza Di Spagna (Roma)

    Piazza Di Spagna (Roma)

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    Taxi (Athens)

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