Davide Pitetti's Photography Finds Meaning in the Everyday 'Nothing'

Italian photographer Davide Pitetti turns his lens on the mundane—playing cards on a table, a child at a pinball machine, eccentric tablecloths—in a series that asks whether the overlooked can become the essential. His work, featured on Collater.al, challenges viewers to reconsider routine moments like walks, grocery shopping, and Sunday outings as worthy photographic subjects. Pitetti's images evoke nostalgia for objects that still exist but are rarely noticed: floral tablecloths, landline phones, board games. He suggests that by looking inward rather than just with the eyes, one might encounter a priest carrying a plaster Baby Jesus statue or recognize that the time we wish to reclaim is the present. The series is part of a broader collection of photography features on the site, including works by Federico Clavarino, Hélène Havard, and Yuji Watanabe.