The article presents a reflection on the use of visual ethnography applied to the study of daily use of public spaces in three urban areas in Italy: social housing complexes in the city of Livorno. a neighborhood in the city of Prato and a city block in the city of Florence. Through the comparison of these three researches. the article reflects on the heuristic scope of combining images. https://steedaes.shop/product-category/lift-plates/