Etsy - MasterOfPhotography Venice Italy Wall Art, Canvas, Fine Art Print Travel Photography
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St Mark's Square - Breaking Dawn Everyone comes here to see & be seen! This is one of the world's best-known historical sites, which is surrounded by some remarkable monuments & is a dramatic approach for visitors, making them stop in their tracks in awe. Standing between the Grand Canal & Piazza San Marco, this charming square, flows to the front of St. Mark's Basilica, with its riot of domes, stately arches & the soaring campanile. The tall brick bell tower was used by ships as a beacon, guiding them home. The Doge's palace stands next to it & these are the two most iconic architecturally brilliant buildings in Venice. Napoleon ordered the construction of the third building, the Ala Napoleonica. Venice fuels my imagination with its centuries old, almost unchanged, romantic photographic locations, which enable me to produce work which I am truly passionate about. I am so attracted to this fascinating city that it allows me to transport myself into another era. My photography focuses on taking you through the image, & I am keen to work on creating images, with the absence of people, & transport, unless they serve to enhance my work. When Venice was in flood in Winter 2019, I was staying in this wonderful city. While most of Venice was sleeping, I had been out on an adventure taking photographs all over this delightful city. There are no automobiles in Venice, but during the day time & night time I had obstacles of the rain, & people at every corner sightseeing, taking their own photos, together with ever-present pigeons! The tide had come up high, with floodwaters, & the whole of Piazza San Marco had been in flood. I had set out to get a beautiful image of St. Mark's Square very early, before the tourists coming over in their boatloads & before the crowds were eating breakfast here. Weaving my way through the labyrinth of narrow, charming, streets, over pretty, ancient bridges, some lit by old fashioned streetlamps, I felt like I had been transported in a time capsule, back over many centuries to an old Venice, as the city has not altered much over hundreds of years. Venice has been inspirational for artists & adventurers, since it was built, & I imagined living there, in those days gone by, going about my everyday business & seeing Casanova, Antonio Vivaldi, Marco Polo, Carlo Goldoni, Tintoretto & Canaletto. It was cold & dark & raining, when I arrived at my destination. Setting up my camera gear, I tested a few shots, then placed a bag over my camera to keep my lens dry, waiting in anticipation & excitement of what may happen. The lights were still on & the sunrise was due. I thought all was good, then a person in a yellow raincoat sat down, right in front of the Basilica, & did not move. Frustrated, I ran down the square & asked if it was possible for the person to move, explaining I had been waiting so long for my chance of a good photo. The man had not been aware that he was the only person I could see, & he started laughing, & joking,
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