Venice has re-kindled some ideas on photography. there was a philosophical view that Venice developed in a very different way to the European cities that I have been able to visit— or let me say, any cities I have visited outside of Japan. there is also the sentimental search for a replacement to Old San Juan: a bubble that has an insular growth and texture to experience. (worth noting that both are small islands next to a their metropolitan mainland.) one of the photographic ideas to seek, out of many, is the projection of light due to the way the location was built. from the strong usage of light/shadow by Hungarian (André Kertész) and Czech (Jaromír Funke) photographers for Still Life, it is easy to extend this concept to the Still Life of a city, and its many variations due to the time of day and the consequences of people’s actions. the part that is not easy is that, as it is well-known, there is the beauty of Venice— photographed a million times over— and one having to look elsewhere. this is not about seeking something new, but to find some comfort in what has become familiar through other locations.

link: other examples posted to my Instagram account, starting with the first photo, and working forward in time from it.