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La ville de Venise à travers les vitres d'un bateau dans la lagune

VENICE

Visit La Serenissima

Spring 2020, I'm going to Venice as COVID starts to make waves in Europe. The Venice carnival is canceled, tourists delete all their reservations, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to photograph the city without their presence.

On site there are only locals and a handful of foreigners. Aware of my privilege, I set out to travel the length and breadth of the city, photographing both the key places and the lesser known places.

Arrival by boat in Venice, the skyline of the city looms in the distance when looking through the windows

The photo is taken in front of a dark, low passage in a residential area of Venice. On the other side we see the door of a house in full light. The contrast draws the eye to this door.

Photo taken in one of the many small courtyards of Venice. Here a large tree sits in the middle of the square. Beneath its leaves several benches half in the shade. We seem to distinguish the silhouette of a man seated on one of them.

Near Venice station, the Ponte degli Scalzi in backlight. At the top of it are the silhouettes of three men walking side by side. To the right of the image, the dome of the San Simeon Piccolo church stands out against the sky. Finally, the railing of the bridge, illuminated by the sun, guides the viewer's gaze towards the silhouettes at the top of the bridge.

Two pigeons flying away under a Sotoportego. Their silhouettes stand out against the light.

Vue du campanile de la basilique de San Giorgio Maggiore à Venise. La photo est prise depuis la Riva déglinguantes Schiavoni et le clocher du bâtiment se cale parfaitement entre les structures d'où partent les gondoles.

Photo taken from Marinaressa Park. We see the typical candelabra of Venice behind a trio of trees all twisted and leaning at almost 45 degrees.

From Fondamente Nove, a fishing boat moving away behind stilts.

In the Castello district in the east of Venice, an old man reads his newspaper. Standing in the middle of the street.

On the Grand Canal, gondolas undulate to the rhythm of the water. A footbridge made of two planks makes it possible to reach the nearest boats.

In the San Polo district of Venice, an old man who has just crossed a bridge walks away. Its black silhouette stands out from the light plaster wall.

The silhouette of a gondolier with the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background

Piazza San Marco during an aqua Alta. The high walkway that allows you to stay dry winds through the entire square. On the left the Doge's Palace.

An old man dressed in a suit escapes down a dark alley. On the right, a bar sign.

Dans les environ du Rialto, un serveur prend sa pause. L'ombre du jeune homme se projette au sol.

Close-up of the crossed hands of an old man walking forward.

Close-up on a crack between two slabs. The fault line guides the eye to the silhouette of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore on the horizon.

A short pier and stilts flanking it. No boat is moored. In the distance, the cemetery island of Saint Michel.

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