Venice

A few years ago I took a trip to Venice with a few close friends. 

I haven't been active blogging for a long time but I'm excited to get back into it.

Venice is such an amazing city, filled with culture and art and it was the perfect holiday, even though it was nearly 40 degrees.

 I feel like I could never take enough photos to capture the real city but these are some of my favorites.

Seeing Damien Hurst's exhibit, Treasures from the wreck of the Unbelievable, was the highlight of my week. 

Split across two museums due to the vast size of the collection, the exhibit had an imense structure. Although all of the pieces were created seperately  you could see how different influences came together to form a smooth transition from piece to piece.

Simple silhouettes around the museum were the perfect focal point when looking for inspiration. 

Here are two of my favourite versions, very contrasting in composition, light and colouring, yet the subjects complement one another.

You can really appriciate the details in an obect when using monochrome to edit. I love having them side by side as a comparison, to show how vast the difference can be.

The intimate details can be seen even in the most simple objects such as this door handle. 

The use of light with a huge dark contrast backdrop sharpens the artifacts, allowing you to really focus on the details.

Reflections are super fun and easy to shoot. I enjoyed finding the different angles and colour variations as Venice is renowned for its stunning srchitecture.

Even in the surrounds there are little (or sometimes large) hints of art.

The "support" hands highlight the very real and ever looming threat of climate change, a huge statement for all to witness. 

 I would love to travel back here again soon and see more of the city, for now this unbeatable sunset will do.