Venice in the rain.
Entrance to the Doge’s Palace, Venice.
In the Doge’s Palace.
Waiters in St. Mark’s Square, Venice.
Hotel Danieli, Venice.
From the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
Grand Canal, Venice.
Rialto Market, Venice.
Walking to the Jewish Quarter, Venice.
Grand Canal, Venice.
Ca’ Sagredo staircase, Venice.
Grand Canal, Venice.
Duomo Facade, Florence.
Piazza dela Signoria, Venice.
Piazza dela Signoria, Venice.
Storm over Val d’Elsa, Tuscany.
Sunset in Chianti, Tuscany.
San Gimignano, Tuscany.
Siena, Tuscany.
Duomo di Siena, Siena.
Duomo di Siena, Siena.
Chianti, Tuscany.
Cypress-lined driveway in Tuscany.
Montalcino, Tuscany.
Capalbio, Tuscany (Homage to Luigi Ghirri).
Capalbio, Tuscany.
Il Pelicano, Porto Ercole.
Il Pelicano, Porto Ercole.
Lucca.
Manarola, Cinque Terre.
Portofino, Liguria.
Portofino, Liguria.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan.
Duomo di Milano facade, Milan.
From the top of Duomo di Milano, Milan.
Lake Como.
Giardini di Villa Melzi, Bellagio.
Hotel Belvedere, Billagio.
In Bellagio.
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Tremezzina.
Grand Hotel Terrazzo, Tremezzina.
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Tremezzina.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
From the Villa Carlotta, Tremezzina.
A Journey In Italy
On a journey to Italy in the late spring of 2023, I found myself thinking about the difference between being a tourist and being a traveler. I’ve always felt that the former glides on the surface of a place he or she visits, while the latter goes deeper. It felt like we were engaging deeply with the country, no matter how long our stops were in any given town or city.
(For a more in-depth look at our stay in Venice, see the gallery “Venice in Black and White and Color,” which contains images not included here.)
I’ve tried here to publish photographs that aren’t simply tourist snapshots, though of course, our travels through the beautiful northern portions of Italy were all too brief. Think of these images from Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Liguria, Milan and Lake Como as preliminary sketches from an intended deeper study, one I intend to engage in for the rest of my life.
All images Leica M11 and M11 Monochrom.