And you wake up the very first morning in Venice, getting the impression it is a movie you are a part of. It may seem that commedia dell’arte is being played just in front of your eyes. Incredible scenes, unforgettable characters, the masquerade ball. You suddenly realise it is real. This time it is Julia’s birthday.
When we meet, I wish you could forget about all the world around you. Focus on what you have deep inside. What you feel. What you really want. What makes you happy and what makes you cry. For Venice evokes great emotions. I strongly believe you could explore yourselves through it as Anita and Lionel did.
Once every year La Serenissma becomes a great festival. Costume balls, street and water parades, mask contests, public performances, Venetian food, music and art. It is all here. Welcome to the Carnival in Venice. The place where your dreams meet reality. Let’s meet for a masquerade session and discover Venice tradition, history and art together.
They differ. Like sun and moon. Patrick is an evening person, while Marloes rather a morning one. Having spent half of their lives together, they already know they make a perfect match. I could feel it when we met and built this anniversary story together, exploring empty squares, alleys and canals on a Sunday morning.
The allure of men wearing a bowtie have ever been undeniable. Those who wear them can tell. For bowties exude class, sophistication, catch women’s eyes and bring their smiles. What else does a man need in a city where Casanova once lived? This story is about elegance. Featuring: Cipriani, Tommaso and Ettore.
We met very early. The Sun broke through rainy clouds for the very first time that morning and threw fresh beams on wet surface of San Marco. There were only them. Just married. Manasa and Ram. The light and the silence after rain. And me, putting whole heart into every single photograph of their story.
No other square in the world compares to San Marco in Venice. No other lures this way. Its magic, morning elegance, afternoon hubbub and omnipresent splendour have inspired artists for ages. Ekaterina can tell. She woke up very early to witness how the beauty of Venice is conjured. The portraits of her became just a marvellous side-effect.
Narrow, dark, both gloomy and romantic, often leading to nowhere. Nothing compares to the alleys and canals of Venice. Always crowded in its main spots, the floating city may be quiet and magic on the unbeaten paths where I would be more than happy to meet you and create something genuine together. Venice street photographer Venice