Venice

“My pictures are never pre-visualized or planned. I feel strongly that pictures must come from contact with things at the time and place of taking. At such times, I rely on intuitive, perceptual responses to guide me, using reason only after the final print is made to accept or reject the results of my work.”

— Wynn Bullock

A post that starts with green doctors and ends with a song

August 04, 2017 in Black & white photography, street photography

Saying my goodbyes. To the beach, the gardens, the art and the streets. This time, I took my camera (testing the new Pancro 400 film) to Venice. About 45 minutes walk from Santa Monica and light years away. The ultimate blend of Van Gogh murals and Green doctors, public opinion on display ("f**k Trump" shorts ???) alongside "The Shul on the beach". Homeless and muscle beach. Loneliness, dreams and living art. Farewell Venice, will miss you, stay well.

Loneliness or private moments in public view?

Skateboards (with cellphone??) and art. Venice, CA

Starry night in the middle of day and one unhappy dog (he's really barking)

“There is still one of which you never speak.’
Marco Polo bowed his head.
’Venice,’ the Khan said.
Marco smiled. ‘What else do you believe I have been talking to you about?’
The emperor did not turn a hair. ‘And yet I have never heard you mention that name.’
And Polo said: ‘Every time I describe a city I am saying something about Venice.
”

— Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

Venice, a year ago. The beginning

February 17, 2015 in fine art photography

Carnival in Venice by Amy Kanka Valadarsky

February 2014, exactly a year ago a dream came true. Little did I know than that at the same time a new one was born. Photography.

This trip was a gift my husband and I gave ourselves for my 50th year birthday. To see the Carnival in Venice. Since at the time I was fighting the camera in order to photograph my jewelry - he thought a tour led by a photographer would be great.

Venice at any time, but in particular at Carnival is indescribable. Neither words not pictures can do it justice. Impossible to romanticize at it is the definition of romance. "Like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go" as Truman Capota said.

'Why don't you check out the 'woman photographing' organization?' asked our wonderful photographer guide.

I did. I enrolled to the advanced photography class. And a year later - here I am.

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A post that starts with green doctors and ends with a song

Venice, a year ago. The beginning