Gezicht op de San Giorgio Maggiore te Venetië 1900 - 1920

This photograph, "Gezicht op de San Giorgio Maggiore te Venetië," captures a view of Venice through a lens of quiet observation. There's something about the monochrome palette here that strips away the usual postcard vibrancy, leaving a study in light and form. I am drawn to the texture of the water, rendered with such subtle gradations it almost feels like a painting. It is a great example of how the photographic process itself is a kind of mark-making. The way the photographer Alinari framed the church against the water, that's a decision, a compositional stroke. It reminds me of the way Giorgio Morandi would arrange the bottles in his still-life paintings, each object carefully considered in relation to the others. Photography, like painting, is all about seeing, about finding the extraordinary in the everyday. This image is a testament to that. It's like a visual poem, inviting us to slow down and really look.