PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALSO A PASSION OF MINE. I STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY AT HERBERT H. LEHMAN COLLEGE AND HAVE DONE A LOT OF FREE LANCING AS AN INDEPENDENT. I ENJOYED TAKING THESE SHOTS AND WANT TO SHARE SOME OF MY WORK WITH YOU.
MARINA DEL REY... SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
WE CAUGHT THE BOAT HERE TO SAIL TO CATALINA ISLAND...2008
THE FIRST ALL BLACK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD.
THE MUSEUM IS A PAGE OUT OF BLACK HISTORY
CASTLE WALL IN MILANO, ITALY
CASTELLO SFORZESCO BUILT IN THE 15TH CENTURY
ANOTHER VIEW OF THIS HUGE CASTLE
I THOUGHT CASTLE ONLY EXISTED IN ENGLAND. THIS WAS WHAT TV TEACHES YOU. I NEVER READ ABOUT CASTLES ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HAVE FOUND THEM IN MOST OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTIRES I HAVE VISITED.THEY ARE FASCINATING
THE MOAT
THE MOAT WAS A PROTECTIVE BARRIER OF WATER THAT SURROUNDED THE CASTLE. OVER THE YEARS, THIS MOAT HAS DRIED UP. A BEAUTIFUL BED OF GRASS HAS REPLACED THE WATER
FORTEZZA DEL PRIAMAR - SAVONA, ITALY
FORTEZZA DEL PRIAMAR - A FORTRESS OVERLOOKING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THERE WAS A TIME IN ITALIAN HISTORY WHERE INVADERS TRIED TO ENTER NORTH ITALY USING THIS CITY
FORTEZZA DEL PRIAMAR- SAVONA, ITALIA
2015 WE SPENT A WEEK EXPLORING SAVONA, STELLA GAMERAGNA, CELLE LIGURE, AND VARAZZE
FORTEZZA DEL PRIAMAR
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FORT STARTED IN 1542 UNDER THE REPUBBLICA DI GENOVA. THIS STRUCTURE WAS NOT FINISHED UNTIL 1750. IT WAS THE PRIMARY MILITARY COMPLEX IN NORTHERN ITALY. FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS USED AS A MILITARY PRISON
STANDING ON THE TERRACE OF PRIAMAR
AFTER A LONG DAY, WE ARE STANDING ON THE TERRACE WATCHING THE SUNSET BELLISSIMO
SUNSET FROM PRIAMAR
ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE TERRACE
VIEW FROM VARAZZE
WE ARE AT A RESTAURANT IN VARAZZE I TOOK THIS PHOTO AFTER OUR MEAL
THE SUN SETS ON TRIUGGIO,ITALY
PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE BALCONY OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN TRIUGGIO
ALBIATE,ITALY
THIS IS A FARMING REGION ADJACENT TO TRIUGGIO. THE COMMUTER METRO ALSO RUNS ALONG THE BORDER
BESANA BRIANZA, ITALY
THE BEAUTY OF FALL IN ITALY
BESANA BRIANZA, ITALY
CAPTURING FALL ARTISTICALLY
VENICE, ITALY
GONDOLAS ARE LIGHT FLAT BOTTOM BOATS USED ON THE CANALS . THEY ARE ALSO CALLED WATER TAXIS
VENICE, ITALY
LOOKING AT THE WATER TRAFFIC
VENICE, ITALY
VENICE, ITALY
THIS IS THE BRIDGE RIALTO. IT IS SAID THAT JULIUS CEASAR CARVED HIS INITIALS INTO THE RAILING OF THIS BRIDGE
VENICE, ITALY
THE GONDOLAS ARE ALWAYS BUSY
VENICE, ITALY
THE CANALS ARE THE HIGHWAYS OF VENICE. THEY TRANSPORT EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLE TO GARBAGE
VENICE, ITALY
VENICE IS A BUSY CITY AS IT SUPPORTS RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS AND THE CHURCH
VENICE, ITALY
VENICE HAS A RICH BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
VENICE, ITALY
THE BYZANTINE STYLE IS RICH IN RELIGIOUS ICONS, HAS MANY DOMES AND IS HIGHLY DECORATED
VENICE, ITALY
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PREVIOUS PHOTOGRAPH
VENICE, ITALY
GREAT RATES
VENICE, ITALY
WE WALKED UP ONE STREET AND DOWN ANOTHER I WAS IN AWE SO MUCH BEAUTY AND OLD WORLD CHARM
VENICE, ITALY
ARTISTICALLY RENDERED PHOTO FROM OUR TRIP
VENICE, ITALY
REMINDS ME OF PICASSOS BLUE PERIOD