A second look at Italy

I recently went to a photography exhibit where I met a fantastic interior designer and photographer exhibiting his work titled "Bouddhas / Cieux". What I found fascinating about the work was how Jean-Michel paired his images to make them even more powerful and how each combination had a higher meaning than just a photograph. If you're interested in learning more about his work follow the link above to his website.

This experience at the exhibit made me revisit some of my previous work and think about reposting a series from Burano, Italy. These images have always been favorites of mine because of the intense colours but also because of the ambiance of the scene. While I was shooting these beautiful bright houses there wasn’t a sole around.

I really wanted to emphasize this by adding in some contrast with the black and whites. Just posting all the full colour shots is almost colour overkill but by adding the black and white element it calms things down and brings in that ambiance that was present while I was there.

I'm going to continue to work on putting more thought into pairing my upcoming work so stay tuned and as always all comments are welcome!

Marc

Comments

[Nick]

This ws a great post. My favourite image is the first set. Thanks for sharing Marc! When are you traveling next?

[Marc Champagne]

Thanks for the comment Nick. Not sure on the travelling. I might be passing through Toronto next weekend to shoot some business portraits in London. Unfortunately, I won't have enough time to visit in Toronto...you've got to come out to Montreal!