Hiring private gondoliers, rental boats and or purchasing personal water crafts, these photographers will go to great lengths...
Venice - a city of poky allies, congested with tourist traffic and lacking in grand vistas due to its low (and ubqitous) skyline - can often be a bit tricky to photograph. Despite your capabilities (amateur or otherwise), often you’ll find yourself in the city craning for a photo without poorly dressed student backpackers or a higher elevation to stand on to best capture the arabesque details of the City That Float’s unique architecture. Consequently, many professional photogs look to the sea to mobilize their talents.
Hiring private gondoliers, rental boats and or purchasing personal water crafts, these photographers will go to great lengths (and expenses) to capture the perfect picture of the world’s most picturesque city. Supported by industries who make glossy travel brochures and luxury coffee table books, the price these industrial professionals pay to “get” Venice is astronomical. But getting the best out of Venice and popular attractions like the Grand Canal which snakes its way through the city doesn’t have to cost millions. Actually, it can cost as little as €6 - price of a vaporetto ticket - to get magical photos of the Floating City.
When next visiting the hotels in Venice consider purchasing a day pass from one of the vaporetti (Venetian water bus) stations. Scattered throughout the city itself, easily one of the most beautiful and affordable experiences one can have is taking the vaporetto from Santa Lucia Grandi Stazioni (Venice’s major train station at the north of the city) to La Guidecca and its fine Venice hotel. Passing the noble palazzi (Ca' Rezzonico, Ca' d'Oro, Palazzo Dario, Ca' Foscari and the Peggy Guggenheim Museum to name a few), visitors will also duck under the incredible Rialto Bridge and the impressive Salute church as the drift down the canal. getting a good spot outdoors, photographers will find unadulterated, unspoiled vistas perfect for capturing memories of the City That Floats.
Adrian Fisher is a London-based freelance journalist with a mission to make you a better and happier human being. Drawing attention to the peculiarities of life in the modern age is all part of the package.Check out his other articles for everything you need to know about travel destinations.
