Laneway in Venice with people | Wall Art
Hidden Corners and Quiet Steps in Venice, Italy
Venice isn’t just canals and gondolas—it’s hidden calli, narrow laneways that whisper stories if you stop and listen. I found this one during a mid-morning walk: the light filtering softly from above, casting gentle shadows, as people moved through the scene without awareness of my camera. No staging. No performance. Just daily life unfolding in a thousand-year-old corridor.
The calli in Venice—those slender, sun-dappled alleys—are where the city’s real pace lives. Shop signs, aged shutters, and textured walls… all frame the human moments passing through. In this photograph, a few figures pause or pass, each caught naturally—no direction, no pause. That’s the Venice I look for, not the picture-postcard image, but the lived-in, authentic side.
I opted for black and white to strip it down to structure and tone. When colour exits the frame, light and shadow tell the story. The verticals of buildings, the diagonals of perspective, the texture of stone—these become the focus. The people become part of the rhythm, not distractions. The stillness between steps is the substance.
If these off-the-beaten-path urban stories speak to you, explore the Italy Photography Collection. It’s full of moments pulled from daily life—unfiltered, unscripted, and rooted in place.
Each print is printed and signed by hand in my studio. This is real photography—taken in Venice’s hidden laneways, not created or constructed. It’s a moment I witnessed, preserved with care, and brought straight to your wall.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2005
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