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April 22, 2014

Learn How to Row in Venice

April 22, 2014/ Marco Secchi

A nice feature on the Washington Post on learning how to row in Venice.

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The first thing Nagyrév gives you is silence. The Tisza barely seems to move, the trees repeat themselves in the water, and the small boats wait along the bank. Even the ferry is still. It began as a simple notice, but for me it came to describe something more: the quiet isolation of this place, and part of what first made me curious about it. Living so close, I was drawn to Nagyrév by its history and by @sabrinazuccato’s book. Its tranquillity is what makes me want to return. #akompnemüzemel #nagyrév

Venice is often photographed for what it reveals. On mornings like this, it becomes more interesting for what it hides. Fog removes the familiar landmarks and leaves only rhythm: gondolas, wooden poles, reflections, and one gondolier moving through the frame. With a Leica and a single focal length, the challenge is not finding more to include. It is deciding what the photograph can do without. I offer private one-to-one photography workshops in Venice for photographers who want to improve their composition, timing, and visual storytelling while working beyond the obvious views of the city. Send me a DM for details and availability. #Venice #LeicaPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #StreetPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography #PhotographyWorkshop

Some views become classics for a reason. The Hungarian Parliament glowing above the Danube, Budapest at its most unmistakable. Shot with Leica M11 #budapest #leica

Budapest, waking in gold. 🌅 These four sunrise photographs are a reminder that the best light is worth getting up early for—and that familiar places can always reveal something new. I offer private 1-to-1 photography workshops and masterclasses in Budapest, tailored to your experience, interests and creative goals. We can explore the city together, work with its beautiful morning light, and develop both your technical skills and personal visual style. Visiting Budapest, or ready to see your own city differently? Send me a DM for details and availability. #Budapest #BudapestPhotography #PhotographyWorkshop #PhotographyMasterclass #OneToOneWorkshop #SunrisePhotography #BudapestSunrise #LearnPhotography #VisualStorytelling

Most people walk past this. An old door, a closed shop, two people sitting on folding stools. Nothing is happening, technically. And that's exactly why most people never stop. Because the scene isn't the photo. What the scene is quietly saying is. Look at the size of that doorway against the two of them. The gate pulled halfway open, the ZÁRVA sign, closed, right behind them. A man playing a small keyboard for no one in particular. A woman waiting, or maybe just resting, her hands folded the exact same way his instrument is held. None of that is dramatic. No one would call it a decisive moment in the classic sense. But black and white strips away everything that would have distracted from it, the color of his shirt, the color of the door, all of it. What's left is just shape, gesture, and scale. A huge closed door and two small people who haven't given up on the day. That's the whole argument for shooting street in black and white. Color tells you where you are. Black and white tells you what you're looking at. #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhite #Budapest #leica 📌 Do you see this and keep walking, or do you stop?

Most people photograph Bled from the same three spots. Same viewpoint, same church tower, same green water, same postcard. And that's exactly why so many Bled photos feel identical. Because the view isn't the photo. What frames the view is. Here I let a branch cut into the top of the frame instead of cropping it out. It felt wrong at first, something in the way. But it gave the eye a way in, a ceiling to look under before finding the tower. That's the difference between photographing a famous place and photographing your version of it. Anyone can stand where everyone stands. The photo starts when you use what's actually around you, leaves, branches, a boat passing at the wrong moment that turns out to be the right one. This is what I work through with people in Slovenia. Not just getting the shot everyone already has, but finding the one only you were standing in front of. 📌 Do you crop out what's in the way, or let it become part of the frame? #Bled #Slovenia #Leica #TravelPhotography