Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Venice, Italy. 2005 Photograph - Limited Edition of 20

For me, Venice is like no place on Earth. I love the notion of hopping on and off the vaporetto to get around. I love the confusing maze of alleyways linking different sections of the city. I love the historic feel in every inch of pavement, in every building, every doorway, every stone. There's a richness and an earthiness and there's also this notion that it was once the center of the trading universe in Europe. I read The Merchant of Venice in college. I came to Venice with my then-girlfriend, now my wife, and later with my son, and I wish I could make it an annual trek, that's how much marvelous photo opportunities lurk around every corner -- that's how much interesting stuff can be found down every alleyway. Back in 2005, I made a bunch of photographs there that I'm not just revisiting and I've got this small, but vibrant, print of the iconic 1600s church domes of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. I knew I'd made a ton of photos of the basilica under the moon and stars amid the cover of darkness on the Grand Canal. I'd forgotten that I'd also made a bunch of photos of her in late afternoon. Here's one of my favorite prints, a Limited Edition offering, numbered and signed, on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, measuring 13.5 x 10 -- or 15.1 x 11.6 with borders . . .