2026-05-03 12:02 UTC
You don’t always need to take a photograph!
I first went to Venice in 1972 by train. It was late when we went down the Grand Canal and out to the Youth Hostel. I soon fell asleep on a top bunk with a shutttered window within arm’s reach….
…..When I woke it was dawn. I opened the shutter to a grey mist. Over the next twenty minutes the view of Venice appeared. I didn’t take a photograph but I committed the scene to memory. Back in London I found this:
#venice #Italy #memory #turner #art
Replies (4)
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@stevewfolds@mastodon.world 2026-05-03 12:18
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot You can take photographs or be there in the moment. There is a difference between documentation and participation. I learn b&w darkroom work age 14. The best memories were when I was too involved to take pictures. The photos other people took of me are special.
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@arielle@det.social 2026-05-03 17:43
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot and memories like yours are simply unforgettable and stay vivid lifelong. I have pictures of that kind from Loch Lomond in Scotland, 1975...
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@arielle@det.social 2026-05-03 17:44
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot thank you for the Turner picture I didn't know yet.
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@Arminias@pixelfed.social 2026-05-05 05:24
@ChaHarper@mastodon.scot@pixelfed.social Beautiful!