Santa Maria della Salute

• Photographer
  Paul Grayson, France
• Studio
  Photeinos.com
• Website
  http://www.photeinos.com

The Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.

The gondolas of Venice are iconic and moody, when
seen in the gloom of the failing light. The Basilica itself
has a gloomy history as a "plague church", celebrating
the Republic's surviving the plague of 1630.

This image, taken during the annual festival
commemorating the consecration of the church to the
Virgin, evokes the darkness and the hope of those
days.

Taken at dusk with Nikon D800, 60mm f 2.8 Macro, ISO
6400 and mounted on a tripod.

• Biography
  Passionate about art, I revelled in Rembrandt, Velazquez, Japanese print masters and the Impressionists. They still inspire me today. The digital age gave me a dramatic increase in control and responsiveness, freedom and inspiration. I love composition and am excited by urban and natural landscapes, the graphic potential of architecture, the night and event photography, particularly Jazz. My Photeinos brand, is a tribute to Greece and the inspiration-giving power of light inherent in the word. I have exhibited regularly in Paris and America and on my Fine Art website www.photeinos.com.
• Awards
  2016 IPA 2016 International Photography Awards Honourable Mentions in Professional Categories of Fine Art – Other, Architecture: Historic and Special Night Photography 2015 PX3 2015 Honourable Mentions in Professional Categories of Fine Art/Architecture and Fine Art/Landscape x2 IPA 2015 International Photography Awards Honorable Mentions in Fine Art: Lanscape x2 2013 IPA 2013 International Photography Awards Honorable Mention Special Night Photography x3 2011 PX3 2011 Bronze : Fine Art, Architecture 1st Prize People's Choice, Official Selection IPA 2011 International Photography Awards Honorable Mentions x2 Exhibitions 2018 “Paris Majestueux”, Lou Pascalou, Paris 2013 “Paris d’Esperance”, Theatre Nesle 2012 ”New York by Night – Paris by Night”, Unity, USA 2009 “Revolution, Liberation, Celebration”, “Chez Grace”, Paris