FRANK SCHASSE
Venice in November

In November, when most of the tourists have disappeared and the hustle and bustle of the city has died down, Venice shows a completely different face to the one you are used to. The inhabitants of Venice almost have the city to themselves again and it is uncanny how quiet the squares and alleyways are. In addition, the autumnal foggy atmosphere sometimes makes you feel as if you have been transported back in time and can sense something of the medieval flair of the lagoon city.

Author
"It is an illusion that photos are taken with a camera... they are taken with the eye, the heart and the head."
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Frank Schasse is an architect and has been involved in photography since his student days. Both disciplines stem from the same quest: the attempt to give form to space, light and perception in a way that goes beyond the purely visible.
For him, photography is far more than the capture of a moment. It is an act of seeing – and, at the same time, of realisation. It is only through conscious observation that the world begins to transform. What is seen detaches itself from its mere reality and becomes a new image in which memory, mood, emotion and imagination merge. This gives rise to a reality of its own, which allows us to glimpse not so much the object itself as its very essence.

Website
www.frankschasse.com

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