Rick Love
In preparing for this project, I was hyper focused on Venice and Rome. I knew from past experiences with my students that Venezia Santa Lucia and the Colosseum Metro would serve up many opportunities. The sheer number of people passing through these locations increased my odds of capturing the moments.
I was prepared to fail. I was prepared to regroup and do it again. I figured I might need different camera gear. I might need a new strategy. What if I missed the moments? What if three weeks wasn’t enough time? What if I got rained out? I was prepared to do whatever it took to pull it off. I braced myself for this trip to be just a practice run, a scouting mission of sorts. To my surprise this mild question mark of possible success dissolved after that first session at Venezia Santa Lucia. The pouring rain seemed to add a spark to each newcomer flowing out of the station.
Rome and Florence were next, and the AWE just kept coming. Before I knew it, I had filled a 1TB drive. I settled down in Florence, my last stop on the AWE journey.
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