Street of Abundance, Pompeii

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Via dell’Abbondanza Façade Composition 2
Via dell’Abbondanza Façade Composition 2

Façade composition from the Via dell’Abbondanza (Street of Abundance) in the Pompeii ruins, Italy.

Gulf of Naples

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Lido Lo Scoglio on the Gulf of Naples Composition 1
Lido Lo Scoglio on the Gulf of Naples Composition 1

Rock Beach (Lido Lo Scoglio) composition on the Gulf of Naples, in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. For the best viewing experience, click to see a high resolution version from my portfolio site.

Cheers!

C. S.

Palazzo Corvaja Façade, Taormina, Sicily

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Palazzo Corvaja Composition 2
Palazzo Corvaja Composition 2

Southeast facing façade of the Palazzo Corvaja (Corvaja Palace) on Corso Umberto street in Taormina, Sicily

Taormina, Sicily Street Scene

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Palazzo Corvaja Composition 1
Palazzo Corvaja Composition 1

View of Palazzo Corvaja (Corvaja Palace) on the Via Teatrino Romano (Roman Theater Street) with a shadow cast by the next-door Chiesa di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria) in Taormina, Sicily.

Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, pt 2

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Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina Skene Composition 1
Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina Skene Composition 1

In theaters of ancient Greece, the skene was a structure behind the stage providing a space for stage scenery, an additional elevated stage, and storage.  The façade typically included columns, arches, statues and other architectural features.  The ancient Greek Theater of Taormina’s construction starting in the 3rd century BC, and was later embellished by the Romans.  The theater overlooks the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna, Sicily.

Pompeii Forum

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Foro de Pompeya Composition 1
Foro de Pompeya Composition 1

The Pompeii Civil Forum was the core of daily life of the city and was the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets. It also was the main places of citizen worship, a once-sophisticated Roman city.

It occupied quite a large area measuring 157 x 38 meters with a fine view of Mount Vesuvius – the ultimate source of the city’s destruction in 79 AD.

Ancient Theater of Taormina

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Teatro Antico di Taormina Seating Composition
Teatro Antico di Taormina Seating Composition

Abstract view of the seating in the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Sicily.

Cheers!

C. S.

Messina, Sicily

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Church of Santissima Annunziata dei Catalan Composition
Church of Santissima Annunziata dei Catalan Composition

Built in the 12 century AD, when Sicily was under Norman rule, the Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani is an example of Sicilian Norman architecture with its mix of different cultural elements.

Happy New Year!

C. S.

Umberto I Gallery

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography

 

Galleria Umberto I Dome Composition 1
Galleria Umberto I Dome Composition 1

Built between 1887–1890 in the 19th-century style of Renaissance Revival architecture, the Galleria Umberto I is a public shopping gallery in Naples, Italy.  The design intended to integrate commercial shops and businesses with public and social use space, with private residence on the third floor.

For the best viewing experience, click to view a high resolution version of the composition.

Season’s Greetings!

C. S.