During the fifteenth century, a tall, multi-ton block of marble lay abandoned for decades in a courtyard at the Florence Cathedral. It has since become one of the world’s most celebrated pieces of stone, and I got to photograph it in intimate detail.
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As I roamed Florence’s rain-soaked streets with my cameras early one morning, I chanced upon an imposing centuries-old building with a rocky facade nestled in the heart of the city.
Read MoreFaces of the Ponte Vecchio
My sister searched for gold; I seized a golden opportunity for candid photos. While she browsed the jewelry shops that line the Ponte Vecchio, the iconic bridge crossing the Arno River in Florence, I stood on its bustling walkway, firing my Nikon at any pedestrian within clear sight of my long lens.