Naples Through a New Lens

Crowded streets, noisy traffic, and amazing food are just a few ways to describe one of my favorite cities in Italy. Sure, Naples may sound a bit overwhelming, but every time I go back I find myself filled with life and energy. No matter how many times I’ve walked through the narrow chaotic streets, it always feels like Naples has endless ways of amazing me. Besides, I could travel there just for the sake of having the best pizza and coffee in the world – amongst various other Napolitano delicacies. Something I’ve discovered throughout my travels is that when you visit a place for the first time, your brain is overstimulated. You pay little attention to the minutia and smaller details because it’s the bigger picture that steals your focus. That’s why I keep traveling back to cities like Naples over and over again so I can really be intentional with the things I experience, and have deeper understanding and connection with the city and the local culture. On this particular trip, I was able to shoot with more intentionality – resulting in meaningful works of art that can reveal a city beyond the chaos that we’d all expect to see.

As an architecture photographer I look for straightness, balance, and symmetry – but Naples has its own way of graceful attractiveness. It challenges me to find beauty in chaos, and the spirit of a city that yells “I do things my way”, fills my prints with a unique personality. A Glimpse of Hope, Dov’è Wally and Sorbet, among other prints in my collection, reflect this charming mess with vibrant colors that brighten every room.

 

 

As an architecture photographer I look for contrast, balance, and symmetry – but Naples has its own way of defining grace. It challenges me to find beauty, but also presents me with its own magnificence that almost begs to be understood. The spirit of a city that yells “I do things my way”, fills my prints with a unique personality. A Glimpse of Hope, Dov’è Wally and Sorbet, among other prints in my collection, reflect this charming mess with vibrant colors that can brighten any room.

A Glimpse of Hope

The Christmas Alley is a street loaded with sculptures and small art pieces of the nativity scene. You can be there for hours staring at every detail.

Dov’è Wally

Dov’è Wally actually translates as Where’s Waldo? If you’ve played with that book before, then you get the feeling of this overview of Naples.

Sorbet

The pastel colors of the building combined with vivid bright colors of hanging clothes can give an environment a cozy and trendy vibe!

As I wandered through the city’s alleys and got lost in the most random locations, I encountered drastic weather and lighting that contributed to embellishing my shots. The first thing you see in Naples Overlook is the city darkened by a cloudy sky and a foggy horizon, but a ray of bright sunlight breaks through the clouds changing the mood of the picture. In another way, Shadow Games is an example of how a special kind of lighting can affect a photo and provide more meaning to it. What seems to be a pretty ordinary building – not precisely one I would’ve considered artistic before – turned into an interesting scene as a source of light coming from the left hit the balconies causing an amazing shadow game that provides dynamism and movement to the print.

As I wandered through the city’s alleys and got lost in the most random locations (one of my favorite things to do), I found drastic lighting painting the various balconies filled with hanging clothes and various nonni people watching. While walking through Naples at a particular time of day, you’ll find scenes such as the one depicted in Shadow Games . This print in particular is a great example of how lighting can affect a photo and provide more depth to it. What seems to be a pretty ordinary building – not exactly one I would normally considered to be artistic or beautiful – turned into an interesting scene that gives an insight into the raw and intense feelings that you can experience walking through Naples. Climbing a nearby hill you can also see how shadows and light can intensify a scene in Naples Overlook . In this print you can see the city darkened by a cloudy sky, with a ray of bright sunlight that breaks through the clouds – filling the field of view with a breath of hope inspiring you to want to see more of what the city has to offer.

Shadow Games

Naples, Italy

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Naples Overlook

Naples, Italy

I’ve mentioned chaos quite a bit, but not everything in Naples is characterized by its disorganized beauty. I was also able to capture those exemplary architectural pieces like the Galleria Umberto I, which you may have already seen in my previous Naples prints. I revisited this amazing place and was able to capture some additional unique views of the perfect symmetry that always dazzles me – and the result was a couple of distinctive prints that can give a touch of classic elegance to a room. I also found the time to focus on some other masterpieces like the Real Teatro Di San Charlo and the fortress of Castel Sant’Elmo, which offer pleasant geometrical patterns and straight lines.

Elegante

Galleria Umberto I, Naples

A Safe Place

Castel Sant’Elmo, Naples

Real Teatro Di San Charlo

Naples, Italy

Finally, if you’ve ever gone to Naples you’ve probably seen the Toledo monument or the Salvo D’Acquisto monument, which have a minimalist style that I could not let go of this time. So in my search for unconventional beauty, I tried to capture a more abstract view of both monuments that I think would be perfect to decorate modern spaces.

Toledo

Design Inspiration, Naples

Salvo D’Aqcuisto

Design Inspiration, Naples

If you love Naples, I encourage you to take a look at my full Naples collection and I really hope you find a piece of art that you love. If you’ve already visited the city, I encourage you to visit again and I hope these shots have inspired. you to take a deeper look into what Naples has to offer. If you have any questions or comments please let me know your thoughts in the comments below 🙂

<3 Scott

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