Italy

The "colors of Rome" in Italy are very much alive in this photograph of windows and balconies.

The time-worn colors of Rome in Italy paint the walls in this photograph of windows and balconies.

As you approach Capri on the ferry from Naples, this enchanting harbor awaits you.

The eye is teased with odd architectural details layered over time as found in compositions from Venice, Italy.

The architectural influence of the Turks is seen over this window in Venice, Italy.

The eye is teased with odd architectural details layered over time as found in compositions from Venice, Italy.

A gondola in Venice maneuvers on the Grand Canal under the Rialto Bridge in this city on the lagoon.

A red boat is harbored on a quiet canal in Venice, Italy.

The entrance to the ancient baths in Naples, Italy.

Many elements in this image tease the imagination about life in such an ancient Roman city.

I was drawn to the red patina on buildings with colorful laundry in Naples, Italy.  I captured this image to convey life of those living in antiquity. 

Laundry hanging on a balcony in Naples, Italy. A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

Many elements in this image tease the imagination about life in such an ancient Roman city.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

Many elements in this image tease the imagination about life in such an ancient Roman city.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.

A fine art photograph by Ruth Burke.