Rome Pictures – Photo Essay
Rome has quickly raced into my top 3 favourite cities to photograph. Around ever corner is another exquisite structure that seems to have been crafted from a single block of genius.
Each is a masterpiece in its own right. And if any single one of these buildings, statues or monuments were located in any other city in the world then people would flock to that city for that one structure. Amazingly Rome has some how managed to cram all of these handcrafted icons within walking distance of one another.
I wanted to capture a few of my favourites in such a way that I would do them justice. Hopefully I succeeded. I present…
Rome in Monochrome
Ancient Roman Colosseum
Easily the most famous building in Rome and by far my favourite. Adela got pretty sick of me shooting the Roman Colosseum under every lighting condition from every angle.
Fontana del Tritone
We were walking home one afternoon and came across this Piazza with this wonderful statue in the middle. No idea who he is but it is brilliant.
Arco di Tito in the Roman Forum
We went to the Roman Forum to pick up our Ancient Roman Colosseum tickets the day before. We ended up spending over 3 hours wandering the ruins. Only left because we were starving!
Roman Bicycle
Even every day objects seem to be placed in such a way that make this city different to so many others we have been to.
Piazza del Popolo
Located in the heart of the Baroque district.
Unknown Soldier Tomb
One of the best monuments I have ever seen. Fantastic panoramas from the rooftop as well.
St Peter’s Basilica
Crowded with tourists but still worthy of a visit.
Trevi Fountain
Probably the best fountain we have ever laid eyes upon. Although we did see it’s twin in Las Vegas!
Vatican Museum
I snapped off this shot really quickly above the heads of the tourist hordes and turns out it is one of my favourites.
Foro di Augusto
Buildings like this are spread throughout Rome. Incredible.
What do you think? Do you like the black and white photos or prefer colour?
Category: Europe
Love the use of black and white with these shots, nice work
Was a bit of an experiment but seems to have paid off!
Great shots! It makes me very excited to visit! Usually I take all my shots in colour but I actually really like black and white. They give a really nice feeling.
Cheers Kelly. Seemed to fit the ancient city a little bit more than colour. Probably should have done colour and black/white side by side
I love black and white photos, they strip away unneeded detail especially when looking at architecture.
Totally agree Ayngelina! Just suited Rome down to the ground.
I love the black and white! These pictures are all about the details and lines, and I think the black and white really enhances that. Nice!
Thanks! Rome just made it really easy to create these images. All I had to do was click the button haha.
I like your Arco di Tito and Roman bicycle photos best. I love B&W photography, and I think to capture a certain atmosphere I would prefer it over colour. Love your black and white photo tour of Rome!
I was stoked to come across that bike. And actually decided to start photographing doors yesterday as there are so many cool ones around Italy. Random but hopefully creates a cool album!
You’re so right that ordinary objects become extraordinary in Rome. And the extraordinary object? Mind blowing!
Cheers Karen. That bike was just down a random alley so were really stoked when we stumbled across it
I find it really hard to get points of difference with all the landmarks in Italy. You’ve done a great job here, though!
Thanks Michael. Thought I might have overdone it with all the b&w but seems to have worked
I didn’t know that you could go to the top of the Unknown Soldiers Monument! We will give that a go next time, thanks for the amazing photos!
Cost 7 euros to get to the top. Was cool up there but we only sent myself up while Adela stayed at the bottom. She was happy enough checking out the photos afterwards haha.
Rome is such an awesome place, and seeing it in monochrome is a different spin on an old classic. I haven’t been there since 2009, but I’d love to make it next year for another whirl. Still my all-time favorite city in the world, right up there with London.
Hmmm can’t agree with London but we do love Rome! Can’t wait to get back there again in a few weeks. Hopefully will return plenty of times
Wow, great pictures with a lot of atmosphere! But also: your fourth sentence describes pretty much what amazes me about Rome -you just keep falling over awesome art, and you always stop and stare and just don’t get used to it! Last but not least: I’m glad I finally found out that my favourite building in Rome is called “The unknown soldier’s tomb” -I heard the Italians (do you actually say Romans? I mean, Romans are the guys from way back when, you know, “The life of Brian” and everything, right?) call it “Mussolini’s typewriter” and was stuck with that… Anyway: cool post, Cole:)!
I know officially that is what they (I think you call them Roman’s) call the building. Not sure about a nickname though but Mussolini’s typewriter does fit haha.
Lovely pictures, they do justice to Rome’s majesty!
Thanks Angela! Was a bit worried that the pictures wouldn’t portray exactly how much we adored Rome but I think we managed alright
Sooo beautiful! Bella Roma
Easily one of the most beautiful cities in the world!
I almost always prefer color photos, but I do really enjoy black and white. These are some great shots! (Must get back to Italy soon…)
We would head back in a heartbeat! And agree that we prefer colour shots too. For some reason I just felt B/W would work best for Rome.
That bike photo is awesome! I love these photos in B&W – it really makes them pop.
And this is random, but what did you think of the Colosseum? When we saw it our first thought was “Isn’t it supposed to be…. bigger?” =P
Loved the Colosseum! Was by far my (Cole’s) favourite. Can’t believe they could fit 60,000 or more inside it!
My experience in Rome to date has been a slice of pizza across from the main train station. There wasn’t time for more, but really even the bits of ruins from the train to the airport were impressive. It is definitely on our list to see more of it. I did enjoy my pizza though.
Can’t beat pizza in Italy! I have dough running through my veins at the moment haha.
These all look great in black and white.
Thanks Stephanie! Glad you enjoyed them.
Great collection of photos. I love that you used black and white. It really highlights the lines, especially in the architecture.
Thanks Jenna! I think the Black and White helped too. Kind of wish I did colour and black and white side by side
Nice photos! Are you entering the Capture the Colour contest?
Agree, Roma is one of the best cities on earth! Cool making all of your shots B & W.
Loving the black and white! That shot of the Colosseum is a winner!