Taken in the neighbourhood of Rome around the world famous Colosseum, this old Roman building is what many of the buildings around the city look like. I was particularly drawn to the way that the last light of the day was directly on this corner, making the orange colour stand out. This along with the old wooden shutters made it worth capturing in my opinion. It is a shame about the TV aerials, but I wasn’t going to start Photoshoping them out.

My cousin recently asked for a recommendation of where to visit in Venice. As I tell everyone who asks me this question, “Take the boat over to the island of Burano”. As you can see from my photograph above, the rows of colourfully painted houses along the canal make it worth the 45 minute boat journey from central Venice.

Near the world famous Colosseum in Rome I stopped outside the Oppio Caffe on the corner of Via Nicola Salvi and Via del Fagutale to compose this photo of the a traditional Roman street lamp with the classic Roman architecture in the background. It is a shame about the number of television aerials on the roof of the building, which I find a little distracting. I often have a dilemma about whether or not to leave them in or edit them out, but most of the time I like to keep my photograph as it was.