Here is the first series I put together for class. We just printed on normal paper because it was the first time for most of us to print on fiber based paper. We were told to to create a series on symbolism. Florence just happens to be one of the densest tourist cities in all of Europe, especially the old city center. There are other cities that attract more visitors each year but they are larger cities and the natives still make up a large portion of the population on any given day.
My series is based on two symbols of Florence, tourists and how they behave in a foreign city and Michelangelo's David. The two are so visible that they start to resemble each other. 
From this first project of 5 photos I have 4 new paths to keep exploring. The first is more pictures of the David, each store owner sets them up in different ways that no two pictures I have look the same. (yes I already have more taken) The next is continuing to photograph tourists and document the large group mentality. I only have to stand outside my apartment for that because Via Ricasoli is the main road from the Florence Cathedral and the Academia, where David is housed. The next is to go back to the space that I photographed the first group of tourists and continue to photograph in the same space at different times of the day. This would be another exercise in how people relate to the space they're occupying. The last is to photograph the odd behaviors of tourists near monuments. The man in the last photo has stopped looking at it and is only focused on his guide book.
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