The dark romance of Italy on black & white film

Film Photography, Travel

Photo essay of a few towns in Italy in monochromatic film.

Taken with Ilford B&W 35mm on a Minolta SR-1 camera in summer of 2022.

Lake Como

Ladies having lunch in Lake Como, Italy — Ladies who lunch.

Bellagio:

A man helping a woman into a boat on Lake Como Italy

Two boats on Lake Como Italy

Spent the day cruising around the lakeside towns of Varenna and Bellagio, eating, drinking and revelling in the sunshine.

Varenna:

Cooling off with other tourists in the cool waters of the lake.

Cinque Terre

Florence & Tuscany

Duomo building — The Florence Cathedral seen from a side street.

Stunning architecture, surrounded by hills and history and culture and food.

View of Florence from piazza michelangelo — View of Florence, with the Florence Cathedral on the left and Basilica of Santa Croce on the right. Taken from Piazza Michelangelo.

Inside a street market — Inside a street market.

Venice

I think Venice is one of the most beautiful, magical cities. Truely such a romantic place.

St Marks Basilica — St Mark’s Basilica in Venice was undergoing some renovations when I visited .

a woman walking into a doorway

I loved the fact that each time you cross a bridge, you cross from one small island to another. The architecture is divine and there is just something so enchanting about this town.

Until next time Italy, ciao for now.

ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ ꕥ ꕤ

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One response to “The dark romance of Italy on black & white film”

2 June 2026

Bianca St Quentin

Absolutely stunning!

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