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Photosleuth Tours
Your Photo Mentor
Steve has been a photographer for over twenty years, and has lived in Rome since 1995. He has worked for most of the major advertising agencies in the city. A couple of years ago he was commissioned to photograph a series of some of the most historic and unusual shops in the Eternal city for a book. Shots from which have won a prize in the Px3 Paris photographic competition 2007 and been exhibited in the Royal Photographic Society's 150th International Print Exhibition. He has also had to shoot a scooter in the Trevi Fountain for an advertising campaign.
What you will learn
Creating striking and balanced compositions.
Using the light, colours and shadow to better effect
Telephoto or wide-angle, exploiting depth of field.
Hidden Rome and its mysteries.
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Rome thru the Lens
Anthony Boccaccio leads Adventures thru the Lens, a truly unique experience in an extraordinary setting and a rare opportunity to ask a real life stories about his exploits in Rome where he lived many years speaks Italian fluently and knows the "secrets" of the city, the locals and the best restaurants. Or ask him about his 20 year adventure photographing the Amazon.
Become a PhotoSleuths© in Rome.
What is a Photosleuth©?
"An enthusiastic explorer with a keen eye and adventurous spirit searching for photographic opportunities not generally seen by the public in order to create or re-create a story told in images "
• Discover parts of Rome less traveled by tourists.
• Hear interesting tales and stories
• Take better photos
• Turn your photos into exciting stories.
• Have fun !
Our English- speaking photographers have in-depth local knowledge and a passion to explore.
So bring your walking shoes and be prepared to discover the mysteries of the city. Bring your camera and learn how to have more fun with your camera.
Open to all ages.
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Hidden Rome
An exciting adventure through the lesser visited Trastevere or the other side of the river Tiber.
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125€p/p
The winding streets of Trastevere
Tour Code: MT-ROM-PSL2
Scheduled Departures : 9:00am
Feb/Mar Saturday
April /May/ June Monday + Saturday
July / Aug / Sept / Oct Sundays
Private Departures : On Request
Duration: 4 hrs
Cost: 125.00€ p/p
(300€ private up to 4 people)
We begin our adventure at Ponte Sant'Angelo the chief site of executions in Rome built by the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd Century A.D. The most celebrated being the 22 year old Beatrice Cenci who was decapitated by the sword along with her step mother in 1599 for murdering their lecherous father. Legend has it that every year on the night before her death, she came back to the bridge carrying her severed head. It appeared in Dan Brown's 2000 novel Angels and Demons, the location was the secret lair for the Hassassin and is the last existing church of the Illuminati.
We will walk to Via dei Banchi Nuovi and discover why the Spanish ambassador spat in his valet's face. Our route takes us through Piazza Navona and Piazza Pasquino site of one of the talking statues and Via dei Banchi Vecchian ancient street once home to Florentine bankers as well as Via Giulia where there are and plenty of interesting churches.
We’ll visit Piazza Farnese the setting of Puccini's opera Tosca, with its 16th Century Palazzo and two magnificent fountains made from two giant basins originally from the Baths of Caracalla.
Then off to Campo di Fiori, where we will see where Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake as a heretic.
You’ll walk through winding streets and arrive at Palazzo Spada and see Boromino's "perspective" before crossing the Ponte Sisto to Trastevere with its labyrinth of streets, refurbished buildings, art galleries, trendy bars and local atmosphere like Piazza Trilussa a popular meeting place for locals.
We finish at the Piazza Santa Maria the eponymous church in the square which is thought to be the first Christian temple in Rome. Built on the spot where in 38 B.C. oil sprang from the ground which was said to be a sign of the coming of Christ.
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Above and Below
An interesting walk via the main monuments of Rome seen grom both ground level and also Panoramic views from above.
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125€ p/p
Campidoglio to Pincio
Tour Code: MT-ROM-PSL3
Scheduled Departures : 3:00pm Feb - June Wednesdays (June + Thursdays)
Private Departures : On Request
Duration: 4 hrs.
Cost: 125.00€ p/p or (300€ private up to 4 people)
You will see the
Campidolio, Piazza Navona Pantheon, Temple Adriano, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Villa Medici, Piazza dei Popolo from Pincio,