One of my favorite aspects about Veni Etiam Photography is that there is SO much to choose from in the collection. My mission is to offer something for everyone - every style, mood, memory or dream. Whether you've been to a place and miss it, or whether it's a dream you're holding onto, I love it when these snapshots of places speak to you in a certain way.

Recently, a customer asked me whether I had more Portugal images than the ones already in my collection. I promised to send her some more options upon my return. This led to a fun exercise of sifting through photographs of Portugal that I had initially overlooked.

I love rediscoveries as much as I love custom requests! They always surprise me and make me nostalgic of places and moments I have loved.
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These Portugal scenes have now been added to my international fine-art collection, and are available both in my shop and on Etsy. 

From my heart to yours!

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Every now and then, I end up going through my unpublished photo collections, in search of a memory or feeling that may be more buried than other more salient ones. I absolutely love rediscovering photographs that somehow didn't "make the cut" the first time around. It feels good to go back in time, to give a little bit of extra attention to what caught my eye long ago but was since forgotten.

As I had written in a post last year, this exercise is a direct testament to how our perception changes, and how returning to a place (even if virtually) leads you to see something new.

I always feel grateful for this surge of inspiration that comes even without my travelling or experiencing something new. When a cycle of rediscoveries emerges, I round up the photographs and add my favorite newcomers to my collection.

Here are this season's rediscoveries, which have been freshly added to the shop and to Etsy. 

Lines and textures filled the scene as far as the eye could see (Chicago, USA)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

The Gothic palace where East meets West, where Land meets Lagoon and open Sea (Venice, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

As long as we are side by side and anchored to the same port, we can weather any storm (Bari)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

Have faith: She is watching over you (Rovereto, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

A gorgeous spring morning on the island of Burano (Venice, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood.

A red bicycle and red flowers in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

A day of slow thoughts, fresh air and crisp colors.
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

Wherever you go, may your soul and life be bursting with color (Venice, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

A Sunday stroll through Burano’s streets, without worry of rain (Venice, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

The soft texture and classic pattern of a cow (Llandudno, Wales)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

Venetian window arches, decaying yet everlasting
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

I often miss those mellow days of walking for hours in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

Under your bougainvilleas, I can happily lose track of time (Ostuni, Italy)
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Peace on the interior (Corfu, Greece)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

The narrow streets in Martina Franca are inviting and intriguing
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Her rustic charm is part of her rare beauty (Venice, Italy)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

The birds dominate the skies over Corfu town (Greece)
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

Stopped at the church in the afternoon sun (Riva del Garda, Italy)
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Mornings in the old town and its rustic light (Rovereto, Italy)
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A fairytale fantasy and a ferris wheel (Cardiff, Wales)
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Burano’s deeply rich colors and one happy little bird (Venice, Italy)​
Fine-art print, canvas, metal, acrylic or wood

From my heart to yours!

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Over the years, the more practice I have had with capturing what I see and how I feel, the more attuned I have become to how looking through the lens changes what and how I see. It sometimes amuses me to think of how my perception changes - how new things suddenly begin to catch my eye and even become a stylistic habit, or how my experimentation with composition leads to fresh techniques. 

I don't know about you, but I am an incredibly s.l.o.w photographer when I am left to my own devices. I take a dozen variations of the same shot and only move on when I feel satisfied enough with the result. Sometimes, you get that feeling like you have caught a firefly in the palm of your hand or discovered a small fortune. Those are the photographs you think of when you are sitting on a train or in a café and reflecting on the day's "catch" - those are the photographs you can't wait to download to your computer and perfect. And yet, sometimes, other images totally surprise you. You cycle through the multitude of variations and painstakingly choose the most technically solid and aesthetically appealing one out of the minimally differing alternatives (this one or this one? or this one?), and sometimes this exercise gives rise to new favorites.

But what about those photographs that don't quite catch your attention during the first or even second pass? Does it ever happen to you that you go through images you've moved past -- months or even years later -- and discover new favorites? 

It happens to me, so reliably in fact that I have made a little tradition out of it by now to occasionally sift through old backups on a mission to pull out "rediscoveries". It is a direct testament to how our perception changes, and how returning to a place (even if virtually) leads you to love something that barely caught your attention at a previous time.

Every so often, this "lookback" results in new additions to the Veni Etiam collection, though the photographs themselves may have been taken several years ago.

I thought I would occasionally share these with you through this blog series, not only for you to find out what is new in shop, but also in case you are curious about the kinds of places, moods or compositions I have rediscovered lately.

Here are this season's rediscoveries. If you click on each one, you'll be taken to my Etsy shop where I have just freshly added these fine-art prints to the collection.

Tell me about your process: How do you choose your favorites? Do you go back to reminisce, re-edit and rediscover? I would love to hear from you.

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