To take the ultimate gondoleer shot, blurred background, gondoleer in the foreground. My goal was to get one shot. Let’s just say I got a few more than that:

And this one, which isn’t in the gondoleer portrait category, but captures what I believe does constitute some of their daily lives:

Not to mention this one, who had time to text message:

I came to find out that the gondoleers in Venice are everywhere, just everywhere and are about as easy to find in New York as cab drivers. Except these guys, their boats and they themselves are much more photogenic than your average New York City cab driver. Sorry New York, Venice has you beat with this one. Don’t you agree that 5th avenue or Madison Avenue would never feature scenes like these: