This was just too good to be true. 
 
A temporary elevated walkway had been erected over the Piazza del Duomo, and this meant that I could show the cathedral and the piazza together from a raised perspective. 
 
And then the sailors turned up. 
 
I love this photo: I’ve always seen it as a montage, with a Robert Doisneau street-scene spliced in front of an image pilfered from the Alinari Brothers 19th century archive. 
 
Photo taken 1985, Italy.
 
A3 archival print on Matte Art 250 paper.
Printed with white border to accommodate framing..