Gianni Berengo Gardin photographs Venice’s massive cruise ships.

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Are These Giant Cruise Ships Destroying Venice?

Tourism is the economic lifeblood that keeps Venice running. But is it destroying what’s charming about the city in the process? 

via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2015/12/gianni-berengo-gardin-photographs-venices-massive-cruise-ships.html

In Gianni Berengo Gardin’s photos of massive boats lumbering through the lagoon and the city’s fragile canals on their way to the international cruise ship terminal, there’s no mistaking his perspective. Passing by historic squares, churches and buildings, the ships look like colossal eyesores, obscuring everything in their path.