This series of images were made during the phenomenom of Acqua Alta. Acqua Alta occurs when wind and high tides combine. The first area to flood is Piazza San Marco and it is only for three or four hours. This is the lowest part of Venice. Here they are accustomed to the flooding and it causes the local shop owners and residents no major difficulty. The flooding gives a unique calm and quiet to a very busy area. There is a timelessness and elegance to the city during Acqua Alta which is being flooded with tourists on a daily basis.