Posted on June 30, 2025
I’ve never considered myself as particularly creative (except perhaps in the art of avoiding hard work or getting my hands dirty), so for this week’s Lens0Artists Challenge, with the theme of ‘Creativity’, it makes more sense to me to highlight the creativity of others more blessed than myself in that department.
The island of Murano, in the Venetian Lagoon, is world famous for its production of glass, especially ornamental glass items that are designed and made by individual craftsmen. The production process is fascinating, if a little scary – that stuff if hot.

Lens-Artists Challenge: Creativity
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Creativity, Glass, Glassblowing, Lens-Artists, Murano
Posted on January 4, 2024
A close-up view of a piece of glass from Murano reveals its extraordinary intricacy.

Posted on March 4, 2020
In the entrance to a factory on the Venetian island of Murano, rightly famed for the manufacture of glass.

Posted on October 25, 2015
This glassblower on Murano knows that molten glass needs to be handled carefully, for aesthetic as well as safety reasons.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Careful, Glass, Glassblowing, Murano, Venice, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge
Posted on November 25, 2014
No visit to Venice would be complete without a trip to to the island of Murano to see the glassblowers at work. This is how it all begins.
Category: Photography 101 Tagged: Glass, Glassblowing, Murano, photo101, Photography 101, Venice
Posted on October 13, 2014