Alejandro Merizalde: 100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon

An in-depth guide to Venetian culture and history through its houses of worship

Begun in 2014 by Ecuadorian-born, New York-based photographer Alejandro Merizalde (born 1979), 100 Churches of Venice and the Lagoon documents religious temples from every sestiere of Venice and the smaller towns of the Venetian lagoon. What began as a small challenge of photographing just the Grand Canal's churches quickly grew in scope to include every neighborhood in the city.
From Murano to Burano and Torcello...