Italy: Bella Positano, 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Made by Ravensburger Jigsaw Puzzle

Positano is a small town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast.

History
Positano was a prosperous port of the Amalfi Republic in the 16th and 17th centuries. But by the mid-19th century, the town had fallen on hard times. More than half the population emigrated, mostly to the United States of America.

Positano was a relatively poor fishing village during the first half of the 20th century. It began to attract large numbers of tourists in the 1950s, especially after John Steinbeck published his essay about Positano in Harper's Bazaar in May, 1953: "Positano bites deep", Steinbeck wrote. "It is a dream place that isn?t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone."

The photographer of this puzzle, William Carr, believes that artistic temperament is one of wonder. There is an innate desire to create and a willingness to struggle for one?s craft.

It is not enough to be born and artist, for the artistic character is forged from the dual fires of struggle and persistence.

Once in a lifetime an Artist appears and amasses a body of work that captures the perfection of creation and the truth of beauty that resides in every rock, cloud and ray of light.

William?s artistic vantage displays an understated complexity within his visual composition. Each image commands attention with vivid secret views into places exotic and foreign. An innovative approach to the visual language of photography.

William Carr travels like a native through distant lands, understanding the eloquence and subtlety of different cultures and their relationship with the planet. ?My greatest hope is to nourish a ?World Focus? on the preservation and conservation of this miraculous place we call home?.

Completely self taught, William is one of the most Collected photographers in the world, with over 35 million images sold worldwide.