Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of people boarding gondolas inside the Venetian Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2011.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of gondolas in the canals of the Venetian Casino and Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2011.

Loic Poidevin / View along the Grand Canal with gondolas and St Marks Basilica in the background, Venice, Italy

Gary K. Smith / Gondolas with tourist passengers negotiating canals of Venice, Italy, April.

Gary K. Smith / Gondolas with tourist passengers at the Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy, April.

Gary K. Smith / Gondolas and passengers apporac the Riva Degli Schiavoni with the Isle of San Giorgio Maggiore in distance, Venice, Italy.

Ingo Arndt / Gondolas in fog, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan, China

Gavin Hellier / Gondolas tied to a quay at St Mark's Square looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Venice, Italy, 2011.

Gavin Hellier / Panning timelapse shot across the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, 2011.

Franco Banfi / Tourist on the boat feeding Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) Aqua¡rio Natural, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Nick Upton / Gondolier paddling tourists in a gondola with a sun canopy on Lake Bled, passing the Succursal Church of St. Andrej, Slovenia, July 2011

Stefan Huwiler / Bay of Venice and Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy, Europe, December 2006.