This nighttime image captures a gondola traversing a narrow canal in Venice, Italy

This nighttime image captures a gondola traversing a narrow canal in Venice, Italy. A single male figure, identified as a gondolier, stands at the stern, oriented forward, wearing a light-colored, striped short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers. He operates a long oar extending into the dark water on the right side of the vessel. The front of the gondola is equipped with a bright, circular white light that illuminates the water immediately ahead. The canal is flanked by tall, multi-story buildings; the structure on the left features multiple uniformly spaced rectangular openings or windows. The dark canal water reflects the gondola's light and ambient illumination from distant sources, including a subtle yellow-orange light in the upper left background.