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  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Waiting For The Bus On Las Ramblas

    August 19, 2014 /

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    Gliding Away

    December 21, 2021

    When Heroes Come to Town

    April 17, 2019

    An Altar for the Propaganda Machine

    November 17, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Tattoos in Barcelona

    August 18, 2014 /

    The sunlight was sharp, bouncing off stone and glass, cutting strong highlights across shoulders and pavement. I didn’t ask them to slow down or acknowledge me; I simply kept pace for a few steps, paying attention to posture, rhythm, and the way bodies occupy shared space.

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    The Silent Listeners

    December 27, 2013

    Milan

    March 19, 2015

    Mulberry Street, When Benito II Was Still There…

    July 7, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Street Markets

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 2

    June 28, 2014 /

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    Gotcha!

    August 16, 2013

    Serva padrona @ Teatro Marrucino

    October 1, 2023

    The Street Photographer Rights In Italy. The Leaflet

    July 10, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring,  Street Markets

    The Spanish Sense of Flesh – 1

    June 26, 2014 /

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    Red

    December 17, 2014

    A Single(‘s) Call

    September 24, 2016

    Fisherman’s Friend

    January 10, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Streets&Squares

    Now You See It…Street Juggler at a Red Light in Barcelona

    June 16, 2014 /

    Caught this just as the traffic paused. The juggler—or maybe illusionist—stepped onto the zebra crossing like it was a stage, pulling a contact juggling sphere from his pocket with the same ease most reach for a cigarette. No microphone, no music, no hat on the ground. Just confidence, and a tight, silent routine aimed at no one and everyone. I shot from slightly above, which flattened the scene into layers: the motorcyclist on the left, the car breaking the frame in front, and the performer, suspended mid-gesture. The composition benefits from the crosswalk marks, which slice the image horizontally and echo the performer’s stance. It’s geometry meeting theatre. Technically, this…

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    Duel Inside The Cage

    November 20, 2014

    Should I Buy It? (Best Taken With an 85mm)

    January 23, 2016

    The Restorer’s Nest

    June 27, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Lost In Barcelona’s Beauty

    June 13, 2014 /

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    Watch My Back

    January 15, 2013

    Hard Worker

    February 9, 2014

    Heater

    May 23, 2015
  • Airport,  Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo

    The El Prat’s Lounge

    June 5, 2014 /

    Airport lounges often exist in a strange, liminal space — neither entirely connected to the bustle of the terminal nor completely detached from it. This photograph captures that in-between feeling with an almost still-life precision. The beige armchairs, glass coffee table, and neatly placed newspaper (“La Vanguardia”) suggest a space curated for calm, yet one can sense the transient nature of those who pass through. The composition is deliberate and symmetrical, the sofa centred with the vase of artificial flowers acting as the visual anchor. The choice to place the glass table in the foreground introduces depth and framing, its reflections adding subtle complexity without pulling attention from the central…

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    Call On The Docks

    August 4, 2014

    The call that never quite ends

    March 4, 2014

    LP – Live@Anfiteatro La Civitella

    July 22, 2022
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Small Talk in Las Ramblas

    June 4, 2014 /

    I took this photo in Barcelona, where conversation isn’t background noise but part of the architecture. Las Ramblas is never quiet, never empty—always a current of movement, commerce, and human theatre. Yet in this frame, the flow is briefly suspended by a gesture: one man leaning down to greet another, while a third man stands as witness, folded newspaper in hand, arms set in a subtle brace of familiarity. The scene unfolds naturally, without prompting. I wasn’t aiming for perfection but presence—being there, camera in hand, when a moment coalesced. Compositionally, it’s informal yet balanced. The figures form a loose triangle, anchoring the shot while the rest of the world…

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    Still Together

    April 20, 2013

    Mulberry Street, When Benito II Was Still There…

    July 7, 2014

    The Expired Film Series – Episode 3 – Ilford HP5 400 – Dec. 2010 shot in August 2023

    August 30, 2023
  • B&W,  Barcelona,  Daily photo,  Docks,  Spring

    The Teleferic de Montjiuc

    May 28, 2014 /

    I framed this high, tight, and in monochrome. The tower holds its geometry clean against a washed-out sky, bisected by the tension of support cables that anchor the structure both physically and compositionally. The decision to exclude ground and context wasn’t aesthetic—it was structural. I wanted the image to stand on line, angle, and steel alone. Shot with a mid-telephoto to flatten depth slightly and reduce parallax across the girders. The light was diffuse but not flat. A break in the clouds gave enough gradient to define planes without creating shadow noise. The exposure leaned conservative: highlights retained in the clouds, midtones preserved in the riveted panels and pulleys. No…

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    Shadow On The Wall

    August 30, 2015

    Claws of Fire

    September 27, 2017

    The Unintended March

    January 13, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    Inside the Garrison

    May 14, 2014 /

    In a usually busy day, the bomberos enjoy a moment of relax.

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    Toxic Waste in Open Air

    August 31, 2021

    Against the Tide

    January 30, 2014

    Foto-Grafo admitted to the Persol Reflex Edition contest

    April 16, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Fashion Shops,  People,  Spring

    The New Church

    May 13, 2014 /

    In the XXIth Century, a new church grows, to satisfy old needs.

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    What lasts of a springtime hailstorm

    June 22, 2013

    A Skater

    February 23, 2021

    Smile!

    August 7, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    WTF Are They Looking At?

    May 7, 2014 /

    Street photography often unfolds in fractions of a second that resist tidy interpretation. This frame emerged from one of those moments — brief, slightly absurd, and quietly revealing. The photograph shows three men crossing the same urban space yet seemingly inhabiting different psychological trajectories. The bald man in the foreground, dressed in a vivid orange jumper that stands out against the subdued tones of the pavement, appears momentarily detached from the flow of movement around him. His posture is firm, almost statuesque, as if he had paused mid-stride to reassess the scene. The shopping bag hanging from his hand becomes less an object of practical use than a compositional counterweight,…

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    A Bad Experiment

    August 26, 2016

    Outdoor Aperitif

    April 7, 2017

    The Empty Stage

    November 25, 2013
  • Barcelona,  Boulevards,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Las Ramblas’ Lifestyle

    April 18, 2014 /

    Who cares about pickpockets?

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    The Kiev 60 and a fix for the frame spacing issue

    October 8, 2023

    Too Big To Be Dumped

    January 10, 2015

    Just In Case

    June 9, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People,  Spring

    Which One?

    April 16, 2014 /

    The Abundance’s Paradox

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    Under an Old Roof

    May 22, 2014

    The Ferrania Film Series – Episode 1 – Ferrania Orto shot on October/November 2023

    August 7, 2024

    A Rusted Window

    September 11, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  Gear,  Spring,  Street Markets

    A Fujifilm X-E1 Annoyance

    April 15, 2014 /

    The X-E1 is a good camera, though has some annoyances that make it less handy for Street Photography. Contrary to Leica, (some) Zeiss or (some) Nikon lenses, zone-focusing is not set on the lens barrel. You must do it either through the viewfinder or the LCD, and this makes problematic the switch from one technique to another. Same is true for aperture settings. Operating the camera one-handed, happened twice to me, led to a change of the image quality settings from RAW to Jpg. Unfortunately I wasn’t aware while shooting and I’ve wasted half a day in Barcelona getting inferior quality pictures.

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    Have fun…

    July 12, 2013

    Mid-Knee Clinch

    July 7, 2019

    The Leica M9 CCDgate Outrageous Case

    December 11, 2014
  • Barcelona,  Colour,  Daily photo,  People

    The Bodyguard in Red

    April 13, 2014 /

    This frame happened in a square full of motion, but all I saw was this frozen pair: a woman checking a map, and her dog—a small, white, overdressed sentinel—standing squarely on duty. What amused me wasn’t just the dog’s outfit (hood up, leash taut, plaid trim), but the posture. Alert. Angled. Watching the flow of pedestrians like a security detail in fur. I made this image with the intention of isolating a moment within the broader current of urban transit. The pedestrian stream moves left to right—fast, disengaged, anonymous. Meanwhile, the woman and her dog form a perpendicular axis. They’re static. They interrupt the flow. That tension is what holds…

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    A Rural View

    December 8, 2014

    Portraits in Skating

    November 30, 2024

    Outside the Courthall

    April 15, 2015

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