Street & Urban Photography

bCLPhoto —
Street & Urban
Photography

bCLPhoto is the street and
urban photography project of Cosme Lapena,
a Barcelona-based photographer with over 25 years behind the lens.

A visual diary of cities, light, reflections and the moments most people walk past without noticing — from the streets of Barcelona to New York, London, Istanbul and beyond.

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Selected Work

Woman walking past oversized colourful boots billboard, urban street photography — Sony A7 II

Street Photography

Empire State Building and Tribute in Light beams over Manhattan skyline, New York City — Sony a7 II

Urban Photography

Young woman seen through a shop window, layered with street reflections — Leica Q3

Reflections

Tintin street art mural in Brick Lane, London — Sony A7 II

Graffiti & Street Art

Woman in a dress and hat made entirely of flowers, sitting on a bench in Warsaw — Sony a7R IV

Travel Photography

Three people reflected inside a white-framed mirror installation — Leica Q3

Photomontage

Young woman in black with a red bow among layered reflections at the National Theatre arcade, Prague — Leica Q3
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH

OCTOBER 2026

Standing Still Among Ghosts

In the glass of Prague's National Theatre, everything multiplied except one young woman in black.

Leica Q3

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Stories behind the camera

Blog
Sitges Zombie Walk: Street Photography at the Film Festival
Street Photography
Sitges Zombie Walk: Street Photography at the Film Festival
Street Photography

Sitges Zombie Walk street photography: zombie brides, a heart-eating chef and Freddy Krueger at the Sitges Film Festival, shot on a Leica Q3.

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Street Photography
Barcelona Street Photography: A Local's Guide to the Best Spots
Street Photography
Barcelona Street Photography: A Local's Guide to the Best Spots
Street Photography

Barcelona street photography: best spots in the Gothic Quarter, El Born, Barceloneta, Gràcia, Raval, Poble Sec, Eixample and Poblenou, by a local photographer.

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Street Photography
Warsaw Old Town Street Photography: A City in Costume
Travel Photography, Street Photography
Warsaw Old Town Street Photography: A City in Costume
Travel Photography, Street Photography

Warsaw Old Town street photography in a city rebuilt after 1944: an organ grinder, a roaring gorilla and quiet arched passages, from a May walk with my camera.

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Travel Photography, Street Photography
Photography Exhibition in Barcelona: 100x100PHOTO at espai [b]
Street Photography
Photography Exhibition in Barcelona: 100x100PHOTO at espai [b]
Street Photography

Photography exhibition in Barcelona: the 100x100Photo opening at espai[b], Gràcia. Some 300 prints by three photographers, on show until 23 October 2026.

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Street Photography
Prague Reflections: Glass, Water and a Layered City
Travel Photography, Reflections
Prague Reflections: Glass, Water and a Layered City
Travel Photography, Reflections

Prague reflections in shop windows, café mirrors, Kafka's steel head and the Vltava at dusk — street photography of a layered city, shot on a Leica Q3.

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Travel Photography, Reflections
Prague Street Photography: The City as a Stage
Travel Photography, Street Photography
Prague Street Photography: The City as a Stage
Travel Photography, Street Photography

Prague street photography: crowds at the Astronomical Clock, poses at the Lennon Wall, and a city that becomes a stage for its visitors. Shot on a Leica Q3.

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Travel Photography, Street Photography
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Gallery shopfront at dusk with photographs on the walls and a ceramic dog in the window — Leica Q3

ON VIEW NOW

100x100PHOTO at espai[b], Barcelona

Around three hundred street photographs by Jordi Comes, Benet Solina and me, mixed on every wall. Until 23 October · Tue, Thu & Fri, 17:00–20:00 · Luis Antúnez 10, Gràcia.

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Street. Urban. Travel. Architecture. Twenty-five years chasing light and decisive moments.

These are my stories. I hope some of them become yours.

About me

Every image on this site exists as a fine art print, signed and on archival paper.

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