Behind the camera
(“I was there”)
Welcome to the stories behind each frame.
For over 25 years I've been photographing the streets, the architecture and the quiet details of the cities I move through — Barcelona, where I'm based, and everywhere the road takes me. This is where I slow down and tell you what I saw, why it caught my eye, and how the image came to be.
Mercat del Born Ruins and Its Iron Roof
The Mercat del Born ruins sit under Fontserè's 1876 iron roof in Barcelona — an eighteenth-century quarter photographed from the walkway with a Leica Q3.
Sultanahmet Mosques: Istanbul's Sacred Skyline
Sultanahmet mosques in Istanbul, revisited sixteen years later — the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Süleymaniye through a street photographer's eye.
El Born Barcelona Architecture: A Walk Through Medieval Streets
El Born Barcelona architecture through medieval alleys, Gothic archways and Carrer de Montcada — six centuries of history in stone and narrow streets.
Sagrada Família Photography: Inside Gaudí's Forest of Color
Sagrada Família photography in Barcelona: a street photographer's first session inside, chasing Gaudí's forest of color through stained glass and stone.
Barcelona Modern Architecture: A Street Photography Series
Barcelona modern architecture photography in black and white — Calatrava's tower, MACBA, and the streets where contemporary design meets everyday life.
The Girl of Peace: A Sculpture That Was Censored for Being Too True
The Girl of Peace sculpture at Barcelona's Museum of Forbidden Art — a memorial to wartime sexual slavery, censored at the 2019 Aichi Triennale. Leica Q3.
Hamburg: A City Built on Bridges
Hamburg has around 2,500 bridges, more than Venice, Amsterdam and London combined. Why so many, and where to photograph them in the Speicherstadt.
Battersea Power Station — Architecture Photography in London
Photographing Battersea Power Station — London's iconic Art Deco landmark on the Thames, now transformed into a cultural and residential complex.
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
A night photography session at Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences — Calatrava's futuristic complex of reflecting pools and illuminated structures. Shot on Sony a7II