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.
Barceloneta Street Photography: Life on Four Sides
Barceloneta street photography: a day on Barcelona's old fishermen's quarter, from Joan de Borbó to the beach, the promenade and the fishermen's wharf.
Sitges Zombie Walk: Street Photography at the Film Festival
Sitges Zombie Walk street photography: zombie brides, a heart-eating chef and Freddy Krueger at the Sitges Film Festival, shot on a Leica Q3.
Barcelona Street Photography: A Local's Guide to the Best Spots
Barcelona street photography: best spots in the Gothic Quarter, El Born, Barceloneta, Gràcia, Raval, Poble Sec, Eixample and Poblenou, by a local photographer.
Photography Exhibition in Barcelona: 100x100PHOTO at espai [b]
Photography exhibition in Barcelona: 100x100PHOTO at espai [b], Gràcia, 1–23 October 2026. Some 300 street photographs by three photographers.
Prague Reflections: Glass, Water and a Layered City
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.
Prague Street Photography: The City as a Stage
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.
Mercat del Born Ruins and Its Iron Roof
The Mercat del Born ruins, now El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria, under Fontserè's 1876 iron roof — photographed from the walkway with a Leica Q3.
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.
El Born Street Photography: Faces of Barcelona's Old Quarter
El Born street photography: candid portraits of locals, visitors, and daily life in one of Barcelona's oldest, most photogenic medieval quarters.
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.
Black and White Photography in Barcelona: The Street in Monochrome
Black and white street photography in Barcelona — silhouettes in the Gothic Quarter, shadows at MACBA and reflections on Passeig de Gràcia. By Cosme Lapena.
Barcelona Gothic Quarter: Street Photography in the Old City
Street photography in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter — narrow alleys, arched passages, musicians, and everyday life in the medieval old city, in black and white.
Barcelona Street Photography: Glimpses of a City in Full Summer
Barcelona street photography at its most candid — a summer walk through the Gothic Quarter, Plaça Catalunya, La Boqueria and beyond. Shot on Leica Q3.
Museum of Forbidden Art Barcelona: Photographing Censored Art
Museum of Forbidden Art Barcelona, photographed in its first week: the Girl of Peace, McJesus, Always Franco and the marble staircase of Casa Garriga Nogués.
Lisbon Street Photography: Trams, Tiles and Rain
Lisbon street photography in winter: Tram 28 at blue hour, Pink Street in the rain, Alfama rooftops and Livraria Bertrand. Shot on a 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.
Temps de Flors — Girona in Full Bloom
A photographer's journal from Girona's annual Flower Festival — from the Onyar River to the Cathedral steps, an extraordinary day of colour and floral art. Leica Q3.
Giant's Causeway — Where Legends Are Easy to Believe
Stormy skies, crashing Atlantic waves, and 40,000 basalt columns formed 60 million years ago. On a day like ours, Finn MacCool's legend felt anything but far-fetched. Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland.