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.
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.
Istanbul Street Vendors Photography: The City's Old Trades
Istanbul street vendors photography: simit sellers, a shoe-shiner, market traders and street portraits from the city's old trades, shot on a Canon EOS 40D.
Grand Bazaar Istanbul Photography: Inside Kapalıçarşı
Grand Bazaar Istanbul photography: shooting Kapalıçarşı's painted vaults, arcades and traders at 1/6s with a Canon EOS 40D, from the Beyazıt Gate inwards.
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.
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.
Mona Lisa of Williamsburg: The "Lost Time" Mural in Brooklyn
"Lost Time", known as the Mona Lisa of Williamsburg — a monumental mural in Brooklyn where Bedford Avenue meets Broadway. Street photography in New York.
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
Street Art in Antwerp: The Murals of Larsen Bervoets
A street photography encounter in Antwerp with the large-scale murals of Larsen Bervoets — a face spread across two buildings in the heart of the city. #bCLPhotoMonth.
Howth Village — A Fishing Harbour on Dublin Bay
Howth, Dublin's fishing village by the sea: boats in the harbour, seals, the fish market, the Howth Head cliff walk and Baily Lighthouse. A day trip by DART.
Murano Glassmakers: Light in the Furnace
Murano glassmakers by furnace light, in black and white and in colour — maestros, molten glass and deep shadow on Venice's glass island.
Paris Street Photography: Two Days and a Barça Match
Street and travel photography in Paris — the Pont des Arts, the Louvre, and the Eiffel Tower through the lens of a photographer on foot. Shot on Sony a7 II.
4th of July Fireworks in New York
Photographing the 4th of July fireworks in New York — the crowds, the colours, and the chaos of America's most celebrated night. Street photography.
It'Sugar — A Candy Store in New York
Inside It'Sugar — New York's most colourful candy store, where oversized sweets and bold colours make it impossible not to raise a camera.
Madrid Street Photography: A Saturday from Lavapiés to the Plaza Mayor
Madrid street photography on a Saturday in May: a Lavapiés mural, Plaza de Cascorro, the antique dealers of the Rastro and Calle de Toledo to the Plaza Mayor.
Louise Nevelson — Big Black (1963)
Photographing Louise Nevelson's Big Black (1963) — an imposing wall sculpture of stacked wooden boxes in New York. Art photography by bCLPhoto.
The Albufera — Nature and Light in Valencia
Photography at the Albufera Natural Park in Valencia — a freshwater lagoon south of the city, famous for its rice fields, sunsets, and birdlife.
Basilica Cistern Photography: Istanbul’s Sunken Palace in 2010
Basilica Cistern photography from July 2010: Istanbul's Sunken Palace in amber light, Medusa's stones and art on the water, before the 2022 restoration.