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.
Hamburg: A City Built on Bridges
Hamburg has more bridges than Venice, Amsterdam, and London combined. A photography walk through the canals and Speicherstadt with a Leica Q3.
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 — A Coastal Village on Dublin Bay
A day trip to Howth from Dublin — dramatic cliffs, a working fishing harbour, and the wild coastline of Ireland's east. Travel photography with Sony a7R IV.
Murano Glassmakers — Venice (2)
A second look at the master glassmakers of Murano — photographing the craft and the craftsmen on the island north of Venice. Travel photography.
Paris Photography — Louvre, Eiffel Tower and Pont des Arts
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.
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.
Yerebatan Caddesi — Street Photography in Istanbul
Street photography in Istanbul along Yerebatan Caddesi — home to the ancient Basilica Cistern, one of the city's most dramatic underground spaces.
You may recognize it from a scene in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love.
Puigcerdà Lake — Winter Photography in the Pyrenees
Photography at the Puigcerdà lake in the Catalan Pyrenees — a quiet winter scene at 1,200 metres altitude on the border between Catalonia and France.
Murano Glassmakers — Venice (1)
The first of two posts from Murano — photographing Venice's legendary glass island, where centuries-old craft is still practised in family workshops.
The Soul of the Ebro — Jaume Plensa in Zaragoza
Photographing The Soul of the Ebro — Jaume Plensa's monumental 11-metre sculpture of letter-cells created for the 2008 International Exposition in Zaragoza.