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.
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.
Albufera Valencia Photography: An Afternoon with the Canonistas
Albufera photography from El Palmar, May 2008: a boat trip with forty Canon photographers, herons, thatched barracas and the sunset over Valencia's lagoon.
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.
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.
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.