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.
Street Colors — Urban Photography in Madrid
Urban photography in Madrid — the vivid colours of street art, painted walls, and everyday life in the Spanish capital. Shot with Sony a7II.
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, Part I: The Craft in Black and White
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.