November 2026: Spring Has the Last Word

Smiling woman dressed entirely in artificial flowers sitting on a bench on the Royal Route, Warsaw

Spring Has the Last Word — Sony a7R IV

On my last evening in Warsaw, back on Krakowskie Przedmieście, a woman sat on a bench dressed entirely in artificial flowers: hat, dress, gloves and shoes covered in roses, peonies and hydrangeas, with a large butterfly pinned to her chest. Her bicycle, decorated to match, carried a sign that read Wiosna pozdrawia, spring sends its greetings. She laughed at something outside the frame, completely at ease.

After two days of flags, uniforms and neon, I didn’t need to look for anything else.

Read the full story → Warsaw Royal Route: Two Days on Krakowskie Przedmieście

Sony a7R IV · Sonny 25-105 · f/4 · 1/320s · ISO 1600 · Warsaw, May 2025

Cosme Lapena

Barcelona-based street and urban photographer and founder of bCLPhoto. Shooting the streets, architecture and reflections of the cities I move through for over 25 years. Exhibited at espai [b] since 2010; published in The Eye of Photography and 35mmc.

https://bclphoto.com
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