REFLECTIONS
The Magic of Reflections
Reflections are the city's way of showing you a version of itself it did not plan.
A shop window on Passeig de Gràcia doubles the street and scrambles the perspective. A puddle after rain turns an ordinary pavement into something painterly. A glass facade stacks two buildings into one impossible structure. None of this was designed to be photographed — which is exactly why it is worth photographing.
This is probably the gallery that says the most about the way I see. I have been collecting reflections for years, in Barcelona and in every city I visit. They never get old.
Silhouette of a girl in the glass, the bar with a waiter in the background. Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Passeig de Gràcia reflected in a shop window, people strolling, street photography Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Waitress setting tables for dinner behind glass reflecting the street, street photography – bCLPhoto
Reflection collage composition People walking past a shop window of a fashion and accessories store on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelon, Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Photographer reflected in the window of an ice cream shop in Barcelona's old quarter, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Reflection of a lingerie shop and people strolling in the window of a wine bar, Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Handbags and accessories in a luxury store on Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona – street photography – bCLPhoto
Girl behind a shop window reflection – Reflections cover – bCLPhoto
Most of these reflections were found within a few streets of home — Passeig de Gràcia is an endless hall of mirrors if you walk it slowly. But the habit travels well: London doors, Manhattan windows, Calatrava's Oculus — and then always back home, where the gallery ends where it began.
Glass shop door in London with a circular crest; both reflect the houses opposite, part of the interior is visible. Reflections & Street photography in London – bCLPhoto
Reflections of the street in a glass window above a mannequin in a street in Barcelona, Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Reflections of people on the street and shops across the way in the window of a bar and a view of the interior, Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Manhattan reflected in a huge glass window with a lively gathering of clients and the bar in the background – bCLPhoto
Building and street reflected on an advert of a model that shows her women's perfume. Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Reflections in glass and bicycles in New York - street photography – bCLPhoto
Reflections of street life in a glass window on Passeig de Gràcia in Barcelona. Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto