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.
Layered reflections at the National Theatre, Prague — Leica Q3
Silhouette of a girl in the glass, the bar with a waiter in the background. Street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Woman holding a chihuahua reflected in a shop window, street photography in Barcelona — Leica Q3
Passeig de Gràcia reflected in a shop window, people strolling, street photography Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Headless mannequin in a green suit reflecting a Barcelona building, street photography — Sony A7R IV
Couple holding hands reflected in a puddle, street photography in Barcelona — Sony A7R IV
Two women in matching striped shirts reflected among candles, Barcelona — Sony A7R IV
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
Abstract wood sculptures in a shop window reflecting the street, Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Orange circular reflection over a bar interior, 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
Record shop logo reflecting the street and neon signs, Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Urban reflection in Barcelona – Reflections – bCLPhoto
Bilingual "no smoking hotel" sign reflected with a passerby, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Pedestrians multiplied in a glass reflection outside a hotel, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Man having coffee reflected in a café window, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Woman in a floral dress reflected outside a restaurant, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
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
Woman in a pink coat against a reflected glass facade, street photography in Barcelona – bCLPhoto
Railway worker reflected in wet pavement, black and white street photography in Barcelona – 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, wherever the trip takes me — and then always back home, where the gallery ends where it began.
Manhattan reflected in a huge glass window with a lively gathering of clients and the bar in the background – 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
The City Twice
Reflections let us see a city twice in a single frame. On the blog we share where we find them, like the shop windows of Passeig de Gràcia in our Barcelona black and white series.