Growing up

Some squares in Gracia neighborhood, the bohemian quarter in Barcelona, create a mesmerizing effect on passersby sometimes. This boy, for example, holds his umbrella as if leaning on a king's sceptre watching his dominions. The pose reminds me of Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, the 1818 painting by German painter Caspar David Friedrich. Of course, this is just a fleeting thought.

Balloon Camouflage

I took this from too far away but I like the candid image of this woman behind the balloons.

Barcelona Weddings: The Silent Witnesses

Keeping with the behind-the-scenes perspective of the previous post, weddings like this one in a renown Barcelona hotel are also worth witnessing as a complete outsider. I am sure this photograph will develop an interesting bouquet, a special patina, over time.

The moment was captured at the entrance of El Palace Barcelona that used to be the old Ritz.

Commercial Shooting at Somorrostro Beach, Barcelona: behind-the-scenes perspective

If you go for the model, that sweet lady with the curly hair, you would probably get a striking portrait but nothing like the spark-of-the-moment circus on a set before a commercial shooting session, the chaotic behind-the-scenes perspective of a photographic mise-en-scène at Somorrostro beach in Barcelona.

Somorrostro beach, Barcelona: After-the-bath scenes

This is definitely not a photograph by Martin Parr and I must admit it wants to remind a Martin Parr but it is what it is after all, my humble intrusive, almost 'voyeuristic' picture of the day. Better with the fence I suppose.

The photo was taken in Somorrostro beach. Yes, there is a beach in Barcelona called so peculiarly.