Lunar Eclipse (January 21, 2019)
The top of the mountain above Barcelona, Tibidabo, is not a bad place for viewing an eclipse…
Montjuic Communications Tower, Barcelona
This quite surreal, sculpted, and futuristic erection (so to speak) will drive the avid photographer wild with delight when the light is right at the golden hour and, with a few clouds and other oddities, it is also a nice subject for monochrome…
San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Monte Abantos (1,753m/5,751′)
Yes, you certainly must visit the palace-monastery of El Escorial, but there is also a nice summit hike to be had just above the village of San Lorenzo…
It’s in the hands: A mother and son
A look at the human hand…
Barcelona Medical Care Anecdote and Some Casual Beachfront Black and White
If you live in the USA, you will probably just shake your head as you read this anecdote about health care in Spain. It’s just one data point, one story, but it makes you think about what could be in the US if we put our minds to it…
More Ghost Women…
These are all “found” images among the tattered posters and graffiti I find on out-of-the-way urban walls. What are these women telling us…?
Barcelona Architecture, Color
Sometimes, it just works better in color…
Hotel Hesperia, Barcelona (A Monochrome Study)
Out in the southwestern suburbs of Barcelona, not far from the airport, you might have noticed that a flying saucer has apparently afixed itself atop a tall building labeled in large letters as the Hesperia Hotel…
Street Art Murals at La Modelo Prison, Barcelona
The old walls of the now-closed La Modelo prison have sprouted some interesting new murals after a recent urban art festival. What’s going on down at the jail?