They actually might finish it! The work continues at a rapid pace and 2026 appears to be the current goal–a mere 144 years after the first stone was laid.
Travel & Documentary Photography
Barcelona, by the sea.
Here are a few recent images of activity at the port. I love it when the sky cooperates with tumultuous clouds.
To get these on-the-water perspectives…
Sometimes it is revealing to just concentrate on the details, rather than trying to “get it all in”.
Do images of the details say more about the whole than would a more traditional photograph of the entirety of the whole…?
How do you make unique images of a subject that has already been photographed literally (and I literally mean “literally”!) millions of times?
To be original, or not to be–that is the question…
The many, many vía ferratas here in Europe (300+, according to one source) come in all levels of difficulty, from introductory routes suitable for those who have never climbed more than a paint ladder, to more advanced lines that require some specific vía ferrata/climbing skills…
“Monestir” means “monastery” in Catalan and this one, with its beginnings way back in the middle of the 12th century, happens to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
This gorgeous little village is located in the Tarragona province and is the capital of the comarca (county, roughly) of Conca de Barcerà. You can get there easily by train or bus from Barcelona.
Lots to see here–the medieval town walls are some of the best preserved–and you are not far from the Monastery of Poblet, a UNESCO world heritage site…
Wandering Prague with the Sony RX100ii–some lessons learned…
I would call La Modelo sort of the Alcatraz of Barcelona, and free public visits were recently offered as it is now out-of-date, closed, empty, eerie, haunted, and scheduled for a major gutting and/or demolition. So off we went.
Both Alcatraz and La Modelo (la Model in Catalan) are islands of a sort…the first surrounded by water, the latter surrounded by city. And both are historical icons for their respective cultures…
These are some of the unusual little places, most not-so-well-known that, for me, give Barcelona such depth of personality. Most will not be seen by your average tourist unless they happen to serendipitously bumble upon them…
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