I might have a replacement to my beloved 35mm f/1.4, a lens that stopped working a few weeks ago. Let's find out if it meets all my requirements to be in my camera bag!
Galicia, December 2021.
A scene I walk by many, many times. It's always beautiful, but it really comes alive when there's thick fog. And that's what I got this morning: lots and lots of fog.
Fanal, November 2021.
Trees more expressive than many humans!
La Mancha, December 2021.
Shooting the windmills from behind.
Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, December 2021.
Another image from my trip to La Mancha. Now that I find myself with quite a few images of the same subject, I understand why some artists just go for "Study number X" as the title. It's a struggle to find a unique description for each one of them! I personally don't like the word study, but I might have to come up with something soon.
Alcázar de San Juan, La Mancha, December 2021.
This is one of my favorites from the first set of rough edits of the images I made in La Mancha, where I photographed the legendary Don Quixote's windmills.
I just got back after a week photographing the legendary Don Quixote's giants: the stunning windmills of La Mancha. So many good images, so many good times. This video tries to compress several days, several mornings, several nights, of photography in 22 minutes of footage and images. Hope you enjoy it.
Fanal, Madeira, November 2021.
It's almost like the tree is trying to pull me in. At least, that's what I see when I look at this image. Another one from the magical forest of Fanal, in Madeira.
Ribeira da Janela, Madeira, November 2021.
While I spent most of time in Madeira photographing the beautiful forest of Fanal, I still managed to visit other locations and make some images of other parts of this stunning island. One of them was Ribeira da Janela and its pretty rock formations, called Illheus da Ribeira da Janela.
It is tempting to believe that a good subject will make for a good photograph. That all what need is a beautiful tree, a grand vista, or a stunning mountain peak. In this video, I want to argue that this isn’t enough. That we need to pay attention to every inch, every pixel, of our image. Otherwise, we might end up with an image that doesn’t do justice to that amazing subject.
Innsbruck, Austria, November 2019.
An image from back when I went "compact", made in the mountains surrounding beautiful Innsbruck, Austria.
Madeira, November 2021.
Not much more I can say about this magical place.
Mallos de Riglos, Aragon, October 2021.
Riglos, one of the many cool towns in the Pyrenees.
Madeira, November 2021.
This is a favorite of mine from the trip to Fanal. I found msyelf coming back to these two trees, and even though I made images of them alone, by themselves, it felt like they belonged together. A dance of trees.
Galicia, October 2021.
Well, I don't even know if it's a house at all -it might be just a shed. But whatever it is, or was, it definitely caught my eye while riding the bike on this foggy morning. There's something about it, perhaps that all the blinds were down, the contrast between the white and the darker environment...
"Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again." - André Gide
A quote I stumbled upon a few days ago, and that resonated with me. Related to my thoughts about originality in photography, and why we should speak our truth regardless of what others have or haven't done in the past.
Madeira, November 2021.
Even though Fanal got all my attention during my trip to Madeira, I still managed to visit other parts of the island. I had done almost no research, so the spots I ran into were a surprise, including this one in a small town in the southwestern part of Madeira. I absolutely loved the square tiles, and the columns, and the ocean in the background... what a cool place!
Madeira, December 2021.
Fanal is one of those special places where magic happens every once in a while. This is a beautiful forest at any time, but when the fog rolls in, it becomes one of the most stunning landscapes I had ever seen. A place out of a fairy tale.
I travelled all the way to a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean to photograph a small forest. A magical forest.
Lago di Garda, Italy, November 2019.
I made this image two years ago. So many things have happened since then! But I still remember the week I spent by this beautiful lake.
