Semiahmoo Bay

Semiahmoo Bay, Washington, October 2020.

Right where the US ends and Canada begins, a beautiful and peaceful morning by the bay.

Conversation with Neale from Photography Daily Podcast

A few weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Neale, from the Photography Daily Podcast. Have a listen to the episode, and make sure to check out the ample library of conversations with other amazing photographers.

Wawasee Tree

Indiana, February 2021.

A beautiful tree by Lake Wawasee I walk by every day (when I'm in Indiana, that is).

The curse of the photographer: dissatisfaction

Photographers might be destined to permanently feel dissatisfied. Because if we were to feel satisfied, would we still go out and create?

Learning to deal with this feeling is something a photographer must face at some point. To accept it as something that will always be there, if only as background noise. And to recognize what it is when it eventually becomes louder.

Three windmills

Castilla La Mancha, December 2021.

Most of the images I made of the windmills in La Mancha were from very close, almost "intimate portraits" of these beautiful windmills. But I also made a few from far away, to contrast these gentle giants against the even bigger landscape.

Elements of Fanal

Madeira, November 2021.

Fanal in a nutshell: bent old trees, fog, cows, and mountains.

Image of the Month, December 2021: "The fence of winter"

The Great Lakes are one of my favorite places to photograph during the winter. The conditions can be extreme, but that's what makes them so special. I lost count of how many times I froze at the shore taking photographs. What I do remember, though, is the feeling of gratitude afterwards. It is a very humble experience, to battle the elements. To discover how fragile we are.

This fence is almost the perfect metaphor for this feeling: we can try to put up gates, but there's no stopping nature. And that's just such a beautiful feeling.

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Remember: there are two sizes to choose from, 6x6 and 8x8 (inches). In both cases, the matt and frame are 12x12 (this means a bigger margin for the 6x6 print).

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artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"The fence of winter" is available for purchase here.

Stork at the train station

Galicia, January 2022.

An image from the video They are back. The storks are back in town!

They are back

The storks are back, and I couldn't be happier about it. Plenty of photo opportunities, and a lot to learn from these beautiful birds.

Church in the city of sin

Amsterdam, September 2019.

It feels like it happened a few lives ago, but it was just two and a half years ago that I was walking on the streets of Amsterdam.

No school today

Indiana, January 2021.

There was no school on this day. The storm left quite a few inches of snow and kids were told to stay home, although many actually went outside to enjoy the fresh powder on the ground. I did too.

Morning by the lake

Glacier National Park, May 2021.

A beautiful and peaceful foggy morning by the lake. Watch my video from Montana: Photography in West Glacier National Park.

Most of my photography is practice

Photography can look very easy: after all, it only requires pressing a button. Truth is, making good images requires a lot of practice, time, hard work, and persistence. This is how I practice the craft every single day.

The road to the mountains

Eastern Sierra, California, November 2020.

A dirt road heading to the mountains.

Holy shore

Galicia, November 2021.

This is the Sil river, and the shore at this point is called "Ribeira Sacra" in Galician, which means "Holy Shore". Holy not because of the incredible views, or the amazing wine that they make here, but apparently because of all the churches and monasteries that once existed around here. Most of them still stand today.

Stork souls

Galicia, February 2020.

An image made a few weeks before everything went crazy. These storks were a great subject during the lockdown of 2020, and I can't wait to photograph them again now that they are back from their annual migration.

I can't believe it's been 2 years since I made this image, though...

Cave and Windmill

La Mancha, December 2021.

In the foreground, the front wall and the entrance to an old "cave", where people lived a long time ago. In the background, the windmill they used to grind wheat to make flour.

Photographing Don Quixote's giants in La Mancha.

Ruins of Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan, April 2021.

One of my favorite images of 2021. In fact, it was April's Image of the Month. An image made during a camping trip to beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes.

A dance of trees, image II

Madeira, November 2021.

Have you missed my trip to the beautiful forest of Fanal, in Madeira?

Thank you for 2021

Thank you for an incredible year of photography.