Lisbon is the best kept secret in Europe. Indeed, many tour operators usually propose destinations such as Paris, London, Rome or Praga on top of their offering and Lisbon is therefore a little less known. Nevertheless, this city is beautiful and a wonderful place for street photography. Lisbon is often called the city of the […]

In the middle of Portugal stands the all white city of Evora. Indeed, all houses are painted in white to withstand the pounding sun typical of this region. It even looks like some people added an extra protection from the rays by positioning dozens umbrellas over a court. And when the owner of the house […]

Digital photography brought the capability to review instantly your last shot. While at first sight it seemed a wonderful feature, it actually ends up in diverting your attention from the most important, that is the action occuring around you. Indeed think about all the street shots that you lost because you were looking at your […]

Decades ago, Nazaré was a small and humble fishermen town of the Atlantic Coast. Nowadays it has becomes one of the main beach resort of Portugal. Be it in the tiny streets by the beach, or on the neighbourhood located over the cliffs, it will be tough to spot a fisherman. And don’t be fooled […]

I did notice that portguese women have quite a tendency to chat wherever they can in Porto. So when their men can escape for a little lonely walk, they certainly do. (click on pictures for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F2.8, 1/2000, ISO160 Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F8.0, […]

When you walk around the streets of Porto, you sometimes feel like you are in a 1960 setting and see you almost start to see it all in black and white. There are still kids out there, unwatched, playing as they like, wherever they want. Far from the paranoia of other Western cities that keeps […]

Porto is one of the few large cities in Europe whose downtown is still inhabited by the popular class. Unlike Paris, London or Madrid where offices and high income have taken possession, you still see kids, grand-mothers or fishermen strolling in the streets of downtown neighbourhoods. I also noticed how people from Porto love to […]

When you enter the gigantic Bolhao, it seems that time stopped many years ago. Yet, customers and merchants did age,and you get the impression that the market will disappear the day this generation passes away. There are even talks of destruction this wonderful structure. It would be a shame. So here is a walk in […]

What a surprise today as we reached Porto, this city is absolutely wonderful and a gold mine for street photography. The city looks similar to a mix of La Havana, Rome and Paris. More to come over the next few days ! (click on pictures for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at […]

There is something special about ferries. You find yourself in the middle of the sea, yet you are basically stuck within a close space with all fellow travellers. A great place for photography. As for the Cies Island, let’s that UK Guardian newspaper was not wrong when it listed it as one of the top […]