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March 29, 2020
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retrospective: lisbon in instagrams

At the time of writing this, we are living in truly weird times. There is a global pandemic ravaging the world, causing a lot of sadness and grief but also turning our lives upside down. As someone who travels a lot, both for leisure and for work, the closure of the borders is a significant change in my life. I had a lot of plans for travel and also for this website, which are canceled or on hold for now. But you have to see the upsides as well. There is a feeling of change in the air, of reflection and rethinking. Now we have the time to ask ourselves: What is essential, and what do we truly need? The future seems more uncertain than ever before.

A good time for a retrospection. For many years, I was pretty active on Instagram, and I liked the very distinct square format. Intentionally, I kept it very separate from this website because I didn’t think the shots were fitting for desktop screens. But having time at home, I am sorting my library, and I like the Instagram format for some shots, so I decided to do some collections. Let’s start with a country and city which is very close to me. Selected impressions of Lisbon, Portugal, in 2014.

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January 5, 2019
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Azulejos of Portugal: 2019 Edition

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2015, I put up a series about Portuguese tile art on this website. The article is still one of the most clicked on here. A couple of years later, I want to start the year by coming back to the topic and showing more of these magnificent Azulejos, as they are called. This time, though, they are not as clean and shiny; they are more washed out, sprayed, beaten, and rusty. They tell stories of everyday life in Portugal, how nature blends in with them, and how street artists use them as canvas.

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December 31, 2018
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Details of Portugal

This year, again, as in 2017, I had the chance to visit one of the most picturesque European countries and my former home – Portugal. Most of the pictures I wanted to share with you from these two trips I did already; you will find them here, here, or here. However, I did not share them all. There are some shots I haven’t yet put on the website. I combined them into the series below titled “Details of Portugal.”

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May 31, 2018
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Discovering Évora

I was lucky to come around quite a bit in Europe’s most southwestern country, but a spot blank on my map of Portugal was to the East of Lisboa. The ancient city of Évora was founded by the Romans before Christ. On the day of my visit in early May, the opportunities for exciting shots were great, as a storm came with heavy clouds. However, the sun was still there, refusing to obey and shining on the beautiful buildings of Évora, making for a great and gloomy atmosphere.

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May 25, 2018
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Portugal
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The Algarve

Although I traveled to Portugal extensively, curiously, I had never been to the Algarve, the southern coast of the country, before. I must admit I had my prejudices. It seemed to me that this part of the country was reserved for the sun-seeking mass tourist. Northern Portugal seemed much more mysterious and exciting to me. It was the road less traveled. But boy – was I missing out! The Algarve, with its white architecture glowing in the sunlight, seems like a natural extension of the Portugal I know. Sure, there are tourists at this time of the year (beginning of May), but there are not more than in Lisboa. Give it a try!

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May 19, 2018
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Portugal on Lens

Over the years, Portugal became a country and a topic I revisit now and then. Again, I had the chance to travel to this beautiful Iberian country and shoot some photographs there. This time, though, I had no access to my usual setup (Canon 70D with Tamron lens) and had to borrow equipment from my girlfriend. It was interesting to shoot with a camera different from the one I was used to. The Sony SLT-a77 is not as advanced as my Canon, but it has some merits. I liked the viewfinder, and the shots are wider by default, making them slightly more cinematic. The first series is a highlight reel of the week I spent in different parts of the country. From the first to last picture, the locations are Lisboa (bridge of the 25th of April), Capo da Rocca, Cascais, Fatimá, Óbidos.

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