Remember the great "Dollar Trilogy" of the often underappreciated spaghetti western genre? Sergio Leone shot "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (all of them starring a young and almost unknown American actor named Clint Eastwood) in the mid 60's in the desert of Tabernas in Almeria, Spain.
Mini Hollywood is a theme park that features some of the original sets used in all these movies, as well as occasional staged shootings and chasings performed by professional stunts.
this is one of the many lovely odd houses i found out by walking through Barcelona's streets. those two tourists popped in while i was shooting; i like them being there like entering the frame of the photo.
Curvy balconies, asymmetrical columns, sinuous chimneys, and façade scales reminiscent of a dragon made me feel like I’d mistakenly happened into Gaudi’s dream, Casa Batlló - Barcelona, Spain
My wife and I wandered into the market from Las Ramblas, our eyes drawn to the bright colors strewn everywhere in the form of candied fruits; our ears buzzed with the sounds of buyers and sellers haggling in Catalan.
We opted for a small sample, a single pineapple ring. It was sweet, it was delicious, it was exotic and familiar at the same time.
A tough crowd. A tough performer.
photo by WILLIAM ROTHSTEIN
Barcelona's LA SAGRADA FAMILIA CHURCH was designed by famed Barcelona architect, GAUDI, and although it was begun a century ago, it is still under construction.
impressions of a volcanic island
Semana Santa is a beautiful, dramatic dichotomy of solemnity and celebration that captures Spain's passion and essence. It's Holy Week with foil balloons.
They've been making sherry at Gonzalez y Byass winery, at Jerez, Spain in the heart of Andalusia, since the 1830's. So they obviously know from sherry.
The Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957.