Kōchi Digression

This post has a set of images taken on a short trip to Kochi, in Shikoko prefecture back in May. This was a short trip, travelling light with more than 100km of walking in conditions that encompassed everything from cloudless sun to monsoon-like storms. The images below are some of my favourites from the trip, and are a small subset of a much larger documentary set that looks various aspects of the local culture, centred around the water, fishing and food. Overall, this was a fascinating experience, arriving with pre-conceptions […]

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Tis the Season…

Street lamp and electronic snow flakes, Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona. Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105mm f4.

It is (almost) the end of the year, and so to end here is the traditional set of photographs of the festive lights here in Barcelona. After shooting so many christmas lights over the year, it gets pretty repetitive – so these are slightly elaborated by means of zooming and rotating the camera while using a long exposure. I think this helps to create a slightly more abstract feel than usual. Ah, and the relief of finally uploading something in colour, without film and with a zoom lens :-) Seasons greetings everyone!

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