The World in HDR

Sant Martí del Corb (Les Preses, Catalonia)

I recently visited Sant Martí del Corb, a small Romanesque church with a single nave and a semicircular apse located near a large farmhouse, l’Antiga. It belongs to Les Preses, a small town in la Garrotxa region. I got fascinated for the place and I decided to stay there for a while. I obviously took some photos, and after that I sat there for a long time; I really wanted to enjoy the calm and tranquility of the place. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Carrer Major (Siurana, Catalonia)

I recently visit Siurana, a village with a lot of history and legends around it. Located at the top of an escarpment in the Prades Mountains has amazing views, with the Siurana Reservoir on one side, and the Montsant Mountain range on the other side of the village. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

La Ciotat Old Port (France)

I took this photo in the old port of La Ciotat, a beautiful city in the French Cote D'azur area. It was a warm autumn morning and there were not many tourists around. However, many cafés, and restaurants that are filling the first coast line were opened and ready for clients. In the photograph you can see the Our Lady of the Assumption Church half hidden behind the boats and surrounded by pretty 17th century houses. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Inside Tossa de Mar Walls (Girona, Catalonia)

Somedays ago I was visiting Tossa de Mar and I decided to walk along its tall stone walls. It was early in the morning, a cold winter day, without nobody on the streets. It really was a big contract compared to a warm summer day, when the village is full of tourists willing to enjoy the sun on the nearby beach, and stroll around this beautiful medieval town. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Pals Medieval Town (Catalonia)

In the last few months I already published a few photos from Pals, but I feel like publishing this one as well. This medieval village is amazing; with many beautiful and tempting spots to stop, enjoy the moment, and take a picture from a place that seems to stand still in time. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Calanque de Port Miou (France)

I took this photo long time ago, I had to work in two different races in the nearby circuit of Paul Ricard and I had two free days between them and I decided to visit the surroundings. It was a great decision, the circuit is located in the "Côte d'Azur", a beautiful coastal French region that is totally worth visiting. This photo is from an inlet called "Calanque de Port Miou"; it is very long and narrow; perfect for establishing a marina. In fact, the inlet is about one kilometer and a half. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Santa Cova de Montserrat (Catalonia)

This weekend I decided to visit The Mountains of Montserrat; many people go there only to visit the Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat but the mountain offers a lot more than that. In this case, due to a tight schedule a did a quick visit to the abbey and then I went to “The Santa Cova”. It’s nor from the abbey but it gives you the opportunity to stretch your legs and enjoy nature. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Pont del Diable (Aqüeducte de les Ferreres)

I recently visited El Pont del Diable (Devil’s Bridge), an amazing Roman Aqueduct with more than two thousand years of history. It is not far from Tarragona, in fact, this aqueduct was used to get water from the nearby Francolí river to Tarraco, the ancient roman city. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Panoramic View of Rupit i Pruit (Catalonia)

I have already published many photos taken in Rupit, but I was cleaning up my photo library when I found this panorama of this fantastic medieval town and I could not resist to share it with you. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Cala dels Frares (Lloret de Mar)

A sunrise in “La Cala dels Frares”, a beautiful inlet in Lloret de Mar. There is not much space for towels on this beach, but it is a great place to take a photograph. As a curiosity, I will tell you that the name of this place means “The Inlet of The Monks”; which is referring to name that local people gave to massive rocks that you see on the photograph. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Tines de l’Escudelleta (Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort, Catalonia)

From time to time I like to walk along “La Vall del Flequer”. This peaceful valley it is not far from home, and you always have the opportunity to find a new interesting angle from where to shoot any of the multiple stone wine vats scattered along the place. Those are the only remains from a past in which the valley was a vast vineyard. This wine vat is part of the “Tines de l’Escudelleta”; a set constructed on the XIX century that was composed for eleven stone vats and seven dry stone huts. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Sunrise at Platja de la Mar Menuda, Tossa de Mar (Catalonia)

Getting up early in the morning can be hard choice. But the truth is that in some occasions the effort is more than justified. Last week I was in Tossa de Mar, a small medieval town located in the Costa Brava. The place is so beautiful; and I had the opportunity to contemplate a magnificent sunrise between these rocks from the Mar Menuda Beach. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

GUM Shopping Mall, Moscow

I’m still getting the dust off some of my old photos, I took this one in 2013. I was working on a World Series by Renault meeting on the Moscow Raceway; and the day after we had a few free hours to visit the city before going to the airport for our return flight. This is the GUM building, today is a shopping mall but originally was one of the most famous State Department Stores that were located on many Russian cities. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Maybe is because the year comes to an end that I decided to take a look back to my old photos. And maybe, due to these cold days that we are living I got specially drawn into this summer shoot in the Catalan Pyrenees. However, after some stressful days it’s good to have some time to clean up my photography archive, organize my thoughts, and recall a wonderful day spent on the mountain. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Medieval Village of Pals (Catalonia)

This is another photograph from last visit to Pals, a beautiful medieval town in the Girona Province in Catalonia. It is a pleasure to walk around the old cobbled streets; the city center is well preserved and without many modernity signs. It is easy to imagine how life was so many years ago. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Sunken Palace or Basilica Cistern (Istanbul, Turkey)

The Basilica Cistern, or Yerebatan Sarayı (“sunken palace” in Turkish), is the largest covered cistern in Istanbul City. When I entered the cistern, I could not believe it: the place is enormous! At 140 m x 70 m, it could hold 80,000 cubic meters of water. It is supported by 336 columns and many carp and goldfish swim around the base of these columns. Get It as a wallpaper

Strolling Around La Fageda d'en Jordà (Catalonia)

Last weekend I was visiting one of my favorite places, La Fageda d’en Jordà. For me, it is a unique place where is easy to put my mind at rest, and enjoy the landscape by myself or with friends. Moreover, with an ever-changing landscape is easy to find always a new hideout to photograph. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Medieval Village of Peratallada (Catalonia)

This photo is from Peratallada, a medieval village in the Girona province, in Catalonia. It looks like little has changed in the urban morphology since medieval times; It is a pleasure to walk around the cobbled. As a curiosity, the name of the city is derived from “Pedra tallada”, meaning ‘carved stone.’ Almost all the buildings were built with stone carved from the fosse which still encircles parts of this small fortified town. Do you like medieval towns? Do not miss this one! Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Salt de Sallent, Rupit i Pruït (Catalonia)

It’s curious how a moment of happiness and excitement can turn into a moment of sadness and despair… Yesterday I started the day early, I got to the “Salt de Sallent” just in time to see the sunrise, everything was perfect. Then, I got back to the Rupit Creek and while taking more photos my camera tripod lost grid and the camera ended right at the bottom of the creek. The good news is that I could recovery all the photograph; and who knows… maybe it is time to renew my gear!

Wooden Bridge, Riera de Martinet, Aiguafreda (Catalonia)

I took this photo more than a year ago in La Riera de Martinet (Martinet’s Creek) in Catalonia, at that time I didn’t like how the photograph looks and I decided not to publish it. However, this week I started playing with the new Aurora HDR 2018; I truly enjoy it! Who knows, maybe I’m going to change my mind, and I finally start publishing other old photos in the next weeks. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do! Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Pals, Carrer Major (Catalonia)

These days I have been thinking about revisiting some of the medieval towns in the Girona Province. This photograph is from my last visit to Pals, a little village without much signs of modernity on the streets. This is something that I truly appreciate, it makes easier to imagine how life was hundreds of years ago without electricity or Internet. Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper

Riera de Martinet, Aiguafreda (Catalonia)

After a few months of dry weather, it has been raining a lot in Catalonia. This is great news for our forests, and it is also a great opportunity to enjoy the best views of our creeks, and waterfalls. A few days ago I got up early to capture a few photos in the Riera de Martinet (Martinet’s Creek). The last time I visited this place it was almost dry and now it is a pleasure to see and hear how the water runs free between the rocks! Do you like this photo? Download it as Free HD Wallpaper