Graffiti

Warsaw, Poland 2012

I had the opportunity to go to Warsaw this year, only to find out how interesting this city is. It was completely destroyed during WWII and it has been rebuilt over the years. Although some might find it a bit fake, I believe it's quite impressive. Impressive how a city can grow from the ashes and be a city again.

Blue

Alassio, Italia, 2012

Oh so it's been so long since last time I uploaded a picture to my blog. I really missed doing it and I'm planning to do it more often and not wait so much to upload a new picture. So this is the abandoned house in Alassio, the one that I've taken many pictures to already. Hope you like it!

Telephone

Candiolo, Italia, 2012

There was this old train wagon where I found this telephone. The wagon has been abandoned for several years and it is said it belonged to a German company, it ended up in Italy because nobody wanted it anymore.

Belvedere

Albenga, Italia, 2012

From the city of Alassio you can go up to the hills and get to a place where you can see Alassio to the right and the city of Albenga to the left, this is the view behind Albenga. Quite impressive!

Dawn

Rennes, France, 2012

We had to wake up early that morning to drive to Paris, the dawn created a strange feeling around the city and when I passed by this street I felt the city was abandoned! It was very weird indeed!

Pot

Alassio, Italia, 2012

I went inside one of the abandoned houses in Alassio to find this pot on the ground in front of the window... it was a nice scene to catch.

Alassio

Alassio, 2012

The view from the hills in Alassio of the small beach city. Hiking in this area is great because of the wonderful views of the sea.

Strokes

Morrocoy, Venezuela, 2012

While returning from a delightful day at the beach, we had the luck to be part of this wonderful sunset on our way home. The strokes on the sky made the whole scene obviously more interesting.

Luna Park

Munich, Germany, 2012

There was this small beer festival in Munich, it's called the spring beer festival. We went there on our last day to check it out... full of people having fun and enjoying the beautiful day, and drinking beers of course.

Reflections

BMW Museum, Munich, Germany, 2012

The BMW Museum was absolutely awesome! The outside of one of the buildings created these reflections of the street and the other building.

The Suit

Munich, Germany, 2012

I took my camera out to take the picture long before this guy walked in front of me. I wasn't calculating his pace speed and neither I wanted to make him notice I was taking a picture... the result, a very strange picture almost out of focus. Hey, at least I took the picture at the right time, didn't I?

Train Station

Munich, Germany, 2012

While waiting for the train to go to the airport we walked around the station looking for the platform and had the chance to appreciate the contemporary architecture of the train station. The lines on the roof mixed with the natural light created a beautiful environment. 

Sunset

Torino, Italia, 2012

There's little to say about this picture, it was a beautiful sunset that I much enjoyed in the beautiful city of Turin.

Old New

Hofgarten, Munich, Germany, 2012

This building is so beautiful, it has a mixture of old and new. It was almost completely destroyed on WWII by the allied bombs and it has been rebuilt to what it is now, keeping its former central form combined with the newer structures on the sides.

Fringe

Munich, Germany, 2012

Only the fortunate ones that watch Fringe (the TV Show) are going to understand this one!! Anyways, when visiting Munich this zeppelin was flying all over the city the whole afternoon and I immortalized it while passing behind this building.

Beach walk

Saint-Malo, France, 2012

A father was having a walk with his two children on the beach, the oldest one was ahead running while the little one was trying to keep at pace. A few hours later the sand was all covered by the high tide.

Boats

Saint-Malo, France, 2012

This was the Saint-Malo port on the afternoon before leaving to Rennes. The gold reflections on the water attracted my attention in combination with the black sky that was bringing a storm.

Siena

Siena, Italia, 2012

Siena is I believe one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. I really liked it and had a good time there, people were nice and the architecture took my breath away. So if you have the chance to ever come here don't miss it 'cause is absolutely worth it.

Jackets

Siena, Italia, 2012

Someone had these jackets getting dry on their window and I thought it was a nice thing to capture. hope you like it! very simple!

Low Tide

Saint-Malo, France, 2012

Saint-Malo is a wonderful place in the north of Brittany, is in front of the sea and has the city centre surrounded by big walls that protect it from either enemies than from the sea. The low tide leaves the boats above the sand waiting the evening to come to float on the water.

Contrast

Munich, Germany, 2012

As I said in my post before this, Munich is a city full of history and you can get to see this kind of wonderful scenes where the new meets the old... hope you like it!

Stairs

Munich, Germany, 2012

Munich is a city with lots of history, no need for me to be talking about it, you can find out for yourself how many great things this city has to offer. This was my second time in it and it was great!

Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo, France, 2012

Saint-Malo is a city in northern brittany in France. The old city is surrounded by the old walls to protect it and you can walk all around and catch some very nice views of the sea and the rest of the city.

Omaha

Omaha Beach, Normandie, France, 2012

I had the chance to go to Normandie and visit some of the key places for the allied invasion into German occupied France. This is Omaha Beach, the beach where more than 4000 men were killed in battle, ending with the allied victory over the Germans.

Hide and Seek

Giverny, France, 2012

Giverny is a small little town in Eure department really close to Paris. The town is best known for hosting Monet and being the inspiration for most of his artworks in his late years. These are the gardens of the Impressionism Museum, where some kids were playing hide and seek.

Firenze

Giardino di Boboli, Firenze, 2012

From the Giardino di Boboli you get an amazing view of the city, the gardens offer a lot of different angles from where you can admire the cityscape. Firenze is such an historical city, but everyone knows that already, so I'll just stop writing. Hope you like it.

Carrousel

Piazza della Repubblica, Firenze, Italia, 2012

There's a very famous square in Florence called Piazza della Repubblica where there was a carrousel and kids were obviously enjoying the ride... this is one of those kids

Caen Port

Caen, France, 2012

I had the chance to go to Caen to have dinner with my father while we were staying in Bayeaux in the north of France. We didn't have much time to see around, but we had dinner close to the port and I took some pictures.

San Gimignano

San Gimignano, Italia, 2012

This is a view of the city of towers in Tuscany, San Gimignano. The city used to have over 40 towers but most of them fell over the years. Now there are 14 towers that still give an impression of how the city was in the past. This picture was taken from the inside of a museum.

Band

Pont Saint-Louis, Paris, France, 2012

These guys were playing a very nice tune and the girl who's singing had a beautiful voice, I kinda felt I traveled back to the thirties... So bad I can't remember their name!
Update!!! A friend reminded me their name: The Don LaRue Combo...

Humble

Santa Fe, Mochima, Venezuela

These kids were in their yard when we were trekking near their house while going to a waterfall. Usually the kids in these conditions are really humble and they have lots of fun with little.

Blind Horse

Opéra, Paris, 2012

This picture was taking in front of the Paris Opéra. I know long time ago people used to ride horses and stuff, but know I totally disagree on riding horses this way. Anyways, this particular horse was just beautiful and it was worth stoping and taking a picture.

Waiter

Le train bleu, Gare de Lyon, Paris

There is a beautiful restaurant in the train station Gare de Lyon in Paris, the restaurant has been there since 1901 hosting important people over time. The restaurant is very impressive and you feel you travel trough time... if you get the chance check it out.

Sortie

Defence metro, Paris, 2012

It's been a while since last time I posted a picture, so I hope you like this one as much as I like it. These two girls were discussing on the subway station who knows what for, but they seemed very upset. As you can see, the one in the left is like saying to the other one: "shut up", while the one on the right is saying like: "what the hell do you want?". Maybe for them the situation was not good, but for me it was perfect to take a picture.

Isabella

Ponte Isabella, Torino, Italia, 2012

This picture is a preview of a new project I'm working on... I will reveal more about the project later... for now, I can say is a project about the city I'm living in, Turin... in HDR.

Columns

Giardini Reali, Torino, 2012

These columns are just like any others, I don't know how old are they and who put them there, but they define the border of the park Giardini Reali, a very important park in the city centre. I don't like the fact that someone made the exact same graffiti in all of the columns, but there's nothing I can do about it.

La Mole

Giardini Reali, Torino, 2012

The symbol of my second city, la Mole Antonelliana, named after the architect who built it. La Mole is one of the most attractive things to see and visit in the city. This picture can be some sort of cliche but I really like it and I hope you like it as well.

Belvedere

Parco Europa, Torino, 2012

I took this picture on a park on the hills in Turin, the park is Parco Europa and it has a very nice view of the city. I went not long ago and there was still a lot of snow on the ground and on the trees. There was a weird sunset and I took some pictures. This is the belvedere from the park.

Crasky

Crasky, Los Roques, Venezuela, 2012

Los roques is the place where I have seen the most beautiful beaches in this world, not that I had been in many beaches around the world to judge that well, but I know this place is one of the tops. This picture was taken in Crasky, one of the most visited keys of the arcipelago.

Torino

Torino, Italia, 2012

This is Torino seen from the monte dei cappuccini, which is a museum up in the hills of the city. The view is amazing and it's almost like a postcard view, so to make it a bit different, I created an HDR picture while the sun was setting. I hope you like it.

Avila

Caracas, Venezuela

So this is the Avila, a big mountain forming the valley of the city Caracas. This is one of the things I miss the most from my hometown. It was a beautiful sunset as it usually is.
Caracas is a big city, it is 40 km wide from east to west. Very dangerous place to live in and with a lot of things to do at the same time.

Santa Fe

Santa Fe, Mochima, Venezuela, 2011

I want to dedicate this picture to my mother, since today it's her birthday and she was the one that took me to this wonderful place thats called Mochima in Venezuela.

Panaquire

Panaquire, Venezuela, 2011

Panaquire is a small town in Barlovento, deep in the forest in the Miranda state in Venezuela. This bridge reminds me of an Indiana Jones scene and I believe I have crossed it over just one time in my life. You can see how some of the boards are missing and there's no protection so you can easily fell into the river bellow, which makes it all more dangerous!
We used to come a lot to Panaquire with the whole family and I had the chance to revisit this particular town in December.

Tucacas

Tucacas, Morrocoy, 2012

The Morrocoy National Park is one of the most beautiful national parks in Venezuela. There are many beaches to go to and you can catch some of the most spectacular sunsets you will ever seen. This is Tucacas, a small town/city where people stays to visit the park.

Sabas Nieves

Caracas, Venezuela, 2011

What I like the most about Caracas is the Avila, a mountain that embraces the city. The Avila has many tracks to hike and we went to Sabas Nieves, one of the most popular places to do hiking. This is a view of the city from the main track to get to Sabas Nieves...

Bianca & Charlie

Torino, Italia, 2011

Torino, Italia, 2011

When I did a photo session to Bianca, Charlie was outside trying to play with her since he wanted to be the center of the attention... these two pictures came out really nice! Hope you like them!!

Wash

Santa Fe, Mochima, Venezuela, 2011

This little girl was going to the sea to wash her underclothes, which was kinda strange and it caught my attention. The kids in the background were playing in the water and were there for hours. It seems that life for kids in this particular beautiful town is very simple and without many worries even though Venezuela is a dangerous place to live in.

Best of 2011

A year has passed since I created my blog, all thanks to my sister, and I decided to post the best of this year... So these are the most viewed posts of every month for the whole 2011. I hope you like them! You can find the descriptions by clicking on each title.

January most viewed post: New blog!

Barcelona

 February most viewed post: Bicycle & flowers

Amsterdam

 March most viewed post: picking nose

Torino

 April most viewed post: Verónica

New York

 May most viewed post: All you need is love

Roma

 June most viewed post: King

Copenhagen

 July most viewed post: Rise!

Lyon

 August most viewed post: Elder steps

Lyon

 September most viewed post: Light

Alassio

 October most viewed post: Homeless?

Brno

November most viewed post: Victoria

Torino

 December most viewed post: Giulia Ambrogio

Torino