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Love photography? This is where I talk about camera gear and my approach to photography – and get philosophical about the art form I love so much.
Sasha Asensio is an anthropological photographer based in Barcelona who photographs the unseen and overlooked: the homeless, the scarred and disfigured, fascinating people who live…
Leave a CommentIt’s funny how travel has gone from being my entire life to “something I used to do”. These days I spend more time in my…
Leave a CommentPenclawdd is a village of 3,500 people located on the Gower peninsula in south Wales. Its bountiful coal, tin and copper mines saw it prosper…
2 CommentsI found an old hard drive recently from 2017/18 and it was like finding a wormhole back to my life in Barcelona, Spain. If you love Barcelona too, this is for you!
Leave a CommentIt was the summer of 2019 and I spent ten days driving around France, eating and drinking and wandering and taking far too many photos.
Leave a CommentI grew up in Penclawdd, on the marsh, the estuary forever in view. But it’s only now that I’ve returned as an adult that I…
Leave a CommentWe drank too much – wine and beer and gin and god knows what. I took some blurry drunken photos…
Leave a CommentMore from the Gower Peninsula Sands of Torture ~ Lockdown on the Gower Peninsula (South Wales, UK) “I Do Love October” – Autumn on the…
Leave a CommentMy father was Welsh through and through, but my mother moved to Wales from Gloucester, England (accent and all) to marry him in the late…
Leave a CommentI can cope with most aspects of lockdown life, but…
Leave a Comment“I tried to give them their space, but I couldn’t help photographing their Barcelona love story as it unfolded before me.”
6 CommentsMy biggest adventure yet.
2 CommentsI haven’t travelled this autumn, but I’ve stayed creative. All photos taken with the Fuji 35mm F1.4 R lens (samples and lens review included).
2 CommentsIn ‘Like Living on an Island’, Ben Holbrook explores the relationship between the residents of the Gower peninsula (south Wales) and its coastline.
Leave a CommentThis month’s edition of Fuji X Passion magazine is now available and comes with an ebook featuring 100 or so of my best photos and the story my photography journey.
Leave a CommentA series of photos cropped using the 2.35:1 aspect ratio + tips on how to use the 2.35:1 cinematic aspect ratio to make your images look like film scenes.
Leave a CommentReady to start your travel photography journey from beginner to professional? These quick and easy beginner travel photography tips are sure to help you take better photos.
Leave a CommentThe Earth Film Lightroom Preset Pack will help you inject your digital photos with a analogue heart and soul. Read on to find out why and how, and also see a few photo samples.
Leave a CommentWe’d been to Sarah’s parents’ 25th wedding anniversary. We’d eaten too much cake. I’d been drinking red wine. The sun was setting.
1 CommentI spent the weekend (8-9 August, 2020) with my old – roughly the same age as me – manual focus Canon 50mm f/1.8 on my…
7 CommentsAs if we needed another excuse to crack open a few cold ones, it’s International Beer Day (held on the first Friday of August each…
1 CommentYou’d be gravely mistaken to overlook this little jewel of a city in Italy’s gastro-centric Emilia Romagna region.
Leave a CommentHeld over four days every September, as summer turns to autumn, La Mercè celebrates Barcelona’s patron saint and is unquestionably the city’s largest and most…
1 CommentBarcelona’s street parties are legendary but the Festa Major de Gràcia (held every August) is the biggest and the best. A photo journal.
1 CommentPhoto Journal: The anarchic ’diables’ (devils) of Catalunya and their explosive ‘correfocs’ (fire runs) are immensely important features of Catalan culture.
4 CommentsAn escape from the sticky July heat and maddening crowds of Barcelona.
2 CommentsMy favourite time to be in the Catalan capital…
Leave a CommentIt’s deep summer and the atmosphere is electric as Barcelona celebrates its annual Sant Joan festival.
Leave a CommentLiya is a friend of mine from Barcelona, she’s always out taking pictures of the city and I wanted to share them with you. This…
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