RIP Jose Saramago

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RIP Jose Saramago. Thank you for the good times.

From the archive: Lisbon

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While listening to the extraordinary Madredeus today I suddenly had a longing for Portugal and spent the best part of an hour revisiting the photos from Lisbon from my archive. The photo above is from Belem, a parish of Lisbon and home to, among other things, the best pastry in the world.

I really miss that city. I am not Portuguese but I think I have a strong attack of what they would call saudade. The music of Madredeus doesn't help ...

Lisbon, the city of light (and shadows)

Images from my trip to Lisbon last Summer.

All photos available for licensing. Check them out at my website, or directly in my archive by clicking on a photo.

Lisbon smells of sardines

... and I mean it in a nice way. The smell of grilled sardines creeps up the narrow streets, grabs you and doesn´t let you go until you have had half a dozen with a nice bottle of vinho verde.

The (very big) "sardines" in the photo are from Lisbon´s Oceanario, one of the biggest in the world...

Stay tuned for more photos from Lisbon, where I am shooting now.