Mallorca, Spain

You could believe that this tourist is enjoying the beach in a South Pacific lagoon. It is not the case. The gorgeous beach is located on the island of Mallorca in Spain. August 2010. On pourrait croire que cette touriste profite de la plage dans un lagon du Pacifique sud. Ce n’est pas le cas.…

Valencia, Spain

On the steps outside the Valencia city hall (Plaça del Ajuntament), young Valencianas pose in traditional costumes. They have just been selected to be part of the procession that will offer flowers to the Virgin Mary during the Fallas festival that will take place next spring. And they all look like china dolls. October 2007.…

Cordoba, Spain

It was Palm Sunday in Cordoba. The city was quiet until I came upon this procession that made me feel I was in an El Greco painting. Incense smoke, drum and trumpet bands, heavy pasos (floats) with Passion scenes: the Holy Week in Andalusia is one of my favorite events. April 1999. C’était le dimanche…

Guadix, Spain

Sunday afternoon in Guadix, a small city in Andalusia known for its troglodyte cave dwellings. The bullfight is about to begin and the picador is getting ready to enter the ring. August 2008. Dimanche après-midi à Guadix, petite ville d’Andalousie connue pour son habitat troglodytique. La corrida va commencer et le picador se tient prêt…