Chasing Windmills in Spain with the Masters

An unforgettable journey with Cervantes, Dalí Gaudí, Goya, Picasso and El Cid.  — originally posted for the Huffington Post Travel Next Magazine  For centuries, Spain has been home to some of the world’s greatest artists. Imagine what it would be like to have coffee at a local cafe in Madrid with some of these legends…

The Curious Love of Isabel & Diego

La Partida de Diego, Los Amantes de Teruel, 1212 From 3rd to 5th of October 2014, Teruel (Spain)   I´m sure that I´m not the only one to be curious about the relationship between Isabel and Diego before he departs Teruel to seek his fortune in order to marry his beloved Isabel. It´s not until his emotional…

50 Fab Photo Websites, Magazines & Blogs

50 Fab Photo Websites, Magazines & Blogs To Look At and Admire Photography I´m addicted to photography as much as chocolate — and let me tell you that´s a serious addiction. But keeping up-to-date with the hottest photographers, trends, technological advances, contests, museum openings, etc… is nearly impossible. With the advancement of technology, a new world…

Defying Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Inspiration of Mose Cafe Throughout the Years Throughout the years of taking photos and being able to share my enthusiasm for photography, I have never had such an emotional response to an image as I have to one black and white photograph I took over 20 years ago. During this time, I was just an…

Holy Week: How Easter is Celebrated in Spain

  While Americans dress up in their finest, go to church, share a family meal, paint Easter eggs and then hunt for them, Spaniards celebrate this time much differently. Forty days before Easter Sunday, Spaniards give up eating meat on Fridays as well as prepare and ramp up their drum playing until the final week of…

Barça vs. Real Madrid

    Just yesterday, I was walking in Ensanche when I intersected the path of two young families. The sun was shining for the first time in weeks, there was a light breeze and I could feel the last remnants of winter. I was happy. There was a little boy around three-years-old grinning as he grabbed…