Barcelona is one of my favorite places and this is one of my favorite areas in Barcelona - Plaça Santa Maria in El Born. Although this is tiny "square" it has so much to do and see. The entrance to the beautiful Santa Maria del Mar Church forms one side of this small plaça - on any given Saturday you can sit in one of the small cafe's and watch wedding party after wedding party. There is also a small fountain where locals come to fill up their water jugs for drinking water, there are two tapas cafes, an incredible dessert cafe (Bubó), a beautiful jewelry shop (Joid'Art) and one of the best wine bars in the city.
The colors of Plaça Santa Maria is another reason this is one my favorite places. I love the color used in the buildings in Barcelona, and this plaça highlights those colors well. My closet has always been full of neutrals - black, grey, oatmeal, white, a splash of red here and there, but my friend Montse, an accessory designer in Barcelona who makes the most beautiful scarves and wraps you will find, frequently reminded me that "The world is full of color." I think about her every time I see this photo.
While I have always enjoyed shooting in black and white, I found that most of photos from this trip were in color. Barcelona, after all, is a very colorful city!
No comments:
Post a Comment