Decay (LXXXIII)

Downtown Oeiras

Cobblestone QR Code a World First

Chiado, Lisbon (check the vídeo for some answers)

Iberian Mask Festival 2013 (4 of 4)

These drum players from Galicia, Spain, have performed for several hours non-stop. Definitely some of the best I have ever heard. The guys in the middle make amazing sounds using the metal part of a hoe. Fantastic!

Iberian Mask Festival 2013 (3 of 4)

Iberian Mask Festival 2013 (2 of 4)

Iberian Mask Festival 2013 (1 of 4)

 

Spain and Portugal's very old traditions on the streets of downtown Lisbon

 

It was such a great party! The variety of masks and outfits was amazing (I took 324 shots!). This series will be just a very small sample, of course. :-)

World Press Photo 2012 (4 of 4)

Something cheerful to end this series: London Olympics

World Press Photo 2012 (3 of 4)

Daniel Rodrigues, Portugal
1st Prize Daily Single Life

 

Youths play football on a field that was once part of a military barracks on the village of Dulombi, Galomaro, Guinea-Bissau. Before Guinea-Bissau gained its independence in 1974, the barracks housed members of the Portuguese military. Football is the most popular amateur sport in the world, and some of Africa's stars began their careers in just such informal settings.

I just had to take a shot at this photograph. Daniel was an unemployed photographer who had to sell all his equipement in order to survive. 17,7% of the Portuguese must have similar stories nowadays as the unemployment rate was never as high in the history of this country. After winning this prize, Canon decided to sponsor him and Daniel is now working again.

World Press Photo 2012 (2 of 4)

 

A portrait of our world.

These are detail shots I took of some of the photos that most impressed me.

 All images were captured in the Middle East (I decided not no post the most shocking ones).

World Press Photo 2012 (1 of 4)

Electricity Museum, Lisbon

Pigeons Love This House

Apparently uninhabited house at Cascais. Hope it might just be a summer house and not another example of abandonment by new poor owners.

#90

 

Downtown Oeiras

More Spring

 

Wisteria and Ice Plant species at Oeiras

Spray Fun

Carcavelos Beach

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Vandalism

Religious niche at Sintra

Roots (II)

Tropical Botanical Garden at Belém, Lisbon

Vietnamese Display

Orient Museum, Lisbon

Housed in a former warehouse, Lisbon's Orient Museum is dedicated to Asian art with a special emphasis on the Portuguese presence in the East, recalling the days when Portugal was the world's mercantile power dominating the spice routes.

Cloudy Sky in May

Carcavelos Beach

Weather is crazy! We've already had bright sunshine days and 27ºC and suddenly temperatures dropped drastically and skies turned cloudy. It's 12ºC now (9.48 am). Flip-flops are taking a rest and coats have come out of the closet...

Maria

My friend Maria gives new life to what many consider trash (check this post)

 

This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo May Theme Day: "The Creative Artisan"

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Spring at the Beach

Carcavelos Beach

Pandemonium

Back street in Lisbon

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Tea House

Monserrate, Sintra

Still Operating

Old post box on a building wall at downtown Oeiras

Peter

Oeiras Marina

 

Peter is famous among yachters and also whale watchers at the Azores Archipelago. There are in total thirteen locations of Peter's spread throughout Portugal.

Barrel Cactus

Probably a Ferocactus species (my collection)

Decay (LXXXII)

Two doors, same building at Oeiras

Shakespeare

"King Lear", Cascais Experimental Theater

 

This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo theme day:
National Days (3): Saint George's Day (England)

 

I could have chosen a photo of the São Jorge (St. George) Castle in Lisbon to post today, but instead I decided to make a tribute to England itself and what better than William?

 

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Winter vs. Spring

Oeiras Palace gardens