Winter at La Barceloneta
These are two shots from a pretty cold night in March, 2006, in La Barceloneta. I think winter is the best season of the year when it comes to shooting at night, basically due to two reasons: First, it gets dark earlier in the evening and therefore you have more darkness hours at your disposal, and second, because cold temperature and night keep the masses away from even the most popular places. And that's something you have to be thankful for in Barcelona, a city that has become some kind of theme park for rich tourists.
Here's a link to a great documentary (Catalan audio with Spanish subtitles) on this historical fishermen's neighbourhood, which is experiencing some dramatic changes in the last years. The author's blog is also worth a visit. Original Spanish text here:
http://xavieraragonesfoto.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/invierno-en-la-barceloneta/