And here is my advice – go slow and take the pleasures and sceneries as you go. – John Muir So I did it.
Author Archives: Xavier Arnau Bofarull
Remains of Landscapes
Sometimes we cross unusual landscapes, where it is possible to perceive a strange transformation of the physical landscape. And we will never know about the struggles and pains of the living creatures who inhabited these landscapes.
Rocky Nooks
Waterfalls in hidden rocky nooks
Šumava
Last August was the hottest month yet recorded. Some heatwaves across Europe, in conjunction with unusually drought, have led to a summer of extreme high temperatures and forest fires in many parts of Europe, with disastrous consequences for society and nature in various ways. Some regions in Germany reminded me of the semi-arid plateau (Meseta)Continue reading “Šumava“
Taunus Mountain Range in Summer
For weeks, Germany, as many other countries, is reeling under a heatwave and a severe drought. For weeks, the sky without clouds remembered me of the skies of the Mediterranean Sea. For weeks, I didn’t take the camera. Two days ago, the weather report announced a front with clouds and rain. I took the cameraContinue reading “Taunus Mountain Range in Summer”
Heat Wave
On the hottest expected day of the last heat wave of July, I woke up early in the morning and went out looking for the rest of the cool night air. As I approached the banks of the little stream that flows throughout the western boundary of the municipality, I heard the murmur of aContinue reading “Heat Wave”
A Question of Trade
I live in a densely populated region between roads, highways, and industrial parks, a set of ordinary places with ordinary subject matter, a small wood, a stream and a pool. These – the wood, the stream and the pool – therefore are the three landscapes where I have carried out my photographic fieldwork. In theseContinue reading “A Question of Trade”
Peaceful Days in the Pyrenees
In the heart of the Catalonian Pyrenees there is the Alt Pirineu Natural Park, the largest natural park in Catalonia, a rugged landscape of peaks that tower above forests, grassy meadows, peaceful lakes and wild rivers and streams. In the heart of the Alt Pirineu Natural Park there is the town of Alins, and betweenContinue reading “Peaceful Days in the Pyrenees”
Glacial Landscapes
Europe has some interesting glacial landscapes. shaped during the last glacial cycle, encompassing the period (c. 115,000 – c. 11,700 years ago). As a glacier recedes, it leaves behind superb landscapes of meadows, moors, lakes and streams, and green forests. At the end of April, I decided to visit one of these beautiful landscapes. I was lucky enough.Continue reading “Glacial Landscapes”
Landscape Photography in the XXI Century
When speculating about the future of landscape photography one has to consider the climate of the world in which we live today…[where]…there is an abundance of topics that can be explored…. Social environments, political and national boundaries, globalization, continued urbanization, the vanishing family farm and the rise of the corporate one, or any number ofContinue reading “Landscape Photography in the XXI Century”
Lost In Landscapes 