Sometimes, when I start editing photos, I ask myself "Didn't I shoot this one already?". It does look like I shoot the same thing whenever I visit Lisbon. The old parts with narrow streets and old buildings, tiny balconies that look so sad for some reason, lamps... They might all look similar, but they are not.
What I like the most about this part of the city is that the modern word mixes up with the old-fashioned style. The fancy brands, cars, and expensive shops stand right next to old, tiny balconies and falling apart walls.
As if one era was thrown to where it doesn't belong. But which one?
I like them both. I like that it mixes, and I like that just around the corner, you can see something you did not expect. One minute you are in a big, buzzing capital city, and the next you are transported to a small town with a slower pace.
Yes, I did mention in some posts before that I like contrasts like that.
Right on the main street, there are tiny shops filled with traditional food and snacks. Be it cookies or some savory pasties. The codfish one is pretty good, though typically for the place, it is overpriced :p
Streets with restaurants and shops end up with a few abandoned windows.
One would think that property in this part of the town would sell like hot buns.
I still don't dare to photograph people right in their face. I wouldn't want that, so I avoid doing it too.
Other parts are another story. :)
One of the coolest stickers in the a perfect spot I saw.
Boom!
Bonus monochrome song:
Tricky - The Only Way
year 2017
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Nikkor 18-55mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
