The BlackBook™

The BlackBook / Photography

Photography.
A way of seeing.

Before an idea, an observation. Photography is a chapter of The BlackBook’s creative practice — looking closely at places, their character and the way they feel.

01 — Personal photo essay

Sant Martí d’Empúries

Costa Brava, 5 October 2026

A personal observation of the coastline, architecture and atmosphere of a place. Looking at the meeting of land and sea, the character of the built environment, and the quiet details in between.

A sandy path between weathered wooden fences leads through pines down to the pebble beach and the sea under a heavy evening sky.
The path down. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202601
The broad Costa Brava shoreline under storm clouds, a shallow stream crossing the sand and mountains visible across the bay.
The broad shoreline. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202602
A pale yellow lifeguard hut stands above an eroded sandy beach, with the sea and distant coastline beyond.
The lifeguard hut. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202603
Two kitesurfing kites — one black, one red — above the water, with the distant coast and mountains beyond.
Kites above the bay. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202604

02 — Portfolio

Coast & Landscape

Wide, quiet views of the shoreline. Sand, rocks and pines, and the soft light that moves over the coast at the end of the day.

A wide, quiet view across the sandy beach toward a rocky shoreline, with pines and a white building in the distance under soft evening clouds.
The rocks below the pines. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202601
An empty sandy beach with low dune plants, looking toward the sea, pines and a white building under a soft evening sky.
The quiet shore. Sant Martí d’Empúries, 5 October 202602
Waves break against foreground rocks, with a coastal town across the bay under a cloudy sky.
Waves against the rocks. Costa Brava03
The bay and distant coastal buildings seen through pine branches and dense foliage.
The coast through foliage. Costa Brava04

03 — Portfolio

Places & Stays

The built side of the coast. A personal stay observed through gardens, pools and the architecture of the place itself.

A swimming pool seen through garden foliage and a wooden fence, with a white villa and terracotta roof beyond.
Through the garden. Costa Brava01
A villa terrace with sun loungers beside the pool, framed by a large palm and garden greenery under a clear sky.
By the pool. Costa Brava02
Leaves in sharp focus against a blurred view of a white villa and swimming pool seen through the garden.
From within. Costa Brava03

04 — Portfolio

Architecture & Place

Personal observations of village squares, stone walls and buildings framed by coastal planting. Architecture in the life and light of a place.

A paved village square with benches, trees and café tables in front of a white church and bell tower.
The village square. Costa Brava01
A stone church with a circular window and bell openings, framed by olive trees, grass and a wooden fence.
Stone and foreground. Costa Brava02
Two people walk across a square in front of a stone church façade with a circular window and bells.
People for scale. Costa Brava03
A close view of a stone church corner and tiled roof above grass, with palms and olive trees beyond.
Stone and tile. Costa Brava04
Coastal shrubs in focus with pine trunks and a softly blurred building behind them.
Through coastal planting. Costa Brava05
A pale building with arched windows and balconies among pine trees, lit by a warm exterior lamp at dusk.
Among the trees at dusk. Costa Brava06

Commissions

Available for photographic commissions — hotels, architecture & distinctive places.

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