Photographer. Black and White Barcelona by Svetlana Vorobyova
Barcelona is difficult to describe in words. Barcelona can only be felt.
You should definitely visit this place! Wander around the center and get lost in the crowd. Get lost in neighborhoods that look like movie settings. Then take the subway down to the bedroom district and pretend you're a local. Go to the city beach and touch the sea. Have a couple glasses of ice-cold sangria. And most importantly, savor the moment.
Barcelona is a city that with its movement and inner buzz saves you from any sort of ailment. It is a place where it feels good 24/7, because Barcelona is freedom. In this city there is no BEFORE and AFTER, but very much HERE and NOW. Everything else is irrelevant.
There is no rush, no race, no feeling of not having time for something or being late for somewhere. In Barcelona, everything has its time.
...such a vast blue sea beneath me..... I love Belarus and I have no reason to complain about life. I love Minsk, the city where I was born and grew up. I am very happy and sometimes even excited to see how it is transforming and becoming more and more European! But every time on a new trip I realize what we Belarusians lack so much. It is impossible to get it quickly, as we would like. This makes many people leave, and sometimes even run away.
It's missing the sun above your head - bright and invigorating. Missing smiles: their own and those of passers-by. There is not enough freedom: the freedom that allows you not to sweat, not to obsess. On the contrary, it unleashes my hands and desires, allows me to enjoy the moment, to savor it with a sip of dry wine.
I fly and cry that I will see the sea again. That at least for a couple of days I will be in a place where I will wear new balance barefoot and breathe the same air with smiling people. Barcelona is my personal meditation. I'll just get lost in the crowd, listen to the sea, eat my favorite jamon, release the shutter and let my tears flow. Because I'm happy! I'm happy to be here again. My eighth time in Barcelona ...
Barcelona is about movement, it's an endless stream of people walking towards you, cars and the hum of sirens.
Barcelona is your shadow on the pavement and sun-dried yellow leaves.
Barcelona is the charming smell of the sea, warm air mixed with the smell of freshly washed laundry and sewage.
Barcelona is your reflection. It will show you who you are inside.
Barcelona cannot be shown in one photo. It cannot be characterized by one landmark.
Barcelona is a must-see. Otherwise, you risk never understanding why it's so beloved and why you return there again and again....
