Over the Pentecost weekend, I was in Lisbon for a fashion shoot — a gig, wild and creative, with the final images not to be seen for a few more months, a contrast between work and anticipation. While scouting the city for possible locations, I naturally took a few shots of this impressive place with its many beautiful old mosaic walls and colorful alleyways — raw and vibrant.
Lilac tiled facades, a strip of sea far in the distance – scouting locations in Lisbon.
Across the rooftops to the 25 de Abril Bridge.
Left, a narrow tiled corner house; right, a pattern in blue, yellow and orange.
A large tree in front of tiled facades.
Green-and-white tiles, row after row.
Left, a palm tree above the rooftops; right, red roof tiles up close.
A yellow facade with wrought-iron balconies beneath a blue sky.
Left, green tiles; right, a blue tile picture showing a view of the city.
A tree in blossom in front of a long row of houses with balconies.
Facades with balconies, twice – with a tree on the left, in pale blue on the right.
Through the window: a lane with a café and a parasol.
A pale blue corner house behind bare trees.
A narrow lane with lanterns and balconies.
Left, blue ornamental tiles; right, a window in a frame of yellow tiles.
A steep street between colourful houses, the water at the end.
Blue diamonds, a whole wall of them.
Left, a weathered house with balconies; right, the “Rua do Cura” sign.
A pale blue tiled facade with small balconies and a lantern.
The same blue house, a large tree beside it.
Left, blue tiles; right, a window with shutters set into them.
A window with blue shutters, tiles all around.
Left, yellow relief tiles with gaps; right, a cube pattern in red, yellow and blue.
Old tiles in blue and yellow, some fallen away – the mosaic walls have their own history.
Left, a window in a yellow tiled frame; right, a curving corner house.
People on the stone jetty, the open sea beyond.
Beneath the 25 de Abril Bridge: cables and towers against the evening sky.
Waves rolling onto the beach, the sun low in the sky.
