Cafe A Brasileira Lisboa Portugal Black and White Metal Print

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The bronze, seated figure of Fernando Pessoa, a famous Portuguese poet, watches over the entrance to one of Lisbon's oldest and most iconic establishments, Cafe A Brasileira. A favourite haunt of the city's artists and writers, thinkers and dreamers since it's opening in 1905, this cultural landmark in the historic Baixa Chiado district, has stood the test of time and is as popular today as it has always been. I hand blended textures and a little grain with my original photograph in black and white to compliment the old world feel of this classic Lisbon street scene.

I'm a travel photographer and photo artist. I like to explore every nook and cranny of anywhere I visit and I'm always looking out for something unusual or unique, weird and wonderful, interesting and intriguing. For me, half the challenge is in the initial taking of the photo, the looking for something that catches my attention, getting that perfect composition, but the other half is in the processing, the tweaking and twisting and the addition of a little imagination to see how much detail I can bring to the surface and hopefully let the viewer see the same as I did when I took the shot. My images have been shot here, there and everywhere, mainly in the historic cities of Europe and with the occasional one taken in my own surroundings...