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A Guide to Photographing Portugal’s Wild Atlantic Coast

Julie Baaske — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:03:15 +0000

A Photogenic Coastal Road Trip in Portugal The Portuguese wild Atlantic coast is an ideal destination for epic photography and a scenic road trip. Stretching for 832 km of coastline with dramatic views, rugged cliffs and remote beaches – natural beauty just waiting for your creative vision. Dreamy fishing villages, cosy towns, and two vibrant cities complement nature and landscape photography opportunities with street scenes, architecture and sports. The creative arts and surfing culture offer plenty of options, both to participate and get active or to watch and photograph. As most of the Portuguese coast is situated on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula, you can sleep in most mornings without regrets and enjoy stunning sunsets at your photography locations instead. A photographer’s dream?! *This guide was written and photographed by Julie Baaske, a contributor of The Wandering Lens who spent a lot of time exploring and discovering the city of Porto with her camera. I hope you enjoy her insights as much as I do! To make the most of your road trip, I can highly recommend travelling by van when photographing the Atlantic Coast of Portugal. As a passionate van traveller myself I can assure you it...

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Porto Photography Location Guide, Portugal

Julie Baaske — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:03:12 +0000

Your guide to Photographing Porto, Portugal Porto is a city that immediately inspires camera-wielding visitors. With a vibrant energy and colourful photography locations, you’re not only treated to creative opportunities and experiences, but street musicians will form a soundtrack around every other corner as you stroll through the city. A highlight of photographing Porto is the wonderful Douro River with its six iconic bridges, and enchanting old and historic buildings. Luckily not all of them have been extensively restored (yet) and they’re dotted with wonderfully creative street art and cultural glimpses. Porto, like most cities in my opinion, is best explored on foot. Beyond the content of this guide, there is something to be discovered on every path, in addition to finding a great atmosphere across the historic centre of town. That said, walking Porto can be quite an exercise due to the steep roads winding up the river valley, but as usual this gets rewarded with great views. *This guide was written and photographed by Julie Baaske, a contributor of The Wandering Lens who spent a lot of time exploring and discovering the city of Porto with her camera. I hope you enjoy her insights as much as I...

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The Lisbon Photography Location Guide

Julie Baaske — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:18:55 +0000

Your guide to photography locations in Lisbon – Lisboa. Portugal’s vibrant capital is famous for its winding cobblestone streets and seven hills that feature a blanket of terracotta rooftops. You can keep yourself busy exploring Lisbon photography locations for weeks, hopefully this guide helps to narrow down where to go first! While it’s the largest city in Portugal, the historic centre is still small enough to be walkable. Its narrow streets of the old neighbourhoods will let you discover unexpected details, cosy cafés and photo-worthy subjects wherever you go and send you back through time-machine more often than not. The multitude of miradouros (viewpoints) are like a second personality of Lisbon. Here you will get the big picture, spectacular vistas, atmospheres and feel spaciousness. Then there is a modern part of town: the Parque das Nações – Park of Nations, the showground of the world exhibition Expo 98. The capital can get crowded with tourists, especially around summer. I recommend starting your days very early to roam around more peacefully, take a substantial Mediterranean lifestyle break somewhere around lunchtime/ afternoon and recharge to venture out and experience beautiful lively evenings. Public transport passes are a convenient addition for hill-tired legs...

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