While this is not an easy question to answer as Lanzarote does have a lot of beautiful beaches as for example the "Playa de Papagayo" in the south of the island near Playa Blanca, "Playa Chica" in Puerto del Carmen, "Playa del Reducto" in the middle of Arrecife, "Playa las Cucharas" in Costa Teguise, "Caleton Blanco" just before you arrive in Orzola or the big beach in Famara with its spectacular backdrop, the truth is one of my favourite beaches on Lanzarote actually is on our little neighboring island La Graciosa and it is the "Playa de las Conchas". This magic beach is a 45 minutes walk from the little village Caleta de Cebo where the ferry from Lanzarote arrives.
La Graciosa is always a special place to go no matter how long one has been living here. Taking the ferry over to there always feels like taking of to a little holiday, a little adventure and once you arrive in the small harbour of La Graciosa it immediately feels like the ferry you have just been on not only transported you between the two islands, but as well back in time. Life in Caleta de Cebo is calm and without any rush. People waiting at the dock, watching the boat arrive, old men and women sitting on benches in the shadow with their typical Canarien hats on, chatting or just watching the time go past. Read the rest of this entry »
"All children have always liked exceptional events and surprises. Many have an adventurous soul who is often in the forefront of their personality. What usually happens is that as they mature, adult society diminishes this thirst for adventure, deleting it from the darkness of the heart of the child to make him believe it is dead. It’s a lie, because the child lives on, crouched behind the outer layer that society has forced him to mold. But the child is likely to appear again, in the minutes before death."
Javier Reverte, “The adventure to travel”
We need to smell, taste, touch and hear the things. Only then we can understand the world in all its depth. That is the deeper reason for traveling, and after only a week in Morocco’s Western Sahara I now Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, I’m just back from my New Zealand trip about which you can read at nz-trip.com and I’m off again, this time to Morocco. Actually it just a stone throw away from here, but still it feels like going to a different world. The last time I have been there in October 2005 on a surf trip with some good friends. A beautiful country with some incredible friendly and hospitable people. This time my trip will take me from Lanzarote over Gran Canaria to Dakhla in the Western Sahara. The spot here is well known in between Kite surfers, due to an amazing lagoon which provides the perfect location to kite to your hearts content. As I never have tried kite surfing I will take this chance and, apart from taking pictures, will try myself in this sport.
The surrounding of the area where I’m going to be should lend itself to take some amazing pictures as well. Where the dessert meets the ocean, I can’t wait to get Read the rest of this entry »
Remember my travel photography workshop from the beginning of this year? One theme was “Aerial and Overhead Views” so I went towards the Tinguaton area here in Lanzarote as I thought I could get a nice view from one of the volcanos there overlooking La Geria and Timanfaya. I love this area with it’s almost unreal shapes and colours. Still, after all this years here on the island it impresses me to think that this landscape was formed only little more than 200 years ago by the famous eruptions that came over Lanzarote. I see the rivers of solidified lava and try to imagine them as a slow flowing, hot bubbling mass of liquified rock.
The volcano behind the little village of La Asomada offers the one who dares to climb it some beautiful 360º views towards Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, Puerto Calera and even Fuerteventura on one side and Read the rest of this entry »
What makes Lanzarote so unique, and this is especially true for the photographer, is its contrast and the singular light conditions. While the keen photographer knows, that the best conditions for taking pictures are early in the morning or later in evening when the sun sets, the truth is that here on Lanzarote I do like the conditions when the sky is clear and the sun is high up in the sky. While this aren’t the perfect conditions for landscapes & Co., but they fit for some other scenes. I do like the play between bright white walls and the shadows thrown on to seem, giving almost the impression of a black and white picture.
This image was taken as I was visiting the Agriculture Museum “El Patio” in the little village of Tiagua in Lanzarote. It was a beautiful sunny day Read the rest of this entry »
