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This shot was taken at sunset from the rooftop of a building in Lisbon’s historic city center.
It provides a view of the beautiful hillside’s colourful buildings that are so typical of the picturesque neighbourhoods of Alfama and Castelo.
Lisbon’s castle stands on top and all the image is enveloped on a beautiful sunset’s golden light.
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Lisbon, Portugal
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This shot was taken from the rooftop of a building in Lisbon’s historic city enter.
From this perspective you have a view over the old downtown commercial area (known as “Baixa”) which is nowadays recovering its beauty with the maintenance works done on old buildings. In the distance you can see the top of the arch overlooking the Praça do Comércio and the river.
Being Lisbon my home town, my opinion is obviously biased, but I find this city, its light and ambience truly magnificent.
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Lisbon, Portugal
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I wanted to go back in my mind to Lisbon this week and revisit some of my photos from there before the pandemic started. What I ended up finding is that there were a few photos that seemed to tell a story of a turbulent relationship. At the same time, I recently watched the film The Worst Person in the World so the way relationships work or just don't work has been occupying my thoughts a lot lately.
I've had the good luck of finding my partner when I was just 18 and have that relationship last but I do have friends that don't really relate to the idea of wanting to be in a relationship and I think that's interesting too. Humans are kind of limited in the way they see things...you're either in a relationship or not/single. But, this also subconsciously presents the idea that you might want to be or even should be in a relationship and they clearly aren't for everyone.
I think the pandemic itself really put relationships to the test. Though my own grew stronger, I had a few colleagues and friends get divorced. In the American work obsessed culture, it is fairly easy as time goes by to become very career focused and start changing as a person. I think when two people do that, they might become a bit different than how they started out, especially after a number of years. There were all kinds of control issues people manifested too in sometimes dangerous ways. But, in addition, there were also couples who, when face to face all 24 hours didn't really recognize each other anymore.
In any case, this next week's series is about the arc of a new relationship and, it starts out with the want to be in one. The longing to share your ideas and experiences with someone can be quite a strong one and is what might cause you to consider the idea that you'd actually want to be with someone else.
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I'd like to know the history of this beautiful building. I've come up short for many years. I hope it's still there. I think it's on Av. da Liberdade near Rosso Square.
The beautiful Vasco da Gama bridge in Lisbon during sunset. May it symbolize a safe crossing into a wonderful New Year for everybody.
This shot was taken from the rooftop of a building in Lisbon’s historic city enter. On the top of the hill, overlooking the city, stands the castle.
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