Timeless Memories

Timeless Memories © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

Personal ongoing journey to find the oldest person in the city of Barcelona.  After making some photos at a retirement house I was ready to leave when one of the care takers told me ¨There is a person you should … Continue reading

Enriqueta Marti

Enriqueta Marti © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

¨Come with me darling, I have sweets for you¨. Just after dusk on the 10th of February 1912, five year old Teresita Guitart became the latest victim in a series of strange kidnappings happening in Barcelona, Spain. Two weeks later, … Continue reading

Square

Square © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

Inside this concrete jungle there is a hidden plaza. A magical place where people come to laugh, read and dance. A square where some glide over the cold cement which others use as a bed. Here, a few take drugs … Continue reading

Clipper Over Comb

Clipper Over Comb © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

Roaming the streets of Barcelona I came across one of the most peculiar places I´ve seen since I live here. Estilo, a barbershop where owners and almost all clients are black immigrants from the Dominican Republic. This barbershop is the … Continue reading

The Dwarfs of Wroclaw

The Dwarfs of Wroclaw © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

There are 175 of them but the number keeps growing as they appear without warning. You can find them outside the theatre, withdrawing money from the bank, asking for directions at the tourist office and anywhere in the city. But … Continue reading

The Last Blacksmith of Barcelona

The Last Blacksmith of Barcelona © Horacio Guzman. All rights reserved.

Alfons Marco is a unique artisan. So rare is his trade that there is no other like him in the entire city. He is the last blacksmith of Barcelona. His workshop is a family business going back three generations and … Continue reading