This is the photoblog of Mahbubur Rahman. Yes, he exists.

Perfectly Aged

When I saw the beach at the famous Playa de la Concha in San Sebastian for the first time, immediately a beach scene from 1960s movie came into my head - complete with tanning women with their skulls caps and a lifeguard sitting perched up on the tall white chair. Not sure why this came into my head, but all the buildings/houses around the area seemed to be preserved in that era. Many travel books have written that San Sebatian (Donostia, as it is known in Basque), a summer capital of Spain, is here where the Belle Epoque ( beautiful era ) lives on - very visible from the pictures above. I tried to give the pictures a vintage treatment try to convey this feeling as well.

One of the things I enjoyed was the proximity of a very urban development so close to the beach - there are very few cities like in that in US. Not only is there a close urban development right next to the ocean, but it has the European city feeling as well, with tiny streets full of shops and small bars, where hidden away in the alleys you can stumble upon some of the best tapas(pintxos) in the world. Also along the La Concha Bay is the sculptor Eduardo Chillida's and architect Peña Ganchegui's landmark The Comb of the Winds (El Peine del viento) steel artwork on the rocks.

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Away from everything

Another shot in Potes, one of my new favourite villages. Sometimes nature makes you feel very small, and in the greater scheme of things, we are. This planet is huge, and beautiful, and I think once in a while you need to visit a place that will remind of you of this. Standing next to...

The Backyard

Who wouldn't want to wake up in the morning to a view like this? Well, its the view that most people who live in Potes see everyday. Potes is a small village in the region of Cantabria, and is on one of the prettiest. The village is in the centre of the historic Liébana region,...

Sergio

I've been to Spain four times now, and every time we visited, we spent most of the time with family albeit a few day trips here and there. I really haven't travelled around Europe very much, and Spain is my real foray into the region. I love it that this region has so much variety...

Jade

Jade is an awesome tattoo artist. A lot of the people I met that have been photographed for The Tattoo Project have been tattoed by Jade. I kind of like this shot, because she is always never photographed for any of the tattoo shots. She seems tough at first, but she's really a sweetheart....

Ryan

This is Ryan. Ryan has had some work done since the last time I shot him, and he has now an ever mixed bag of tattoos. I like the mix, because they all mean something to him - there are names of people he loves, and symbols of ideologies he respects. All very good reasons...

Waleed

Continuation of the The Tattoo Project. Waleed Is a dog trainer, and I think specializing in a breed called "Belgian Malinois". At the time of taking this picture, he was living in Florida. I caught up with him very quickly to get the picture on the day he was flying back, and got the...

All the Colors in One Place

The scenery in Jamaica is breathtaking. This above picture was taken at Rick's Cafe in Negril, and this is entirely un-photoshopped other than sizing. The rainbow, the sky, the clouds and the people are as they were.... Rick' Cafe is a hotspot in Negril, known for their world famous sunset and for the cliff...

James

During my tour on the Nine-Mile Village Walk, I met James, who is one of the tour guides. He wasn't our tour guide, but he stuck around with us just the same. He is extremely jolly, and kept making cheesy equivalent of knock-knock jokes and then hysterically bursting into laughter at his own jokes. He...

The Rabbit Hole

Paradise through a hole in the wall... at least thats what a lot of people would say when they see this. This is within the confines of the Bob Marley Museum in Bob Marley's hometown, Nine Mile. As you very well may know, Bob Marley and his music are revered...

Bob Marley Land

I think you knew without me saying anything, that Bob Marley might be one of, if not 'the' most important figure in Jamaica. I got introduced to reggae at a young age, and the certain soul in Bob Marley's voice stuck with me. When I was in Jamaica, Bob Marley symbolism was everywhere. I...

Cliché

Aside from the pristine beaches, there is another side of Jamaica landscape that I noticed when I ventured out from the sheltered resort area. When you venture inland, there is a plethora of other scenery that is very different than the tourism posters of Jamaica. I happened to walk off the hotel property, and stumbled...

Jamaica, Baby!

I've been busy since my trip to Bangladesh, and my next destination to highlight here is Jamaica. Jamaica is every bit as awesome as I heard it was, and extremely accomodating towards tourists. I tried not being a 'tourist' but my accent pretty much gave it away. Whats more wonderful than the white...