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SAGRADA
FAMíLIA

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Sagrada Família at duskCatarina Belova/Shutterstock

Sagrada Família

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Sagrada Família Nativity façade from Plaça de GaudíCanaan/Wikipedia
Detail, Ascension of Jesus at Sagrada FamíliaTony Bowden/Flickr
Nave ceiling of Sagrada FamíliaSba73/Wikipedia
Ascension of Jesus at Sagrada FamíliaAndrij Bulba/Flickr
Nativity façade of Sagrada FamíliaBrianza2008/Wikipedia
Passion façade of Sagrada FamíliaWjh31/Wikipedia
Sagrada Família from Plaça de la Sagrada FamíliaS-F/Shutterstock
Spiral staircase in Sagrada FamíliaChris/Flickr
Tortoise at the base of column at Sagrada FamíliaStanislav Kozlovskiy/Wikipedia
Crown of ThornsDon McCullough/Flickr
Inside tower of Sagrada FamíliaJorge Láscar/Flickr
La Sagrada FamiliaFilipe Frazao/Shutterstock
Passion and Death Sagrada FamíliaSBA73/Flickr
Saint VeronicaTony Bowden/Flickr
Ascension and four towers, La Sagrada FamiliaVeniamin Kraskov/Shutterstock
Kiss of Judas at Sagrada FamíliaPaul Stevenson/Flickr
Horizontal, skylight above altarAndrew Moore/Flickr
Square, skylight above altarBarbara Eckstein/Flickr
Vertical, skylight above altarTony Hisgett/Flickr
Sagrada Família from Casa MilàBernard Gagnon/Wikipedia

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Sagrada Família
Address:Sagrada Família, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
Spanish:Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
English:Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
Location:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Groundbreaking:1882
Consecrated:2010
Completion:2028 (estimated)
Status:Minor basilica
Architect:Antoni Gaudí
Style:Modernisme
Spires:18 (when finished)
GPS:41.40361,2.17444
Website:sagradafamilia.org

Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece combines Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms, and is still being built.

Exterior

Nativity façade of Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior

This ornate entrance, built 1894–1930, shows the birth of Jesus and elements of life.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:FacadeWhen:Anytime
Wik:Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#Nativity_Fa.C3.A7ade

Sagrada Família Nativity façade from Plaça de Gaudí

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Nativity façade

View with pool from the adjacent park.

Addr:Plaça de Gaudí,
Barcelona
Where:41.404560
2.175659
When:MorningLook:Southwest ↙
Far:120 m (390 feet)

Dusk

Tortoise at the base of column at Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Nativity façade

Symbolizing time as something set in stone and unchangeable, the two main columns feature a tortoise and a turtle (representing land and sea).

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Tortoise at the base of column

Passion façade of Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior

This entrance is plain and austere, showing the Passion of Christ and the sins of man.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403344
2.174030
What:FacadeWhen:Anytime
Wik:Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia#Passion_Fa.C3.A7ade

Ascension of Jesus at Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

A bronze figure situated on a bridge creating a link between the towers of Saint Bartholomew and Saint Thomas represents the Ascension of Jesus.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:StatueWhen:Anytime
AKA:Jesus on bridge

Detail, Ascension of Jesus at Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade > Ascension of Jesus

A bronze figure situated on a bridge creating a link between the towers of Saint Bartholomew and Saint Thomas represents the Ascension of Jesus.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:DetailWhen:Anytime

Ascension and four towers, La Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade > Ascension of Jesus
Addr:Sagrada Família,
Carrer de Mallorca,
401,
08013 Barcelona,
Spain
Where:41.40361
2.17444
When:Anytime

Ecce homo

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

Behold the man statue.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403344
2.174030
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

From Plaça de la Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

From playground at park.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403131
2.173068
When:AfternoonLook:East-northeast
Far:80 m (270 feet)

Crown of Thorns

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

The Crown of Thorns, Sagrada Familia.

Addr:Sagrada Familia,
Barcelona
Where:41.403344
2.174030
What:SculptureWhen:Anytime

Passion and Death Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

Golgotha scene by Josep Maria Subirachs.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403344
2.174030
What:StatueWhen:Anytime
AKA:Golgotha, Calvary

Ideas for Passion and Death

Saint Veronica

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

According to Church tradition, Veronica was moved with pity when she saw Jesus carrying his cross to Golgotha and gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Kiss of Judas at Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Exterior > Passion façade

Jesus betrayed by a kiss.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403344
2.174030
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Interior

Nave ceiling of Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Interior

Gaudí designed the columns to mirror trees and branches.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:Nave ceilingWhen:Anytime

Spiral staircase in Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Interior

Spiral staircase in la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

Addr:Sagrada Familia,
Barcelona
Where:41.403519
2.174359
What:Spiral staircaseWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Spiral staircase

Inside tower of Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família > Interior

Looking up one of the towers.

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Barcelona
Where:41.403515
2.174327
What:Inside towerWhen:Anytime

Ideas for tower

Skylight above altar

Sagrada Família > Interior

Skylight above altar.

Horizontal

Square

La Sagrada Familia

Addr:Sagrada Família,
Carrer de Mallorca,
401,
08013 Barcelona,
Spain
Where:41.40361
2.17444
What:DetailWhen:Anytime

Ideas for Sagrada Familia

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: f:Flickr; s:Shutterstock; w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; h:Shutterstock standard; m:public domain.

Cover image by .Catarina Belova ( fa); Tony Bowden ( wm); Brianza2008 ( fb); Andrij Bulba ( wa); Canaan ( wa); Mstyslav Chernov ( fb); Chris ( fb); Barbara Eckstein ( sh); Filipe Frazao ( fb); Tony Hisgett ( wa); Stanislav Kozlovskiy ( sh); Veniamin Kraskov ( fb); Jorge Láscar ( fb); Don McCullough ( fa); Andrew Moore ( fb); Ted and Dani Percival ( sh); S-F ( fa); SBA73 ( wa); Sba73 ( fb); Doc Searls ( fb); Ronny Siegel ( fb); Paul Stevenson ( wb); Wjh31 ( wb). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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