As I mentioned some time ago, something is dragging me towards the north. My daughter is starting university in Leeds, and in the past year or so I've been exploring cities up north. One I really like is Sheffield. I've spent some days there and the first thing I noticed is how hilly the city is. Using a bike, like I do here in Cambridge, is impossible, unless I get an electric one for myself.

As I mentioned, I've started a small collection of photobooks. Every now and them, since a few years ago, whenever I have some extra money saved I go to a local bookshop, or the shop at the Photographer's gallery in London and get one. Or maybe I order it online. I like going photography exhibitions (less now that I don't live in London), that is another place where I've got some books.

...I'm still here, maintain this blog. I recently had one of these moments of doubt, when the renewal bill for my web hosting came up. Should I renew, or should I just make a backup and take this offline? I have lots of pictures here. And the worrying thing is I have lots others that maybe deserve a better place here than instagram.

One solitary person walking in the snow, in Cambridge. River Cam looked like a mirror that day. Ps. If you'd like to buy a print of this picture, please visit here.

A gallery of pictures taken at Brompton cemetery, in London. I visited this Victorian cemetery a few weeks ago. It was a cold, cloudy with drizzle day. Very appropriate for the mood of the place. I enjoyed it. A quite and peaceful place. Black and white processing seemed appropriate here.

As a part of the big Scotland road trip I did with my daughter a few years ago, we stopped in Glasgow for a day. We were tired of the trip already and maybe we didn't end up enjoying this city as much. To me it felt very different to Edinburgh. More urban, less monumental, more rough around the edges in some way.

A very steep hill I saw in Scotland. The tiny tree seemed to be struggling.

In the summer of 2021 I went with my daughter to Bath, Somerset, UK. Here is a gallery of snapshot from this trip. It is a beautiful city, with interesting Roman history. Also, as we noticed while we…

First of all, happy new year! I thought I should update this blog with some new pictures, my last post from Venice was long time ago. A very different place this time. Last summer I went to Canada.

I thought I should share more pictures from my trip to Venice, some months ago. I recently listened to this podcast from the BBC and I learnt a lot more about the history of such amazing place.

Solitary figures photography by Omar Parada prints available now

There is a small forest near my current place where I like to walk during work breaks. It’s a small nature reserve along the river Cam in Cambridge, England, south of the city center. Some months ago…

A few months ago, just out of the blue, I decided to go to Venice with my daughter. Not sure if we wanted to celebrate something, perhaps my 50 (belated) anniversary. I have never been too interested…