Ed Lehming Photography
From Where I Stand...
In Lisbon, it often seemed that every street eventually turned into a staircase. One lane climbed between sun-bleached buildings, then climbed again, and then, just when tired legs thought they had...
As I sit here writing this post, with gentle Mediterranean music playing in the background, my thoughts drift back to Porto and this unforgettable moment. I can still feel the gentle...
On a corner of, Largo de Santa Cruz do Castelo, as the sign says, just below the Castelo de São Jorge, sits this weathered building that caught my eye. I love...
Porto is filled with intersections like this one on Rua das Flores, directly across from São Bento Station. It is one of the first sights that greets visitors as they step...
One of the most fascinating things about Lisbon is how each neighbourhood has its own distinct character. Cais do Sodré had a gritty yet vibrant energy. The streets were lined with...
This image was created while I sat for a while in Castelo de São Jorge, perched high above Lisbon on a hilltop overlooking the city. Reaching the castle requires a bit...
I’m always seeing patterns. I’m wired that way. Physical patterns, data patterns, sequences in time. I notice them and appreciate them. Patterns were a big part of my working career. So,...
I made this image simply because I thought it was interesting. The graffiti, which covers the entire building does not seem haphazard, there is a structure to it, not random “tagging”....
Back to Porto and wandering the 10th-century streets near the river, Medieval houses and gothic doorways interspersed with restaurants and souvenir shops make for quite the contrast. But, then again, ancient...
I seem to be on a wave of mono images lately, primarily because the photos I’m making are more historic and architectural in nature and I find that black and white...
I love this photo. It simply happened. As I sat looking at the columns and really feeling the history. I was travelling with cousins and my cousin’s wife entered the frame....
Our first night in Porto, exploring backstreets and the quite places. The hustle and bustle fades away, crowds gather along the main avenues for dinners and drinks, the secondary arteries largely...
Surprisingly, another opportunity for a candid shot presented itself today. I watched this traveller come down from the walls of Sintra’s Pena Palace and sit down for a rest. I imagined...
I’m always observing, but cautious of being intrusive when photographing people in public. This shot just about created itself. As I was sitting in the shade of a tree in Lisbon’s...
I love the hidden stories of the city, the mystery of the abandoned. This building, in a busy square sits abandoned while its neighbours are clearly occupied and modern. There are...
I still recall capturing my first tram photo in Lisbon last year. I stood patiently on the corner for just the right moment, figuring that the opportunity may not present itself...
I love getting to destinations by back streets. They tend to offer a more authentic view of the city than the broad commercial avenues with their crowds and endless souvenir shops....
Such a common sight here. Every back street has laundry out drying. It’s quintessential Europe to me. There is such a relaxing and unassuming feel to this place. It’s like stepping...
Another quick travel shot. I simply could not resist the arches and late day sunlight.
Who knew, when I posted the story about the Lisbon tram from last year, that I would be walking up the same hill this year. Looking back, after ascending in 34°C...
Travel day…I’ll post again when landed 🙂
“Antequera doesn’t rush you. It lets you wander its steep streets until the Alcazaba rises into view, all weathered stone and stubborn history. It’s the kind of place where you pause...
“Where stone meets sky, the world remembers how to stand tall.” – Ed Lehming Moving on from Lisbon to Malaga, Spain. One of my most anticipated day trips was to get...
“In Lisbon, Fado doesn’t just echo through the night — it gathers around tables like this, where a candle flickers, a guitar waits, and every sip and every silence becomes part...
“Dragonflies dancing above the lake, near the summer’s end — a moment the wind almost forgot to breathe.” – Ed Lehming Nature provides these miraculous moments that take my breath away....
“Walk Rua Augusta slowly — Lisbon reveals itself one storefront, one smile, one sunbeam at a time.” – Ed Lehming Yesterday’s image of the Praça do Comércio inspired me to do...
“Praça do Comércio reminds us that every city has a gateway where past and present shake hands.” – Ed Lehming Here’s another image from my exploration of Lisbon last September. As...
“Every passage we walk carries the present forward, yet leaves a quiet echo of the past behind.” – Ed Lehming Today’s image is another favorite of mine from the Chiado district...
“Where the hills rise and the tracks curve, Lisbon carries you gently through time.” – Ed Lehming 2026 OK, so I decided to go back to the start of last year’s...
“Every path we walk is shaped by the footsteps that came before it and the ones we choose to take now” – Ed Lehming I’m taking a bit of a nostalgic...
