Ed Lehming Photography
From Where I Stand...
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...
“In the quiet shelter of stone and sea, solitude becomes a companion—steady, vast, and deeply kind.” – Ed Lehming This photo is a bit of a gem for me. Taken on...
“The water stretches out like a quiet infinity, reminding me how small I am and how endless the world can feel.” – Ed Lehming Above is a photo of three islands...
“Time marches forward. Sometime we see it effects and at other times, it’s barely noticable” – Ed Lehming I spent some time with this photo, as I often do, looking for...
“Sometimes, simple is the best option” – Ed Lehming This scene presented itself to me this morning. Walking across the grass, I noticed this honey bee collecting sap for a dandelion...
“Given the right conditions, even the commonplace can show surprising potential’ – Ed Lehming Oddly enough, in contrast to yesterday’s post about the commonplace, the next image up in my library...
“Even the most common, the familiar, the passed by, can show beauty when we just pause to appreciate it” – Ed Lehming 2026 I’ve made a practice of looking for beauty...
“There are days where it’s all just too much. Entitlement, arrogance, and selfishness have drained me. My only solace on these days is beauty from good days and the hope that...
“There is a moment at the end of the day when the landscape seems to pause.” – Ed Lehming This image from a week ago made me a bit philosophical. At...
