Mike Randolph is a writer, photographer and video producer based in Madrid, Spain. www.spainbymikerandolph.comTumblr (3.0; @randolphimages)http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6984dd94f0dbf883ff0258540000b2c0/tumblr_mn5mbxHBvV1rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A man walks down a cobblestone street in Valldemosa, a small town in the Tramuntana mountains on the island of Mallorca. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2525258004_D4S3sZ8/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print of this image</strong></a></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/50992358839http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/50992358839Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:21 +0200valldemosamallorcaspainmike randolph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f5029535f018ca035091f3f3697753d/tumblr_mkd46ctPS51rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae3cc63e1bae4959d2ccff23773b4db2/tumblr_mkd46ctPS51rqdsjmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/deab4e29f383702138724a904606b482/tumblr_mkd46ctPS51rqdsjmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67564f49e9f234ad1118c2882d0ce644/tumblr_mkd46ctPS51rqdsjmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c72d23c7bf19fc7cb6dd19c8c76a9e13/tumblr_mkd46ctPS51rqdsjmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Do you know what these are? 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Read the article <a href="http://www.spainbymikerandolph.com/gone-to-blazes/">here</a>. </p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/45665378221http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/45665378221Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:37:16 +0100valencialas fallasspainfiestafallasfire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b1756cf8c92afdff3f9cd7ebb857666/tumblr_mixdqrTsUo1rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The 12th-century Romanesque cloisters of the Colegiata de Santa Juliana glow in the late afternoon light. The church, in the town of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, was declared a National Monument in 1889, more than five hundred years after it was built. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2386110929_358w6sz/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print of this image</strong></a></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/44210775194http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/44210775194Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:13:39 +0100cantabria cloister Colegiata de Santa Juliana romanesque santillana del mar spain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f183c944db54d7231d3b9a9ba1f109c7/tumblr_migo6nS1R61rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>By far the most beautiful train station in Barcelona, the <em>Estació de França</em> (also known as <em>Estación de Francia</em>) is, as the name suggests, the terminus for trains connecting Spain with France. (As well as Italy and Switzerland.) 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The star of the game was actually a French 19-year-old central defender who will surely one day be a big star. Any football fans out there? Anybody know his name? Sorry, no free tickets to the next </span><em>Clásico</em><span> for the winner! </span><em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/41939773335http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/41939773335Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:53:00 +0100clasicoreal madridbernabeuspainfootball<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01a7a8b3763eee0cce62b9d336d30bef/tumblr_mhdvt6NwbM1rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cape Finisterre, the westernmost point of land in Galicia, was for centuries thought to be the end of the world, hence its name, which comes from the Latin finis terrae, or end of the earth. (Geographers later discovered that a cape in Portugal is actually the westernmost part of the Iberian peninsula.) 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Having a bit more time to enjoy the views didn’t seem to upset anyone. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2311880273_8vmFXqQ/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print of this image</strong></a></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/40087934997http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/40087934997Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:28:06 +0100spainleonasturiastrainrenfealviamountainswindow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95534d5578de3cccbbf7087806c8aaf8/tumblr_meyvzpuym31rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wild poppies bloom across Spain in springtime. 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While not strictly Islamic, it was good enough for legendary film director David Lean to use as a stand-in for the <a class="fancybox-youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9YXuvLfECk">officer’s club in Cairo</a> in his epic motion picture <span id="more-2007"></span><em>Lawrence of Arabia,</em> which was first released exactly 50 years ago. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2226587889_sBJHTsg/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print</strong></a></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/36131958235http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/36131958235Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:35:24 +0100sevillesevillaespanaspainplaza de espanamudejararchitectureandaluciaandalusia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdj3t3KsXx1rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rocky, rugged coastline near Llanes, in Asturias, is home to samphire, an edible wild plant. ”Half-way down, Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade!” wrote Shakespeare in <em>The Tragedy of King Lear</em>, referring to the dangerous business of collecting it. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2216877262_gg3Bpcm/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print</strong></a>…</p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/35770398704http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/35770398704Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:24:39 +0100asturiasspainllanessamphirecoastlinecliff<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdf67silbR1rqdsjmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seville’s Alcázar is Europe’s oldest royal palace still in use. Originally built by Almohad Berber-Muslims, the fortress was expanded by later Christian kings and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hidden underneath the palace are the Baths of Lady María de Padilla, above, which were used to collect rainwater. <em>Photo ©Mike Randolph</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.randolphimages.com/buy/10373178_GvczZP/2212608102_PF5Pd34/"><strong>Buy a limited edition print of this image</strong></a></p>http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/35628315071http://randolphimages.tumblr.com/post/35628315071Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:26:16 +0100sevillesevillaspainalcazarmoorsalmohadesmaria de padilla