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Hello, my name is Diego, born in Spain and considered myself a world citizen. I am a member of WMES, WMDE, WMAT and Commons Photographers Group. You will find me rather in Commons (guaranteed quickest answer here) or in the Spanish Wikipedia. I can help in both projects with admin rights.
My main areas of interest are photography, traveling, languages and technology.
A selection of my work
Architecture
- Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria.
- Casino Resort MGM Grand, Macau.
- Dom Luis I Bridge, Porto, Portugal.
- Pula amphitheater, Pula, Croatia.
- BMW Tower and Museum, Munich, Germany.
- The Monastery, Petra, Jordan.
- Old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
- View of Albarracín, Teruel, Spain.
- Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Kórnik Castle, Kórnik, Poland.
- The Hemispheric, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain.
- Mavrovo Dam, Macedonia.
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
- Bridge Dom Luis I between Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto, Portugal.
- (Commons), Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
- View of the Victoria Harbour from Sky100, Hong Kong.
- Silos, Acatlán, Hidalgo, Mexico.
- Bayon, Angkor Thom, Camboya.
- Auditorium of Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
- State Historical Museum view from the Red Square, Moscow, Russia.
- Khor Virap monastery and Mount Ararat, Armenia.
- Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Licheń Stary, Poland.
- Central University Library of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
- Juma (Friday) Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
- Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany.
- Sanctuary of Las Lajas, Ipiales, Colombia.
- Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock, Aniés, Huesca, Spain.
- Bode Museum, Berlin, Germany.
- Roman Baths, Bath, England.
- Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England.
- Ta Phrom, Angkor, Cambodia.
- Basilica of SS. Ulrich and Afra, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal.
- Castle of Óbidos, Óbidos, Portugal.
- Salt pans and Xlendi Tower, Gozo Island, Malta.
Wildlife
- Leopard (Panthera pardus) devouring an antelope, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
- Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Okavango Delta, Botswana.
- Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga burchellii) viewed from a helicopter, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
- Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- Baby African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- African darter (Anhinga rufa), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- Lions (Panthera leo) devouring an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), Chobe National Park, Botswana.
- Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana.
- Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island, Ecuador.
- Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), Lobos Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.
- Red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Las Bachas, Baltra island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.
- Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia), Desert of Siloli, Bolivia.
Interiors
- Church of St Sebastian, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Ottobeuren Basilica, Ottobeuren, Germany.
- St. Peter's Church, Vienna.
- Catholicon, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
- Church of the Assumption of Mary, Kirchhaslach, Germany.
- Salzburg Cathedral, Austria.
- Castle Hohenwerfen, Werfen, Austria.
- Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Canada.
- Vasconcelos library, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Cocos Monastery, Romania.
- Dome of the entrance hall of the National Gallery, London, England.
- Hasht Behesht Palace, Isfahan, Iran.
- Ceiling of the Sioni Cathedral, a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Church of San Francisco, Quito, Ecuador.
- Salzburg Cathedral, Austria.
- Church of the Society of Jesus, Quito, Ecuador.
- Borujerdi House, a historic house located in Kashan, Iran.
- Church of Our Lady of Africa, Ceuta, Spain.
- Domed centrepiece of the Barry Rooms, National Gallery, London, England
- Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Canada.
- Church of St. Sebastian, Setúbal, Portugal.
- Church of the Monastery of Jesus, Setúbal, Portugal.
Underwater
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
- Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
- Brown moray eel (Gymnothorax unicolor), Madeira, Portugal.
- Coral (Favia favus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa) in defying position, Setúbal, Portugal.
- Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus), Madeira, Portugal.
- Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- School of trumpetfishes (Macroramphosus scolopax), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
- Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal.
- Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), Temple, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), Monte da Guia, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), Madeira, Portugal.
- Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt
- Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal.
- Striated surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
- Planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Moray eels (Muraena augusti) and a cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Sea squirt (Phallusia mammillata) of aproximate length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
- Long Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
- Common sole (Solea solea), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Royal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Calcareous tubeworm (Serpula vermicularis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Mediterranean red sea star (Echinaster sepositus), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Atlantic trumpetfish (Aulostomus strigosus), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Short-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Sea slug (Felimare bilineata), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Sea anemone (Aiptasia couchii), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Blue shark (Prionace glauca) and diver, Faial-Pico Channel, Azores Islands, Portugal.
- Full body view of a geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) shot during a night dive in Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Yellow barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain.
- Red Sea clownfishes (Amphiprion bicinctus) in a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Tentacled flathead, commonly known as crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Spotbase burrfish (Cyclichthys spilostylus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Red-mouthed goby (Gobius cruentatus), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), Ras Muhammad National Park, Egypt.
- Rough leather coral (Sarcophyton glaucum), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt.
- Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Undulate ray (Raja undulata), Arrábida National Park, Portugal.
- Nudibranch (Felimare picta webbi), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain
- Common lionfish (Pterois miles), Temple, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
- Red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.
Macro
- Indian python albino (Python molurus), Ho Chi Minh City Zoo, Vietnam.
- Heliconius hecale, Munich Botanic Garden, Germany.
- Large Painted Locust (Schistocerca melanocera), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany
- Dragonfly (Pantala hymenaea), Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Julia Butterfly (Dryas iulia), Butterfly zoo of Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, Spain.
- Ramaria flaccida, Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Bee (Bombus terrestris) on a Ptilotus exaltatus, Tallinn Botanic Garden, Estonia.
- Mexican Gem (Echeveria elegans), Sierra of Saint Philip, Setubal, Portugal.
- Dragonfly (Orthetrum sabina) on a Gymnocalicium mihanowichii, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Heliconius ismenius, Munich Botanic Garden, Germany.
- Complete stock of Gyrodendron lobatum found in Nattheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Orthoceras sp. found in Erfoud, region of Tafilalt, Morocco.
- Cunnolites elliptica found in Goulmima, Morocco.
Extreme macro
- Pill bug (Armadillidium opacum), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Silver-spotted skipper (Hesperia comma), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Beetle (Chrysolina sturmi), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Millipede (Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Pill bug (Armadillidium opacum), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Coccinellidae Pupa, Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Bee (Colletes daviesanus), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Philodromus cespitum, Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
- Wandering crab spider (Philodromus aureolus), Hartelholz, Munich, Germany.
Panoramas
- View of Cusco, Peru.
- Photovoltanic power station in Cariñena, Spain.
- Panoramic view of the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
- View of Ålesund from Aksla, Norway.
- View of Bergen from Mount Fløyen, Norway.
- View of Cape Town from Lion's Head, South Africa.
- Gaztelugatxe, Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain.
- Geirangerfjorden from Flydalsjuvet, Norway.
- View of the village of Moros, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
- Night view of Ho Chi Minh City from Bitexco Financial Tower, Vietnam.
- View of Montreal from Mont Royal, Canada.
- View of Tbilisi, Georgia.
- View of Sagunto, Spain.
- View of Iquique and the Dragon Dune, Chile.
- View from Julio Andrade, Carchi Province, Ecuador.
- Hermitage of St Christ of Miranda, Santa María de las Hoyas, Soria, Spain.
- View of Terceira Island from miradouro da Serra do Cume, Azores, Portugal.
- Huacachina oasis, Ica, Peru.
Spherical panoramas
- St Andres, Calatayud, Spain.
- Spherical panorama of the courtyard of the former Real Seminario de Nobles in Calatayud, Spain.
- Spherical panorama of San Pedro Los Francos church, Calatayud, Spain.
People
- Worker carrying a sack of salt on his shoulder in Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru.
- Grocery and cosmetics shop in the April 9th 1947 Square, better known as Grand Socco, Tangier, Morocco.
- Monks in Phra Si Sanphet temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand.
- Indigenous people peeling maize while overlooking Quito from El Panecillo, Ecuador.
- Presidential guard of Peru during Peru's National (Independence) Day in front of the Government Palace, Plaza de Armas, Lima, Peru.
- Topiary gardener (or artist?) working a cypress in the cemetery of Tulcán, Ecuador.
- Droste effect with red lighting of myself in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia.
- Snorkeling in the Silfra canyon, a rift between the tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland.
- Seller posing in a grocery and cosmetics shop in the April 9th 1947 Square, better known as Grand Socco, Tangier, Morocco.
Nature
- Seljalandsfoss, Suðurland, Iceland.
- Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Dune in Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Cottage at Königssee, Bavaria, Germany.
- Mud volcanoes, Buzau, Romania.
- Sunrise over the Titicaca lake, Puno, Peru.
- Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Eisriesenwelt, Tennen Mountains, Austria.
- Eagle River Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
- Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.
- Miles Canyon, Yukon, Canada.
- Pilea involucrata, Botanic Garden of Munich, Germany.
- Roque Arando, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Spain.
- Enchanted Forest, Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Spain.
- Sunrise, Namib Desert, Namibia.
- Lamplugh Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
- Davidson Glacier, Haines, Alaska, USA.
- Landscape in Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska, USA.
- Silver Lake, Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
- Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
- Flying over a glacier in Chugach State Park, Alaska, USA.
- Sunset in Tok, Alaska, USA.
- Big Daddy Dune and Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia.
- Aerial view of the Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Granadella beach, Javea, Spain
- Basaltic Prisms, Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico.
- Tara salt flat, Chile.
- Symphony of the Stones, Garni Valley, Armenia.
- Tatio Geysers, Atacama, Chile.
- Miñiques Lagoon, Chile.
- Major Dune, Moon Valley, Atacama Desert, Chile.
- Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Cañapa lagoon, Bolivia.
- Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
- Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
- Fish Island, Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia.
- Dynjandi waterfall, Vestfirðir, Iceland.
- Hedionda lagoon, Bolivia.
- Aguarales de Valpalmas, Zaragoza, Spain.
- Elliðaey island, Westman Islands, Suðurland, Iceland.
- Gullfoss, Suðurland, Iceland.
- Elephant Rock, Heimaey island, Westman Islands, Suðurland, Iceland.
- Sunrise landscape in Huitzila, Morelos, Mexico.
- Stone Forest, Varna, Bulgaria.
- Caves of Hercules, Cape of Spartel, Morocco.
Other
- Phi Phi Lay Island, Thailand.
- Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany.
- Aerial view of "The Hummingbird", geoglyph of the Nazca Lines, Peru.
- Neptune Fountain, Munich, Germany.
- Yaksha (mysthical demon) "lifting" one of the Two Golden Phra Chedis in the Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Wittelsbacher fountain, Lenbach square, Munich, Germany.
- Mercedes-Benz dealership, Munich, Germany.
- Seattle Great Wheel, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- All Saints' Day in the Holy Cross cemetery, Gniezno, Poland.
- Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar.
- Long-tail boats in Maya Beach, Ko Phi Phi Lee, Thailand.
- Fountain in center of Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Train crossing the Carcote salt flat, Chile.
- World Clock, Berlin, Germany.
- Gas pipeline, Antofagasta, Chile.
- Chuquicamata Mine, Chile.
- Touratech BMW F800GS, BMW Welt, Munich, Germany.
- St Peter Hill Lift, La Coruña, Spain.
- Flamenco dance, Seville, Spain.
- Teddy bears shop in Lima, Peru.
- Turf house in the region of Búðahraun, Vesturland, Iceland.
- Bas-relief of a Dvarapala at Banteay Kdei in Angkor, Cambodia.
- Warrior on Horseback, Skopje, Macedonia.