Braga: one of the oldest cities in the heart of Portugal

Braga is one of the oldest Portuguese cities, with its 12th century monastery, built by the parents of the first Portuguese kings,  D. Henrique and D. Teresa, who are buried there. It’s a lively city, with an University centre, a nice pedestrian city centre. It’s also one of religious centres of the country. Braga was the...

Viana do Castelo is yet another small but superb Portuguese city, perfect for the day trip. It’s a bit up north from Porto, where I did my Erasmus. You can just do a bit of walking around and go up the Santa Luzia hill to see the amazing panoramic view. This city has a unique...

Aveiro is said to be the Venice of Portugal, for its numerous channels. It is located in central Portugal, and it’s the second most populous city in the region, after Coimbra. Building do have the characteristic colourfulness of Portuguese architecture, but with a slight own style. You can easily have a one day trip in Aveiro,...

Conceptual, abstract photography has always been my favourite kind. It is rare, it is emotional, it’s got the je ne sais quoi that makes it special. For me, in a conceptual or mood photo, the rigours of photography cease to exist. If it enhances the concept, let it be burnt, noisy, trembled, even incorrectly framed....

I have applied a few of my abstract photos on some Society6 merchandise. For example this wintery Warsaw scenary can either be a canvas on your wall: or a pair of leggings: My sunset dreamy photo also looks quite interesting on different items:   Have a look here: https://society6.com/ra-luca/ and if it’s your birthday and...

During my time at Rusu+Bortun I was in charge with several pitches – while I have serious doubts with regard to the efficiency of pitching to new clients (and I will explore this in another post) – here is part of the work I did for one of them. The client was a shopping center...

Porto is probably the city in which I feel most at home, definitely more than in Bucharest, my hometown. That’s because in 2010-2011 I was Erasmus there and this experienced played (and still plays) a huge role in my development, my hopes, my overall approach to the world. Words don’t do enough justice for how...

You should know that corida shows still take place regularly in Madrid. I have been there during a quick travel to Madrid, from Porto, when I was Erasmus. Neither the bull nor the toreador where deadly hurt.         Some people have asked me how could I see something like this and maybe...