The magenta palette

The second in the subtractive colour system, originally fuchsine. Magenta gained its name in a battle between the French and the Austrians. It is a colour full of surprises and subtleties between blue and red.

This collection of photos is here to render tribute to the extra-spectral colour.

Temple de l'Amour

Walking in the Château de Versailles on a summer morning, I found the temple of love in the Petit Trianon.
Invaded by vegetation for years but restored in 2005, this temple was located precisely in view of the one and only, Marie-Antoinette.

La Catedral de Sal

A salt mine and a 200 m - underground Cathedral. The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an icon in the Cundinamarca region of Colombia.
This mine, exploited by the pre-Columbian Muisca people was turned into a sanctuary and later (after some iterations) in 1995 the modern cathedral was inaugurated.
The sanctuary, hand-carved in halite rock, begun by a small chapel in which mineworkers would call to the gods for protection. Now, it is no longer a salt mine but a three-chamber temple and above all, a marvel of modern architecture.

Bathed by sun

The devil is in the details one might say. This wild flower was almost covered by the surrounding vegetation in the Cundinamarca mountains.

I love the way the sun hits its petals to reflect a subtle but graceful glow.

‘New York’ in Popayán

The multicolor shades of this salsa hub are mesmerising.

‘New York’ is iconic in Popayán. Established around 1957, this place has been playing salsa and allowing its visitors to dance the nights away for a lifetime.

Tulips at the Keukenhof

If you come for the tulips, you cannot miss the Keukenhof. Literally, the ‘kitchen garden’. This place was the fruit and vegetables garden of the Teylingen Castle.

Nowadays, the garden serves as a touristic landmark in The Netherlands where annually, more than 6 million bulbs are planted to provide the 8-week blooming season spanning from March to May.