AUGUST 1987 – Traditional souvenir shop at the Algarve coast in Portugal. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
My very first genuine holiday trip brought me through France and Spain to Portugal. I was just 21 and had a couple of weeks to spend, so my girlfriend and I drove all the way from Northern Germany to the Algarve in Portugal. We did not worry about anything. The distance of 3,100 km (1,900 mi)? No problem. The money? We did not need much. What could possibly happen? So we took our sturdy Mercedes Benz Diesel to Portugal and drove non-stop to experience a wonderful – but too short – vacation in an exciting country at the end of the world (at least it felt that way.)
One day, when we explored the region we stopped by at a souvenir and pottery shop. I remember that it had been a hot day, and we were glad to be in the shadow of the patio. We were the only clients and purchased three beautiful, handmade cereal bowls. They looked much more beautiful than the industrially produced bowls we had at home.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | August 1987 |
| Location | Algarve, Portugal |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | 13 x 18 cm Print |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 8626 x 5714 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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