With many streets this steep, you quickly understand why Barcelona has outdoor escalators.

Just up from where this is taken is a number of escalators built right into the street, exposed totally to the elements. They’re not sheltered from above, only on the sides by the buildings but since there are stairs on either sides of the escalators, they don’t provide much protection.

I like this shot because of the contrasting angles. I think it’d work reasonably well without the car but the odd, off-kilter angle helps it out to be slightly more surreal. Rotating the shot so the car is straight doesn’t look weird, it just looks wrong. The contrast and colours work well here too, I think. Particularly with the straight lines on the wall.