Photos from Bilbao, Basque Country

A selection of photographs taken by Jayne Lloyd in Bilbao, Basque Country. If you’d like to know more about them you can read my Notes on Bilbao here.

Instax photograph of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, with 'Maman' by Louise Bourgeois, a giant spider-shaped sculpture in front. The Instax print is on a grey background.
Photograph of part of the Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, Basque Country with cloudy sky above.
Tall Tree & The Eye by Anish Kapoor, on display outside The Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque Country. The installation, made from steel in the centre with a window and part of the Guggenheim visible to the right, and Arcos Rojos. by Daniel Buren and bridge in the background to the left. The scene is reflected in water in the lower half of the image and mist from Fog Sculpture #08025 (F.O.G.) by Fujiko Nakaya is visible on the surface.
The bar in Coppola, Bilbao, Basque Country, with a neon sign top right, drinks and coffee machine behind the bar, with a black stool in front.
Tree-lined path through Areatzako parkea, Bilbao, Basque Country, with an ornate street lamp to the left and a few people in the distance.
Window of Pastelería Arrese 1852, Foru Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country, with a red sign saying 'Arrese' above and cakes in a display case below.
A bollo de mantequilla from Arrese bakery, Bilbao, Basque Country. A bun sliced through the centre and filled with buttercream, topped with sugar. Shown here held on a paper napkin on a person's hand.
Stained glass window in the Erribera merkatua, Bilbao, Basque Country, with pink and blue buildings visible across the road outside.
Butcher's stall in the Erribera merkatua, Bilbao, Basque Country, with people walking along the walkway to the left and meat on display in the cabinets and hanging above.
Street scene on Gurutze Kalea, Bilbao
Photograph of the facade of Euskaltzaindia, Plaza Nueva, Bilbao, Basque Country, with shuttered windows, and clock in the top centre of the facade, arched walkway below, tiled square in the lower portion and a metal railing in the front.
Street in Old Town, Bilbao, Basque Country, with an undulated paved path in the middle, ornate lanterns on the walls either side and a green neon pharmacy sign towards the centre.
Txakurraren iturria, Bilbao, Basque Country. Three drinking fountains in a stone structure with arches above and an ornate street sign to the left.
Fuente Plaza Santiago, historic drinking fountain with ornate buildings behind and paved path in front, Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of a building with windows that look a bit balcony-like to the left, an ornate lantern to the right with yellow and blue bunting bunched up around it and an ornate sign saying 'Calle Carniceria Vieja' at the bottom of the frame.
Looking across the Nervión River at ornate buildings including the Bilbao La Concordia Station to the left, and a Space Invader street art on the wall leading down to the river, Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of the exterior of Azkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga Bilbao, with 'Azkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga Bilbao' spelt out on the roof, Bilbao, Basque Country
Installation photograph of 'Somewhere from her to heaven' at Azkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque Country. Showing a wooden structure holding images, in the middle of a white-walled gallery.
Puppy by Jeff Koons, Bilbao, Basque Country. The installation is a huge West Highland Terrier dog, covered in flowers that grow on the surface. A sky-scraper is visible in the background.
The Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, on the Nervión River, with Arcos Rojos by Daniel Buren over the river to the left, Basque Country
Photograph of the sculpture Besarkada XI by Eduardo Chillida at The Guggenheim Bilbao, with a tiled floor in the foreground, the exterior metal wall of the museum and a low metal railing behind.
Handprints on the metal wall of the Guggenheim Bilbao, Basque Country.
Looking across the Nervíon River from the Guggenheim Bilbao, with Fog Sculpture #08025 (F.O.G.) by Fujiko Nakaya visible in the foreground, four people walking across a bridge in the centre and buildings an a hill in the background. Basque Country.
Coins in the pond outsdie The Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque Country
Looking across the Nervión River from the Guggenheim Bilbao, with Maman by Louise Bourgeois visible in the foreground and buildings and a hill in the background. Basque Country.
Detail of Matter of Time by Richard Serra, Guggenheim Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of a white woman and man in Infinity Mirrored Room – A Wish for Human Happiness Calling from Beyond the Universe (2020) by Yayoi Kusama, looking at a phone (taking a selfie) surrounded by lights and mirrors
Photograph of two pintxos on a white plate, Bilbao, Basque Country, showing two pieces of bread topped with cheese and meat.
Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of pintxos on a wooden table - bread and pork belly with tooth picks and a croquette on a rectangular plate top left and tortilla and bread with a fork on a round plate below. Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of a 'Star Trek The Nex Generation' pinball machine at Rockade, Bilbao, Basque Country
The Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, on the Nervíon River, with Arcos Rojos by Daniel Buren slightly visible to the left, Basque Country.
Photograph looking down Salbeko Zubia road, Bilbao, Basque Country. A sign to the right says 'Reboot and select... Insert Boot Media'.
Photograph looking across the road to Pastelería Arrese 1852, Alameda de Recalde, Bilbao, a bakery painted red, with people on the pavement by the road to the left and a blue sign saying'TAXI' to the right.
Photograph of a red paper package with 'Arrese' branding on it, tied with a white riboon, on a brown surface, Bilbao, Basque Country
Photograph of a red paper package with 'Arrese' branding on it, opened to show a croissant and chocolate bun inside, with a hand to the left and plaid fabric underneath, Bilbao, Basque Country
Cafeteria Garby, Bilbao, Basque Country. Showing the interior with pintxos on the bar under a glass case, drinks on the wall behind, football on the TV above and three stools in front.
Zubizuri bridge over the Nervión River, Bilbao, Basque Country, with buildings across the river and lamposts to the right.
Exterior of Rio Oja, Bilbao, Basque Country, showing a bit of the tiled interior and a rainy street outside.
Bowl of steaming hot meatballs and potatoes in Rio Oja, Bilbao, Basque Country
Areatzako Kioskoa, Bilbao, Basque Country, an art nouveau structure with an ornate lamppost in front.
Photograph of grasses and plants growing in bicked balconies, Bilbao, Basque Country, with a street light in the foreground.
'The Key' mural, Bilbao, Basque Country, looking from The Guggenheim across the river.
Looking across the Nervíon River in Bilbao, Basque Country, with buildings behind and an Invader tiled street art on the edge leading down to the river.
Photograph of a modern building with red facade to the front, windows along the side and a sign below saying 'Bilbao Intermodal', with people walking in front.
Maman by Louise Bourgeois in front of the Guggenheim Bilbao, Basque Country, with people underneath photographing it, and the Nervión River in the foreground.

If you’d like to know more about these photographs you can read my Notes on Bilbao here.

Equipment used:

Fujifilm X-T3* (the X-T4 and X-T5 are the more recent versions)

Fujifilm XF 35mm f1.4 R Lens*

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS WR Lens*

iPhone SE

Lomo’Instant Square Glass Camera

Fujifilm Instax Square Instant film*

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