What Makes a Photo Interesting?

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What makes a photo interesting? Good question. Probably not showing the most beautiful places in the world, but something unusual in your own environment while others think they have seen everything.

For the last few weeks, rain has been the protagonist here in Spain. Flowers and grass have appeared in the strangest places. If real estate speculation continues at the current rate, they may be the only nature left in our city one day. Until they are cut down by some merciless city worker.

Grass on the sidewalk after days of rain in Torremolinos, Spain
Grass on the sidewalk, Torremolinos (Spain), after days of rain

Flowers coming out of a wall in Torremolinos, Spain
Flowers coming out of a wall, Torremolinos (Spain), after days of rain 

#Torremolinos #Spain #Andalusia #Andalucía #rain #flower #grass


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