Vacation photographer in Seville

Most trips to Seville are short, three or four nights in a hotel within walking distance of the cathedral, and the days fill up quickly with the Alcázar, the cathedral and long lunches. The session that survives that kind of trip is the one held early in the morning, before anything is booked and before the heat. From the old town the Plaza de España is a short walk south through the gardens, and at that hour it is close to empty, lit straight on, with nobody in the boats yet. On the way back the lanes of Santa Cruz are still cool and quiet, so a second location costs you nothing but a stroll you would have taken anyway. Holiday photographs here tend to look like everyone else's because everyone stands at the same railing at noon. Ours are made at the hour the city still belongs to the people who live in it, and on Express they arrive before your flight does.

When to book in Seville

Book the first free morning of the trip rather than the last, so a rainy day or a late night still leaves room to move it. In June, July and August that morning starts at about seven, the only comfortable hour for walking; in November and December the sun is not up until about half past eight, which suits anyone who does not like early starts. Spring and autumn are the gentlest seasons for a holiday session, with one exception: the weeks of Semana Santa and the Feria, when hotels are full, processions close streets and a loop through the centre may not be possible at all. On Express the gallery arrives within the trip.