Strength, Balance, Courage, Sanity

• Photographer
  Patricia Mora
• Agency / Studio
  Patricia Mora Photography
• Technical Info
  Nikon D750, Nikkor 24-120, Nikon D850, Tamron 100-400, Various Iso, Various Speed & Aperture
• Photo Date
  24th September 2025

Every September Barcelona celebrates its patron saint la Mercè (Our Lady of Mercy).To honor her the castellers of different neighbourhoods of the city, each one represented by a distinct shirt colour, gather downtown to build the castells: human towers that require strength, balance, courage and sanity to rise, the four pillars that define this practice.With a base of 50 or more people they erect up to 10 floors crowned by the enxeneta, a child that marks the top by raising the hand certifying the castle is complete.This old Catalan tradition was declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.

Born in Barcelona in 1983. While doing a degree in History, specialized in Egyptology, she discovered her passion for photography and studied photography and professional lighting. She combined both passions for a living, working as an archaeological photographer in Egypt, with national and international archaeological projects in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan since 2006, and photographing daily life in Egypt during her working stays in the country. She has exhibited in Jaén (Spain), Alcalá de Henares (Spain) and Cairo (Egypt).