Castellers
Photographs of castellers, Barcelona
Practice session
Castellers practice in the Plaza de la Vila de Gràcia
Arrival
Members of the colle castellera Xiquets de Reus enter the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
Castell
A completed castell in the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
Pilar caminat
A 'walking tower' approaches the town hall
Castellers de Vila Franca
The Castellers de Vila Franca build a castell
Xiquets de Reus
Castellers support the second level of the castell
Castell in progress
People watch from balconies as the Xiquets de Reus build a castell
On top
An enxaneta crouches on top of the castell
Preparing the base
A casteller gets ready to support the castell
Waiting to climb
Two young castellers wait to climb the tower
Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
A castell under construction by the Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
Joy
A casteller reacts after a castell is successfully completed
The base
Members of the Castellers de Vila Franca form the base of a castell
Enxaneta
A young casteller prepares to climb to the top
Traverse
An enxaneta traverses the summit of the castell
Hands
Castellers link hands, preparing to form the base of the castell
Climber
A young girl waits to climb to her place in the castell