Going back

To an olive oil factory in Osuna

As other photostackers¹ have mentioned before me, an hour or two browsing through your archive is a pleasant way to while away some time and a good way to unearth photos that had previously been discarded.

This weekend I rediscovered photos from our 2019 holiday in Andalusia of an olive oil factory in Osuna. I was drawn by the retro charm, the warm colours, the quiet streets and the shapes of silos, chimneys, walls and buildings.

The factory was built in 1917 by Daniel Espy Aleixendri. Four generations later and the family business are still producing oils here.²

It refines more than 200,000 kilos of olives daily.³

The soil must be good round these parts.

1.

Neil Milton

has generously collated a list of Photostackers.

2. A brief history of the company.

3. Olive oil is a versatile liquid. It’s used for salad dressings, for blessing those who are about to be baptised, lubricating kitchen machinery, illuminating lamps, an ingredient of soap or detergents, and many other things.

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Photos made between 30th September and 2nd October 2019 on a Leica TL2 and iPhone X.