Castellers
Photographs of human pyramids at the Festa Major de Gràcia in Barcelona, Spain

Practice session
Castellers practice in the Plaza de la Vila de Gràcia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Arrival
Members of the colle castellera Xiquets de Reus enter the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Young castellers
Three young members of the Xiquets de Reus pose for pictures
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Pilar caminat
A 'walking tower' approaches the town hall
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Hands
Castellers link hands, preparing to form the base of the castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

The base
Members of the Castellers de Vila Franca form the base of a castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Preparing the base
A casteller gets ready to support the castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Xiquets de Reus
Castellers support the second level of the castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Waiting to climb
Two young castellers wait to climb the tower
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Castellers de Vila Franca
The Castellers de Vila Franca build a castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
A castell under construction by the Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Castell in progress
People watch from balconies as the Xiquets de Reus build a castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Enxaneta
A young casteller prepares to climb to the top
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Castell
A completed castell in the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

On top
An enxaneta crouches on top of the castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Traverse
An enxaneta traverses the summit of the castell
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Joy
A casteller reacts after a castell is successfully completed
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain