From The Archive - El Raval

Barcelona fans around the world have been enjoying the fact that they own the world's greatest footballer, Lionel Messi. Earlier this week he beat a 40-year record for the number of goals scored in one season. Okay, so he's Argentinian, but that won't stop them celebrating.

Since Messi plays for Barcelona, we thought we'd share with you the beautiful work of Joan Colom, who spent the late fifties and early sixties photographing the El Raval district of the city.

Joan Colom - El Raval was shown in Foam from 16 March to 20 May 2007.

Jonathan Crawford