Víctor Rodríguez is part of the first class of the Vall d'en Bas bell-ringing school, a unique initiative that began in 2023 and aims to help preserve and recover the heritage linked to bells, as bell-ringers have been disappearing, and with them, the knowledge of the language and traditional ringing techniques. Rodríguez, despite being young (he is 38 years old), displays a passion and knowledge of this world that doesn't seem typical of his generation, but he assures that interest in bells is not a matter of older people. "At the bell-ringing school, we were a very diverse group, people from all over the country, of different ages, but we had in common our passion and desire to learn," he explains. All the knowledge he has acquired throughout the bell-ringing course is now being applied to his town, La Garriga, where he has cleaned and revitalized the bell tower and enjoys popular support.

It's Tuesday, it's eleven in the morning, and on the Portlligat breakwater, under a green awning, the fishermen Josep Lluís García Jaén (Córdoba, 1962) and Samuel Mir (Sant Cugat del Vallès, 1987) They are standing, cleaning the trammel nets, the small-scale fishing nets. They remove rocks and pieces of starfish that have become snagged; the nets must be clean so they can be used again. Sitting in a chair, helping them with the nets, is Benido Descamps Mallol (Cadaqués, 1936), a retired fisherman, wise, polite, with a brilliant memory, who tells Samu all the memories he has from the time he used to go out to sea. "I've been through all kinds of things in these areas of Cap de Creus when I was fishing," says Benido. As they clean the nets, they place them in black baskets. They'll have them ready for the afternoon, when they'll go to cast them into the sea, and the next day they'll collect them.

Are there few doormen and doorwomen left? It's clearly a job in decline, with no generational success and little demand. But the trade is still alive. In big cities, many properties still require maintenance and surveillance. And a new need created by our digital times: receiving the huge amount of packages we buy online day in and day out. The goalkeeper, previously always wearing the typical blue work coat—some can still be seen—and the doorwoman, still having to endure the unfair stigma of being a chatterbox and a voyeur. A shadowy profession, rife with stigma and classism, a demanding profession that can also be a beautiful and rewarding job. Two doorwomen and two doormen from Barcelona tell us about their lives.