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Charming setting

29 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Budapest, Hungary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Charming setting

Another peek at the relaxing, tranquil surroundings that make up Budapest’s City Park. Captured this view in September 2015.

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Frankfurt towers

28 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Frankfurt, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Frankfurt, Germany

A view of part of downtown Frankfurt from the Main Tower, captured on a rainy Sunday in September 2015.

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Dream, love, peace

27 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Berlin, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Street art, Berlin, Germany

Here’s a hopeful piece of street art, spotted in Berlin this past September.

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Help from kelp

26 Sunday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California

I don’t know what the emergency was on Venice Beach that fall morning back in 2013, but these folks were busy sending out an SOS with help from the native vegetation.

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Rippling reflection

25 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles, California

A nighttime view of the amusement park on Santa Monica Pier, from my visit to Los Angeles and area back in 2013.

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Patterns overhead

24 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Berlin, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Sony Centre, Berlin, Germany

This is the visually striking roof atop the Sony Centre in Berlin, as seen on my visit there in September 2015.

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Keep calm, carry on

23 Thursday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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London, England

Another snapshot from my fall visit across the Atlantic Ocean … here’s one of the lions on Trafalgar Square, London, framed with Big Ben in the background.

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Bicycles at the market

22 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Leipzig, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Market outside City Hall in Leipzig, Germany

Just a friendly gathering place at the market outside Leipzig’s city hall, when I passed through in September.

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Unfamiliar London

21 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Modernity, London skyline

I’ve yet to wander into the newest, shiniest parts of central London — an unfamiliar skyline populated with skyscrapers and cranes. Perhaps on my next visit …

This view was snapped from the observation deck of the Tate Modern in September 2016.

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Campus

20 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, Germany, Leipzig, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

This modern university building in Leipzig, Germany, mimics what stood there previously. Snapped this photo back in September.

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Journalist by trade, photographer for fun. I help make multi-platform content at Postmedia in Calgary. Opinions expressed here are my own.

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