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Yet another reason I love my job

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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alberta, calgary, canada, journalism, media

Star Trek-themed correction

This isn’t your standard newspaper correction. Published in the Wednesday, Feb. 24, edition of the Calgary Sun.

I was asked to make this correction more nerdy than it already was, so … I made it so.
See some of my more thought-provoking work, mainly commentary.

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Lady’s best friend

25 Thursday Feb 2016

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

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Lady's best friend

Reaching back to the vat of photos shot in Phoenix back in November … and found this picture of a neat piece of street art off Central Ave. just north of the central library.

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Vintage cycling

23 Tuesday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, photography, photowalk, random, urban

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Vintage cycling

Here’s an old-school bike sitting outside an old-school local neighbourhood general store. Snapped outside Bridgeland Market in Calgary this weekend.

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Fluid movement

22 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, random

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Fluid movement

A colourful, abstract display on one of the walls on 10 St. N.W. in Calgary.

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Astute political commentary

21 Sunday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, politics, random

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Politically astute commentary

Some very smart graffiti scrawled onto a wall in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood, spotted a few days ago. Too bad few people will see it in person: It’s in a space about half-a-metre wide between two buildings on 10 St. N.W.

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History fading

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban

La sauvegarde, assurance vie

When I visit older cities, I love looking out for old painted signs and advertisements, much like this one in Old Montreal. This is something definitely hard to come by in Calgary, where many older buildings have vanished to make way for modern structures.

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Artistic rodent

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

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

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Souris, artiste

While wandering around Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal district last week, I came across a very busy-looking mouse crafting some street art.

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Just chillin’ in the alley

15 Monday Feb 2016

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

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Hommage à Fido

Some very happy-looking characters on this garage door, hidden away in a back alley in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood.

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Under moonlight

14 Sunday Feb 2016

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

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Au clair de la lune

Some more cool street art spotted on my recent trip to Montreal.

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Outside your comfort zone

13 Saturday Feb 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Outside your comfort zone

Here’s a suggestion to could make your day more interesting. Spotted in Calgary’s Kensington commercial area.

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Welcome to rickyleong.com and thanks for stopping by. Pictured in the header above is Calgary’s skyline seen from McHugh Bluff.

About me


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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