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Glistening in the night

04 Sunday Nov 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

Another beautiful mural in the neighbourhood surrounding Camden Market in London. Spotted on my visit to the British capital back in May.

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Paper rhino

03 Saturday Nov 2018

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

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London, England, U.K.

One of the many pieces of street art found in the area around Camden Lock, London, snapped on my visit back in May.

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Golden performance

02 Friday Nov 2018

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

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Stockholm, Sweden

This gleaming statue can be found outside a theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. From a visit to the city in August 2014.

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Night lights

01 Thursday Nov 2018

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

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Budapest, Hungary

A late-evening snap from a visit to Budapest back in September 2015.

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Happy Halloween!

31 Wednesday Oct 2018

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

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San Diego, California

A welcoming Jack-o-Lantern near a “dog parking” spot in San Diego, seen back in October 2013.

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Living on the edge

30 Tuesday Oct 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Norway, photography, random, rural, Travel

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Norway

From my vacation in Norway back in August 2014: Some farms buildings located on very treacherous terrain spotted as I was making my way by ferry to Balestrand.

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Offering

28 Sunday Oct 2018

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

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Offering

A sculpture called “Offering to Selene from the Elephant God” by Isla Burns graces one of the pedestrian walkways in Calgary’s Plus 15 system.

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Shades of yellow

27 Saturday Oct 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

More of the ever-evolving art at ContainR in Sunnyside.

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Burgeoning love

26 Friday Oct 2018

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Burgeoning love

Another lovely painting on the side of a utility box in Calgary.

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Ripple effect

25 Thursday Oct 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A portion of the art painted on the side of a container at ContainR in Sunnyside.

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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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