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Bespectacled

21 Friday Sep 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some random sticker art applied to a mailbox in Calgary.

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Symbiosis

20 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

From my hike in Banff National Park last month.

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Glowing in the night

19 Wednesday Sep 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

4 Street West CTrain station and surroundings, from a recent evening wander through downtown Calgary.

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15 feet up

17 Monday Sep 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I love the logo for Calgary’s Plus 15 pedestrian walkway system.

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Perched

16 Sunday Sep 2018

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

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Perched

A neat piece of sticker art spotted in Calgary’s Beltline area.

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Distinctive feature

15 Saturday Sep 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The splash of red on this Calgary condo building certainly makes it stand out.

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Party horse

14 Friday Sep 2018

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Another one of Calgary’s decorated utility boxes — this one’s on 17 Ave. S.W.

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Strange landscape

13 Thursday Sep 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The side of a long-abandoned building on 11 St. S.W. in Calgary is decorated with some interesting visuals. This used to be a bar, once upon a time, if I remember correctly.

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Did you get the message?

12 Wednesday Sep 2018

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Concert posters piled on thick on this board on 17 Ave. S.W. in Calgary.

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To the Millz

11 Tuesday Sep 2018

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A portion of mural on 11 St. S.W. in Calgary.

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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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