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Pacific Northwest neon

25 Sunday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, Portland, Seattle, Travel, urban

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Yo!

A selection of neon signage from Seattle and Portland, snapped over my last few visits there.

I don't believe in pessimism

Cinema 21

Free smells!

Super Car Wash

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Happy

11 Sunday May 2014

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Rah, rah, raw

Another piece of street art from my recent trip to Portland: This two-dimensional fella is clearly pleased about something.

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Pigs of Portland

08 Thursday May 2014

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Sidewalk piggy

From recent visits to Portland, Oregon.

Pig headed

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Look and you will see

07 Wednesday May 2014

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Peering through your eyes

A fortuitous capture outside Providence Park in Portland, Oregon. I shuffled around for a better view and found some faces staring back at me through the giant mask’s own eyes.

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Split personality

06 Tuesday May 2014

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

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art, Oregon, photowalk, Portland, random, sticker, street art, urban

Interspecies representation

A strange melding of bird and human, seen posted on a wall somewhere in northeast Portland, Oregon, last month.

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Rusty wave

05 Monday May 2014

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Found this cool hand on a wall in northeast Portland last month.

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Obey this poster

02 Friday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, fun, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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Obey

A treatise on poster design, purchasing and enjoyment. Spotted in Portland, Oregon, a few weekends ago.

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City of blossoms … and petals

01 Thursday May 2014

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Carpet of petals

A sidewalk in Northeast Portland is beautifully camouflaged by fallen petals. (And I can say it also smelled fantastic!)

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No one’s judging anyone

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in fun, photography, photowalking, Portland, random, Travel, urban

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No one's judging

An interesting twist on an old expression. Another snapshot from my recent visit to Portland, Oregon.

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Story of a neighbourhood …

29 Tuesday Apr 2014

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

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Story of a neighbourhood

… told in a series of murals. Spotted in the Belmont area of Portland.

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