Sixty-six

09 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, design, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, video

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neon, night, photography, photowalk, random, Seattle, Travel, urban, Washington

More nighttime neon from my visit to Seattle this winter.

Artistic resistance

07 Friday Jun 2013

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, graffiti, photowalk, random, street art, urban

The underside of the LRT bridge over the Bow River in Calgary is a revolving canvas for graffiti and public art — drawn, cleaned off and replace by new art. Here’s an entry from this spring.

This way to trains

06 Thursday Jun 2013

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

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Amtrak, Hipstamatic, iPhoneography, Oregon, photography, Portland, rail, railroad, railway, random, train, trains, Travel, urban

From my trip there a few months ago … Lining up at Portland Union Station for an Amtrak train to Seattle.

Loving you, loving … cheese

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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

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art, canada, graffiti, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, street art, Travel, urban

The “I Heart Cheese” meme pops up all over the place in Montreal street art. The image above was captured this April, while the one below was taken in March 2009.

Painted with a message

03 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, history, photography, random, Travel

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Brussels, history, montreal, New York, paint, photography, Portland, Seattle, signs, Travel, Winnipeg

I love old advertisements and signs painted on old buildings. Much more elegant than our modern billboards.
The photos immediately above and below were taken in Winnipeg; the next ones are from Seattle, Portland, Brussels, Montreal and New York.