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Gourd old-fashioned competition!

18 Tuesday Dec 2018

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

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San Francisco, California

Go big or go home, they say. Spotted this giant pumpkin outside a restaurant at San Francisco’s ferry building last week.

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Hazy by the bay

17 Monday Dec 2018

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

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San Francisco, California

Waiting for the last of the morning fog/haze to clear up, while looking across San Francisco Bay by the Bay Bridge last week.

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Biblio-botany

16 Sunday Dec 2018

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

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Bath, England, United Kingdon

This giant plant-based book was spotted at the Parade Gardens in Bath, England, in May 2018.

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Vitrerie Raymond

15 Saturday Dec 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, Travel, urban

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Just some random signage pointing to an out-of-the-way glass/window shop, spotted on a street in Montreal last winter.

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Tell us how you really feel …

14 Friday Dec 2018

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

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Portland, Oregon

Some … uh … strong political sentiments spotted in Portland back in April 2017.

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You are not alone

13 Thursday Dec 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

An inspiring reminder in one of the window frames at the new central branch of the Calgary Public Library.

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Feeling at home

11 Tuesday Dec 2018

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This gingerbread-man ornament looks perfectly happy adorning this Christmas tree at a downtown Calgary shopping centre.

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Angry kitty

08 Saturday Dec 2018

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

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Helsinki, Finland

Some neat graffiti spotted on the streets of Helsinki, Finland, back in August 2014.

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Disjointed

07 Friday Dec 2018

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

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Portland, Oregon

An imperfect reflection of some buildings in downtown Portland, Oregon, seen back in March 2015.

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Locked building

06 Thursday Dec 2018

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

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A really neat piece of street art spotted in Montreal back in February 2014.

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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.

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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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