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14 Sunday May 2017

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

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Warehouse District, Phoenix, Arizona

A portion of an activist mural spotted in the Phoenix, Arizona’s Warehouse District.

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Seated in sorrow

13 Saturday May 2017

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

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Frankfurt, Germany

Seen in a park in downtown Frankfurt on a rainy Sunday afternoon in September 2015.

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No love for mascots

12 Friday May 2017

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

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Phoenix, Arizona

Here’s a small sticker with a big political message, presumably relaying a dislike for the way North America’s indigenous peoples are portrayed in professional sports team names and branding. Found this on my recent visit to Phoenix.

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Feed and seed

11 Thursday May 2017

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

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Phoenix, Arizona

Historical painted signs are as rare in Phoenix as they are in Calgary, it seems. Even in the older Warehouse District, south of the office towers in downtown Phoenix, things like these are hard to spot. This image captured on my visit there last month.

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Ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog

10 Wednesday May 2017

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

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Phoenix, Arizona

The statement holds true even if you’re just a neon sign in the shape of a hound. Spotted in downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

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Taste of Cuba

09 Tuesday May 2017

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

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Taste of Cuba, Phoenix, Arizona

This depiction of Havana, Cuba, adorns a wall alongside an access ramp to a parking garage in downtown Phoenix … and there’s no apparently obvious reason why this is here. (Was there a Cuban restaurant or social club here, once upon a time?) Image captured back in April.

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Everyone matters

08 Monday May 2017

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

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Warehouse District, Phoenix, Arizona

This is among a handful of activism-inspired wall art in the Warehouse District, south of the office towers in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Spotted this on my visit to the city last month.

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Dilapidated double-decker

02 Tuesday May 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Phoenix, Arizona

Double-decker transit buses are something I expect plying the streets of London, not decaying in a parking lot in a run-down corner of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Made this sad, sad find a few weeks ago.

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Angles

30 Sunday Apr 2017

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

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Downtown Phoenix, Arizona

Fun with shadows on my recent visit to Phoenix, Arizona.

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Blue hues

28 Friday Apr 2017

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

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Downtown Phoenix, Arizona

Staring up at some office towers and a clear, blue sky in Phoenix, Arizona, a couple of weeks ago.

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