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Intriguing figures

01 Thursday Dec 2016

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

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Intriguing figures

It’s unclear to me whether it was purposeful, but regardless: this is a neat way to dress up windows in a run-down building. Spotted on my visit to Prague this fall.

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A piece of art to turn your head

29 Tuesday Nov 2016

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This will turn heads

Not only will this work turn heads, the individual pieces that make up this creation also spin on their vertical axis. You can find this intriguing specimen of urban art in central Prague.

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Displaced from Neues Palais

28 Monday Nov 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Berlin, Germany, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel

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Displaced

At Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, near Berlin, a number of statues were moved out of the New Palace (Neues Palais) there, owing to restoration and renovations in the building. It made for an unusual capture when I visited this September.

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Wooden celebration of life

27 Sunday Nov 2016

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Celebrating life

While wandering to get my bearings upon arrival in Prague for a visit just about two months ago, I stumbled across this fantastic piece of user-participation public art. Positive vibes and bright colours all around.

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Dresden street art

24 Thursday Nov 2016

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

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Scaling to new heights

Äussere Neustadt in Dresden is a hive of fun places to eat and hang out.
It’s also filled with quirky, imaginative street art.
The neighbourhood is just a short tram ride (or a nice, long stroll) across the Elbe River, north of the old, restored city centre.

Terrific

Face it

Gimme five

Rift in the wall

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Leipzig street art

22 Tuesday Nov 2016

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

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Digital troglodyte

South of Leipzig’s city centre is the neighbourhood affectionately known as Karli, named after the main commercial street, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.
As you can see from some of the fantastic street art I spotted in the area, it’s not quite the spit and polish of the old quarter just a few trams stops away … and that’s just fine by me.

Diversity

Bird with a Godzilla complex

Fine monkey

Worlds collide

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Guarding Trafalgar Square

20 Sunday Nov 2016

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

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Glowing mane

Back to London for today’s snapshot — this time, one the lions populating Trafalgar Square, at the base of Nelson’s Column.

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Street art in the making

19 Saturday Nov 2016

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Street art in production

This street art event was going on not far from the main train station in Leipzig, Germany, on my recent visit there.

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Finding happiness on the streets of Calgary

08 Tuesday Nov 2016

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

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What made you smile?

From time to time, interactive message boards like this one appear on one of the posting walls in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood. Two thumbs up to whoever conceived of this engaging piece of interactive art — and the same to all who left a part of themselves behind in the form of a sticky note. These messages were posted back in the spring.

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Melting in Paris

07 Monday Nov 2016

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Melting building

This visually curious piece of public art keeps the crowd entertained outside the Gare du Nord train station in Paris. Snapped this image on a layover back in September.

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