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Not an idol

26 Monday Nov 2018

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

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New York

Some random wall art spotted on the west side (I think?) of New York City back in March 2011.

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Ode to Christopher Columbus

14 Saturday Apr 2018

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New York

At Columbus Circle from a visit to the Big Apple in August 2011, which now feels like an eternity ago.

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Planets and stars

10 Wednesday Jan 2018

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New York

I haven’t been to New York for several years now but one thing I loved about the place was poking around the city’s less-touristy (relatively, anyway) areas to look for stuff like this. This is from August 2011.

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Contradictory messaging

19 Sunday Nov 2017

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

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New York, U.S.A.

Spotted on a visit to New York City in February 2011.

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Cat and dog

16 Thursday Nov 2017

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New York

Some street art spotted on the streets of New York City way back in August 2011. (I really need to get back there for another visit!)

New York

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Subway map

31 Thursday Aug 2017

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New York City

Some public art built into the walls of the New York City subway. From a visit to the Big Apple way back in February 2011.

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Farewell to 5 Pointz

18 Sunday Jan 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in New York, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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art, graffiti, New York, photography, photowalk, random, street art, Travel, urban

Making all the right moves

I read on the Interwebs in the last few days of the demise of 5 Pointz, a large industrial complex in Queens that was once a haven for graffiti artists.
And what a haven it was. Much of the building’s exterior surface was transformed from a one-time industrial wasteland to colourful, bright urban art.
The building even hosted artists inside for a time.
Here are some snapshots from that place, taken on my last visit to New York in August 2011. I’m very glad I got to see it before it was dismantled.

New York, pray

Darker Liberty

Sane

Art runs free

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City view (Part 5)

12 Thursday Jun 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, New York, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Bustling

This is a busy scene at the old Fulton Fish Market near the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, New York, from back in August 2011.

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Nine: Day and night

22 Saturday Feb 2014

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Nine

Nine at night

Seen in midtown Manhattan, from back in August 2011.

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Trying for the perfect take

19 Sunday Jan 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in iPhone, New York, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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iPhoneography, Manhattan, New York, night, photography, photowalk, random, skateboard, Travel, urban

Trying for the perfect take

Another oldie today … one of my favourite nighttime photos shot with the iPhone 4.
Visiting New York in February 2011, I came across a couple of kids recording some skateboarding videos at Columbus Circle in Manhattan as I was walking back to my hotel near to Lincoln Center.
With every take they made they got better at what they were doing … and I got to practice my panning skills.

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