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Faux Paris!

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

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

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art, california, France, Paris, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, Travel, urban

En Français (Part 2)

At first glance, this looks just like a Parisian street sign … but don’t be fooled. This was actually snapped in San Francisco!

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You’ve got mail

08 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Amsterdam, fun, London, montreal, New York, photography, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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Amsterdam, London, montreal, New York, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, Travel, urban

Here are some letter/postal related photos I’ve collected over the years.

Amsterdam (September 2012)
Post

London (October 2012)
Important notice

Faded letters

San Francisco (March 2010)
Post here

New York (February 2011)
Clear air

Montreal (March 2009)
Where's the mail?

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Guerilla messaging

30 Thursday Aug 2012

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

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art, berkeley, california, graffiti, photowalk, random, san francisco, street art, Travel, urban

Stop driving

Fron a visit to Berkeley, Calif., in March 2010.
Here is my Flickr set from that trip to San Francisco and area.

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Awestruck

08 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, photography, photowalking, Travel, video

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architecture, california, photography, photos, photowalk, pictures, random, san francisco, Travel, U.S.A., urban

Awestruck

A young kid enjoys a view of the Transamerica Pyramid from the top of the Coit Tower in San Francisco, almost two years ago.

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Golden Gate, rusty chain

20 Saturday Mar 2010

Posted by Ricky Leong in Uncategorized

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bridge, california, golden gate bridge, photowalk, random, san francisco, suspension, U.S.A., urban

Thankfully, the bridge itself it is better shape!

Shoreline decay

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Imaginary half

20 Saturday Mar 2010

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california, photowalk, random, san francisco, U.S.A., urban

Along Mission St., San Francisco.

Imaginary half

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En Français à San Francisco

20 Saturday Mar 2010

Posted by Ricky Leong in random

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california, French, photowalk, random, san francisco, U.S.A., urban

You’re still more likely to find English and Spanish in use in San Francisco but there’s far more French in use than one could have guessed. Spotted this so far during my trip here.

En Français (Part 1)

En Français (Part 2)

En Français (Part 3)

En Français (Part 4)

Quelles trouvailles!

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What we should strive for

18 Thursday Mar 2010

Posted by Ricky Leong in Uncategorized

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california, CBS News, journalism, KPIX, media, news, photowalk, random, san francisco, truth, U.S.A., urban

Spotted this fitting juxtaposition at Civic Center in San Francisco.

Ideal

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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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