Lost In Tokyo. Gorgeous, particularly the aircraft.
Jason Hawkes photographs of homes from above reminded me of this shot I took of Bolivia’s capital in 2005. Not taken from the air - taken from the hills surrounding the city.
Source: Flickr / mybigtrip
I took this in Shanghai in June 2005, from a friend’s apartment balcony (added the tilt shift effect since). Shanghai was busily doing its best to push bikes from the streets altogether to make room for cars, as I understand it.
Thought of this after seeing Weh Yeoh’s comment today on a photo posted by one of the founders of Lane Change, a bike riding community on Facebook.
(via Flickr)
Source: Flickr / mybigtrip
Ho Chi Minh City traffic. Crazy but it works. A version of this is seen in practically every country where traffic lights and lane markings are viewed as optional. Thing is, I’ve never seen a collision in traffic like this - some close calls, but people time their crossing and keep their eyes open - more possibly than we with the luxury of traffic lights do.
Women pose against a wall of election posters in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Congo’s election on Monday will test the nation’s tentative steps towards recovery after decades of instability, but last-minute and heavily-criticised preparations point to a chaotic vote and a potentially bloody aftermath.
(via Eyewitness)
Source: Guardian
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