Saturday, October 31, 2009

Blimp

Blimp, fake palm tree, Coney Island, New York

Blimp and fake palm tree
Coney Island, Brooklyn
New York, September 2007

Friday, October 30, 2009

General VIII

Tug General VIII, River Thames, London Bridge, London

Tug “General VIII” pulling barges on the River Thames
London Bridge
London, October 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Fluctuat nec mergitur

Fluctuat nec mergitur, coat of arms of Paris, Petit Palais, Paris

“Fluctuat nec mergitur” (Tossed by the waves but not sunk)
The coat of arms of the city of Paris
Petit Palais
Avenue Winston-Churchill
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Isis

Isis by Simon Gudgeon, Hyde Park, London

“Isis” a giant bronze ibis by Simon Gudgeon, 2009
Hyde Park
City of Westminster
London, October 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Models

Models, Irving Place, Gramercy, New York

Models
Irving Place, Gramercy
New York, September 2008

Monday, October 26, 2009

Double View

Statue of Saint Paul, St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London

Statue of Saint Paul
St Paul's Cathedral
Ludgate Hill
London, October 2009

VP, St Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London

VP in search of “support” for the above picture

(Photo by Trillian)

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Shakespeare & Co

Shakespeare and Company, Paris

“Shakespeare and Company” is being remodeled
Rue de la Bûcherie
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Saturday, October 24, 2009

More... More London

More London Riverside, Southwark, London

More London Riverside
South Bank, Southwark
London, October 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Peppers

Green, red and yellow peppers, Naschmarkt, Linke Wienzeile, Vienna

Green, red and yellow peppers
Naschmarkt
Linke Wienzeile
Vienna, September 1994

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Spider-Man

60-foot Spider-Man, Sony Building, New York

60-foot inflatable Spider-Man
Sony Building
Madison Avenue
New York, October 2007

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Breakfast

L'Enclos du temps, Avenue du Maine, Montparnasse, Paris

L'Enclos du temps
Avenue du Maine
Quartier Necker, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day parade, Hyde Park, London

Saint Patrick's Day parade
Hyde Park
London, March 2004

Monday, October 19, 2009

Topkapı Palace

Restorer at work, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul

Restorer at work
Topkapı Palace
Istanbul, June 1991

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Tugboat

Tugboat, East River, Roosevelt Island, New York

Tugboat
East River, Roosevelt Island
New York, September 2008

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III, Paris

Pont Alexandre III
Paris, July 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

Peter II, Count of Savoy

Statue of Peter II, Count of Savoy by Frank Lynn-Jenkins, Savoy Hotel, Strand, London

Statue of Peter II, Count of Savoy by Frank Lynn-Jenkins, 1904
Savoy Hotel
Strand
London, January 2008

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Old Jewish Cemetery

Starý židovský hřbitov (Old Jewish Cemetery), Prague

Starý židovský hřbitov (Old Jewish Cemetery)
Josefov
Prague, September 1994

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

New York City

One need never leave the confines of New York, North Cove, Battery Park, New York

“One need never leave the confines of New York”
North Cove, Battery Park
New York, September 2007

“One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes—I can't even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there's a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life”
From “Meditations in an Emergency” by Frank O'Hara

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Living Thinker

The Thinker, The Living Museum of Art, Beaubourg, Paris

“Le Penseur” (The Thinker)
The Living Museum of Art (Since 1983)
Place Georges-Pompidou
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, August 1991

Monday, October 12, 2009

Blue Drummer

Walls and Trumpets by Ofra Zimbalista, Maya House, Southwark, London

Detail of “Walls and Trumpets” by Ofra Zimbalista
Maya House
Borough High Street, Southwark
London, January 2008

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Embroideress

Embroideress, Castle District, Buda, Budapest

Embroideress
Castle District, Buda
Budapest, September 1994

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Cafe Borgia

Cafe Borgia, Prince Street, SoHo, New York

Cafe Borgia
Prince Street, SoHo
New York, September 2008

Friday, October 9, 2009

Karl

Karl Lagerfeld, place Vendôme, Paris

Chanel’s 2010 pre-spring photo shoot
Place Vendôme
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Maman

Maman by Louise Bourgeois, Tate Modern, London

Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Tate Modern, Bankside
London, January 2008

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

At the Gate

Israeli soldiers, Damascus Gate, Old City, Jerusalem

Israeli soldiers outside Damascus Gate
Old City
Jerusalem, June 1992

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Guard Dog

Safe sleeping in Central Park, New York

Safe sleeping in Central Park
New York, September 2007

Monday, October 5, 2009

Chanel Motorcycle

Chanel motorcycle, place Vendôme, Paris

Chanel’s 2010 pre-spring photo shoot
Place Vendôme
Quartier de la Place-Vendôme, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Vanished Bridge

Pillars of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge, London

Pillars of the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge
London, January 2008

Saturday, October 3, 2009

White Rabbit

White rabbit, Spice Bazaar, Egyptian Bazaar, Istanbul

The white rabbit
Mısır Çarşısı (Spice Bazar)
Istanbul, June 1991

Friday, October 2, 2009

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle from Time Warner Center, New York

Columbus Circle and Central Park South
from the Time Warner Center
New York, September 2008

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Gare d'Orsay

Former Gare d'Orsay, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Former railway station destinations
Musée d'Orsay
Rue de la Légion d'Honneur
Quartier Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009