#urban landscapes

[jareckiworld]

Carl Randall — Tokyo (oil on canvas, 2011)

[cybergus]

Another series from February that I forgot to post here: Cinematic Street Vibes, Light can show you different stories (Mexico City 2023), by Abelardo Ojeda.

My Street Photoblog: https://cybergus.tumblr.com

[robertpallesen]

Covered Car, Portland, OR © Robert Pallesen

[eopederson]

Tour Eiffel, Paris, 2017.

Came to the unhappy realization that I have not been in France since 2017, the longest separation of adulthood. Other travels have intervened, but COVID was the major deterrent. Perhaps in 2024.

[lottiestudying]

07.01.2024—slow and peaceful start to the year. rediscovered my love of books which is wonderful, i hope i can keep it going long-term. this might become a part bookblr as well. ngl, booktok still terrifies me and i cannot take any reading recs from there seriously (i don’t like the most popular genres on booktok anyway. i like fantasy (but not romantasy) non-fiction & historical fiction (which is an odd combination, if you think about it)).

[risingtolove]

photo ©Marino Mannarini all rights reserved

[wayoutwest]

Credit Cards

Harry Snowden

[johnhopkinsphotography]

Downtown Portland, Oregon June 3, 2023

[nivenus]

Something I've been working on for awhile and finally finished:

HAIDIÀN

Located on a small volcanic island near the equator, Haidiàn is the capital of Qingxing, also known as Gliese 105 A.02, as well as its largest city, though it posseses a population of only 70,000 permanent residents. Divided into five main districts, the city is composed of a mix of prefab colonial structures from the early settlement to larger buildings constructed in the decades since. Most buildings in the city are designed to float in case of flooding and many residents use amphibious vehicles rather than gyrocars for this reason.

Although Haidiàn isn't a major vacation spot, the tourism industry has been growing for some time and as a result there are a number of amenities available for visitors, from hotels to five star restaurants to mid-priced brothels.

PLANETARY INFORMATION

GLIESE 105 A.02 (QINGXING) Location: Outer Veil, Taotie Sector Affiliation: Independent Core Systems Colonies, Jĭngtì Lóng Classification: Terrestrial planet (oceanic) Climate: Breathable atmosphere, tropical weather, typhoons, mildly acidic oceans Temperature: 20°C Terrain: Vast oceans, atolls, volcanic islands Colonies: Haidián, Dàdao, Tamaki Hou, Kaoh Veng Population: 500,000 colonists, roughly 30,000 transients Key Resources: Aquaculture, mariculture, fossil fuels, bio-research

First settled in 2104, Gliese 105 A.02, also known as Qingxing, is an ocean-covered planet interspersed with a series of small to large islands, where the vast majority of settlements are located, though some are built directly on the sea floor or as floating habitats. Most of the planet's islands are barely over 100 meters above sea level, which makes flooding a constant risk even in settlements with a firm foot on "dry" land. Complicating matters is the fact that the planet's ganglial net formations have rendered the surface of the ocean mildly acidic, making construction and even transportation difficult. As a result the colony has experienced consistently slow growth, despite its otherwise very high habitability.

Before the Dog War, Jingti Lóng established Gliese 105 A.02 as a Chinese colony under the administration of the China / Asian Nations Cooperative or CANC. During the War, however, Jingti Lóng split from the Cooperative and defected to the United Americas and Three World Empire, pulling control of the planet and the rest of the Gliese 105 system away from China. Not long after this, Jingti Lóng and Hyperdyne Systems established the Independent Core Systems Colonies. Today, the system is almost completely under the control of the Jingti Lóng Corporation itself.

Qingxing is most notable as a scientific research site, the center of a major Geholgod Institute investigation into the ganglial nets, an unexplained xenobiological phenomenon that has been located on a handful of ocean worlds throughout the Middle Heavens. In addition to this, Qingxing is the center of a major petroleum extraction operation under one of Jingti Lóng's subsidiaries and a growing aquaculture industry, primarily for local consumption.

[kodachrome-net]

It's Gotta Be The Shoes. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, May 2017

[miamaimania]

Escaping into the Neon Dream: Urban Landscapes through the Lens of Greg Girard

[sheltiechicago]

Taylor Schultek’s “Chaotic Neutral.”

Schultek’s urban landscapes weave together subcultures, modern narratives, and virtual spaces, drawing from his personal experiences in New York City, memories, and digital realms to depict our current place in time. Schultek’s artistic practice is rooted in graffiti, which informed his understanding of urban life’s nuances and expressions.

[darlinngslug]

Urban Love

[eopederson]

Rio de Janeiro, 2019.

[4eternal-life]

Mario Sironi  (Italian, 1885 -1961)  

Paesaggio urbano,  1924

oil on canvas

Venezia, Ca’ Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna

https://www.analisidellopera.it/paesaggio-urbano-di-mario-sironi/

[risingtolove]

photo ©Marino Mannarini all rights reserved