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Urban photography by Jens Fersterra

Amazing architecture and urban photography by Jens Fersterra from Berlin, Germany. Enjoy ;)

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New Balance Catalog Spring Summer 2011

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Printed on an uncoated Munken Polar 300gsm paper, with the convenient size of 140x190mm and a total of 28 pages. Made for the European market.
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Urban photography by Tobias Koch

Tobias Koch (ToKo) is a student of political science and history at University Frankfurt/Main (Germany). He has been working as a press photographer since 2005 and loves to travel especially to take photos. Check out his great urban photos ;)

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Rural Vs. Urban by Georges Toumayan

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Georges Toumayan depicts contrasting landscapes and cityscapes in the Michiana area — northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan — in this series of photos he titles ‘Rural Vs. Urban.’ Toumayan offers a glimpse at two formerly booming enterprises: traditional manufacturing and the family farm. As they exist today, he says, the photos reflect urban decay and rural abandonment.

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Urban illusion by John Pugh

John Pugh is an American artist known for creating large trompe-l’oeil wall murals giving the illusion of a three-dimensional scene behind the wall. Pugh has been creating his murals since the late 1970s. He attended California State University Chico, receiving his BA in 1983 and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2003. He has received numerous public and private commissions in the United States, Taiwan, and New Zealand. He lives in Santa Cruz, California. His particular mural style sparked the term “Narrative Illusionism”.

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The World of Contrasts

Today’s world is, perhaps, as diverse and versatile and it has never been before. It is full of contrasting colors, shapes, behaviors, different lifestyles and life standards… We may not always notice all the contrasts around us, but photographers do, especially those, who work in the field of street or social photography. A keen eye and an open heart help them to notice and capture the most contrasting moments of modern society. Unfortunately, humans have not yet reached the perfect social organization, and they will, actually, hardly manage to do that. Very often the gap between young and old, rich and poor gets too painful though unnoticed and unaddressed by wide publicity.

Singin’ In The Rain by Matej Peljhan
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Inspiration: Rauf Yasit

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In another Inspiration article from Creative Side we present to you Rauf Yasit , a 24 years old Digital Artist from Zurich, Switzerland who is inspired by Graffiti and Urban art.

More info and works from Rauf on the Creative Side



Yarn Bombing City Streets, Parks, and Beaches

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Urban knitting is an art form kind of like graffiti but instead of spray cans it includes yarn and sewing materials. The knitters mark trees, street polls, and other objects in a bright and colorful manner.

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Urban art, extreme sport: Parkour

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Watch the awesome video frame by frame about Parkour here



Urban jewellery by NeSpoon

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Interesting fusion of street art and traditional pottery technique by polish artist NeSpoon.

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Amazing Urban Habitats: 10 Great Achievements in Urban Housing

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Urban living rarely provides both community and privacy, especially on a grand scale. Some great architects have achieved both, while others have created such unique housing designs as to truly push the envelope. To celebrate the greatest in urban housing design, here are 10 of the greatest habitat communities throughout the world, from the past to the present. More at TheCoolist.