TCC 2023 June Photo Contest - City Life
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Cooling off Gangnam Style
I’m not sure this is what K-Popper Psy had in mind but the kids sure looked cool. When it’s hot & the pool isn’t handy the fountain at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea can turn from decorative to functional, a vertical pool of sorts. When I visited Seoul, I met with a small group of former students. We walked a lot and saw many sites. Getting around is easy as we were never out of range of public wifi.
Dorothy Thompson
Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Iran
Meidan Emam (aka "Image of the World Square") is the second-largest public urban square in the world, an outstanding example of Iranian Islamic architecture of the Safavid period, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although the square is a tourist draw, it's also filled with locals having picnics on the expansive lawns, shopping in the great bazaar, or visiting the mosques. Locals and tourists alike enjoy rides in charming old horse-drawn buggies. The fast clip-clop of hooves on the stone pavements is a signal to step aside! Buggy passengers are treated to views of the Masjed-e Shah, the pinnacle of Safavid architecture (early 17th century), and the sublime Lotfollah Mosque, originally for the exclusive use of Shah Abbas's hareem.
Laurel Glassman
City street: Yangon, Myanmar
This image captures the Yangon I experienced—a mix of traditional and contemporary, English and Burmese. Sidewalk tea shops spill into the street. Longyis, thanaka, a Buddhist monk, and traces of the digital age are part of the picture. I’m not sure what downtown street it is but it was sure busy.
Dorothy Thompson
Streets of New York
Skyscrapers of New York City are some of the most recognisable buildings around the world. There are over 6500 high-rise buildings in NYC, a mix of historic structures created during The Great Depression, art deco, architectural and engineering masterpieces and mega skyscrapers. The Empire State Building held the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for nearly 40 years. The best way to see life in the big city of Manhattan is simply to walk the streets.
Carla Moretti
Mardi Gras in the city of New Orleans 2012
Life in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana takes on a special meaning each year at Mardi Gras time. I attended the celebration in 2012 and witnessed the wonderful parades and party atmosphere that New Orleans is famous for. Here is one of many floats in several parades over the days that I attended. At the parades you can take part in the never ending attempts at catching thrown beads, cups, and other traditional items. If you are lucky you may even catch a prized decorated coconut!
Dave Netzer
Popular lantern boats on the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An is a delightful UNESCO-listed heritage site city in Vietnam, and is my favorite destination in the country. A great way to experience the delight of Hoi An is on the popular lantern lit boats that come into their own at night. The thousands of colorful lanterns set the river aglow with beautiful reflections.
Dave Netzer
Burj Khalifa and moon
Maximum jet lag, 12 time zones, 16 hr flight. Room at Armani in Burj Khalifa has balcony big as a tennis court. Very groggy, looked up, big surprise: moon and Burj Khalifa tower in juxtaposition. Omen on first night of travels. Tallest building in world. Dubai, UAE. [300mm f4 ISO 3200 HDR merge]. January 4, 2023
Thomas Nash
ARoS Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark
Seen from a distance, the ARoS art museum in Aarhus, Denmark, looks like a multi-colored hula hoop lying on top of a red brick box. The museum was completed in 2011 with the addition of “Your Rainbow Panorama,” a circular skywalk with 360-degree views. Museum visitors who circumnavigate the ring experience Aarhus through intense shades of reds, greens, oranges, blues, and purples. Through the colored panels they also see other “skywalkers” on the opposite side of the ring simultaneously marveling at the views of the beautiful local architecture, the city-dwellers at street-level, and the wide expanse of the sea.
Laurel Glassman
Big City Lights
In rural Wisconsin, where I live, the brightest lights at night tend to be over the gas pumps at the downtown convenience store. So I found the lights of Shanghai’s Pudong District in China particularly dazzling. I began photographing the Big City Lights as dusk fell and just kept going. The darker the sky, the more the lights seem to pop. Visible in this photo are Sinar Mas Tower (left), Oriental Pearl Tower (right).
Dorothy Thompson
Bridge, Porto Portugal - City Workers
City life isn't always about crowded streets and subways. In Porto, Portugal, city infrastructure needs to be maintained, so these men were high up on a main bridge that connects part of the city, checking out areas that might need some repair. Not your typical mountaineers!
Laurel Glassman
Ashura in Bam, Iran
Filling Emam Square in the ancient city of Bam, southeast Iran, tens of thousands flagellate themselves rhythmically with chains as they mourn the murder of Mohammad's grandson, Huseyn ibn Ali at Kerbala, on the 10th ("ashura") day of the Persian month Muharram. For Shia Iran the Ashura ritual is all consuming. It marks the incident that triggered the Shia-Sunni schism of Islam. Americans were so unusual in Bam that we were treated as VIPs and interviewed for local TV on a department store roof where I photographed the most amazing scene we ever witnessed in all our travels. October 11, 2016.
Thomas Nash
Multicultural Manhatten
One of my favourite things to do when travelling is simply wandering the cities to find street art, particularly large images on building facades. In Tribeca I stumbled upon this photographic mural depicting immigrant children at Ellis Island. Just like Australia the United States of America welcomed immigrants from all around the world and became a multicultural nation.
Carla Moretti
Colorful native dress at the Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
I was fortunate to visit Mongolia in July, 2014 during their countrywide Naadam Festival. The festival focuses on three traditional sports: wrestling, archery, and horse racing. Attendees at the event in Ulaanbaatar wore colorful and festive costumes. The atmosphere in the crowded stadium and throughout the country was an impressive display of pride and respect for tradition. I witnessed overwhelming pride and togetherness among those lucky enough to have a seat in the stadium. Wonderful music and songs added to the special atmosphere. This is life in the city of Ulaanbaatar at the few days of festival time each year.
Dave Netzer
Bridge to Manhattan
Walking across the famous Brooklyn Bridge is on many bucket-lists and must-dos when visiting New York. I have been to this amazing city 15 times and make a habit of walking across this suspension of cables every visit and marvelling at the changes on both sides of the East River.
Carla Moretti
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