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<p>A view over the district of Lyulin, shot through the warped glass of a window.</p>
Lyulin

A view over the district of Lyulin, shot through the warped glass of a window.

Sofia, Bulgaria
September 2000   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>A street scene in the former colonial core of Jakarta, known as Batavia under the Dutch.</p>
Batavia corner

A street scene in the former colonial core of Jakarta, known as Batavia under the Dutch.

Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
December 2013   ▪   Olympus TG2

<p>Passengers wait on the perfectly parallel platforms of Bruxelles-Nord station.</p>
Bruxelles-Nord

Passengers wait on the perfectly parallel platforms of Bruxelles-Nord station.

Brussels, Belgium
October 2018   ▪   iPhone SE (V1)

<p>Encountered on a central Sofia side street. </p>
Head trash

Encountered on a central Sofia side street.

Sofia, Bulgaria
September 2011   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>A commuter catches some some shut-eye on one of Buenos Aires' vintage subway carriages. The system dates from 1913, while the wooden cars on Lí­nea A were built only a few years later and are still in use.</p>
Commuter

A commuter catches some some shut-eye on one of Buenos Aires' vintage subway carriages. The system dates from 1913, while the wooden cars on Lí­nea A were built only a few years later and are still in use.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 1999   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>People gather on the tiered walls below Prague Castle to take in the view back over the city.</p>
Enjoying the view

People gather on the tiered walls below Prague Castle to take in the view back over the city.

Prague, Czechia
September 2010   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>A woman shields herself from one of Hong Kong's sudden, torrential rain storms.</p>
Umbrella

A woman shields herself from one of Hong Kong's sudden, torrential rain storms.

Hong Kong
June 2006   ▪   Olympus Stylus 400

<p>A rainy day in Istanbul, shot through the iron-grille windows from Pandeli, a classic restaurant tucked away in the 17th Century Mısır Çarşısı covered market.</p>
Rainy day in Istanbul

A rainy day in Istanbul, shot through the iron-grille windows from Pandeli, a classic restaurant tucked away in the 17th Century Mısır Çarşısı covered market.

Istanbul, Turkey
September 2002   ▪   Pentax Espio 24EW

<p>A bustling market in a Guangzhou alley.</p>
Market alley

A bustling market in a Guangzhou alley.

Guangzhou, China
May 2012   ▪   Pentax K10D

<p>Remnants of a former bakery in Berlin.</p>
Ehemalige Bäckerei

Remnants of a former bakery in Berlin.

Berlin, Germany
June 2014   ▪   iPhone 5S

<p>In the early 2000s, these two women helped scores of people each day, typing forms and offering advice from the lobby of an administrative office in Sofia. Elsewhere in the city, it wasn't unusual at the time to see entrepreneur typists on the city pavements, typewriter at the ready, near any office where carefully completed forms were a requirement. </p>
Typists

In the early 2000s, these two women helped scores of people each day, typing forms and offering advice from the lobby of an administrative office in Sofia. Elsewhere in the city, it wasn't unusual at the time to see entrepreneur typists on the city pavements, typewriter at the ready, near any office where carefully completed forms were a requirement.

Sofia, Bulgaria
December 2002   ▪   Pentax Espio 24EW

<p>A Poblana passes an old truck and graffiti promoting the centre-left PRD party.</p>
Puebla street scene

A Poblana passes an old truck and graffiti promoting the centre-left PRD party.

Puebla, Mexico
July 1999   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>A Parisian carries precious baguettes through the glassy La Défense district. </p>
Baguette run

A Parisian carries precious baguettes through the glassy La Défense district.

Paris, France
December 1995   ▪   Pentax IQ Zoom 120

<p>A man on a balcony in central Havana.</p>
Man on balcony

A man on a balcony in central Havana.

Havana, Cuba
December 1999   ▪   Pentax ZX-M

<p>A busy morning in Rabat.</p>
Busy morning

A busy morning in Rabat.

Rabat, Morocco
December 2010   ▪   Panasonic DMC-TZ10

<p>Blinding light forms a sort of cross in one of Moscow's pedestrian underpasses. These tunnels are a consequence of the span of the city's monumental boulevards.<br /></p>
Underpass

Blinding light forms a sort of cross in one of Moscow's pedestrian underpasses. These tunnels are a consequence of the span of the city's monumental boulevards.

Moscow, Russia
May 2014   ▪   Olympus TG2