| Person Seeks City to Fall in Love With
Feeling lonely? Need something to fall in love with? How about a city? Cities can be sexy, cold, disorganized and beautiful in design. Some cities will keep you returning again and again and others will horrify you with commercial developments and bad transport.
If you've ever had an intangible feeling about a place you've visited, or wondered why your friend's neighbourhood in the burbs seems to have negative vibes compared to your downtown loft, then urbanphoto.org is the place to explore.
There's more to this site than provocative city snapshots, although it’s worth spending some quality time with the photo galleries of New York and Boston. The site has a collection of intelligent and insightful articles on public transport, homelessness and NIMBYS (Not In My Backyard Syndrome). The site's editor and Web master, Chris DeWolf, shows a definite pro-urban slant with an appreciation for the soul of a city – this is apparent in his alluring photo essay of Vancouver and his "500 Words" periodical, where he waxes spiritual about urban issues.
Through the discussion link, you can get interactive and post your feelings about graffiti, your favourite city café or cyclists versus cars. There are other great links on this site as well, with topics ranging from aerial photos of San Francisco to car-free cities. Smooth navigation makes the site pleasant to visit – and with style as well as substance, you'll want to keep checking back to see what's new in the city. |
