New york — A few streets up and over from the office, I smile and shake my head entering the double doors of the freight elevator. When I moved to New York four years ago, there was a pervasive sense that all of...
London — We were riding the Eye, high above the River Thames. Arriving just after opening, the queue was moving fast. I wasn’t quite awake, and I think the height produced a slight vertigo no amount of bad cof...
New york — What the hack is with museum and their NO PICTURES policy? Isn’t everything that a museum shows supposed to be public and free to access?
New york — It was our last day in New York but of course the first day, when i finally came across with a decent food truck.
New york — This place just sums up two really great thing the US have over Europe: one: You can be anyone you want (look, say, behave) and nobody will give you the look or judge you but if you need help you can...
Sequim — Native language is your native language for a reason. While you are a child, attending school, developing, growing up, you learn not just the language but the way you have to think in order to speak t...
Courtland — I took the shot above in the San Joaquin/Sacramento River delta area, near Rio Vista. Having lived in Florida for 14 years, the delta feels like familiar territory. The sunset this particular Sunday ...
Laguna beach — Hello Amal Raghav. Thank you for requesting me to complete my thought. That is a very nice picture of a dosa on your profile and it makes me hungry. In my country it is lunch time, and instead of spen...
Philadelphia — “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”—Julia Child there has been no other Artist who has greatly influenced me and my art as Juli...
Istanbul — Today is the first day of Eid al-Adha, “The Sacrifice Bayram” in Turkey. In homage to the prophet Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his own son for God, people gather in the streets and slaughter ...
New york — A warm October day, laying on the grass meadow near the Cherry Blossom trees in the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Kepler, my four year old, was running the distance of the lawn, sometimes far enough that ...
Wien — du där, ja, du.
Wien — dagdröm över bron.
Amsterdam — How ephemeral this moment was, a mere hint of which caught on camera. I was on my way to an art show, by Roger Hiorns, who like the sun that late afternoon, covers objects in a different light - foam...
London — Bloomsbury is a fascinating part of London to work in, for all sorts of reasons. One is because of the history of the area. Among other things, there are still quite a few Georgian properties, includ...
Philadelphia — at least 9 ways.
København k — So I planned most countries that I would like to visit. So far I count Thailand, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Antarctica, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala and a bunch of Caribbean Islands. Based on that I wil...
Tehran — I didn’t know what to expect of Iran. In fact, like you probably, I had quite a negative view because I watch CNN and BBC every once in a while. What I found after a week of tech consulting is so comp...
Los angeles — Cars line up for miles…yet they park IN the orchard…AMONG the trees
Asheville — “Oh, my…I’m so sorry. I really wish there was some way for you to find someone to go with you. It’s such a shame!” This is usually the response you get when you mention to anyone that you’ll be f...
Menlo park — When you listen back to them after a few months or years maybe, they become “micro time machines” that encapsulate the past in a weird way. Cheesy but true.
Menlo park — Enclosed from tall buildings on all sides and housing a blue bottle inside, it was the perfect escape from the city if one ever needed such a thing. I would say more here, but if you have been here t...
San francisco — The bridges in San Francisco are huge. Up and out. Curves and straight lines. A pulsing beat of light and shade from girders as they sweep overhead. The size and scale are so different from Dublin, w...
San francisco — This was originally published in Hiut Denim’s yearbook. I finally received the package in SF, which is where I took this photo of the spread. Love the illustration. I want them all to slow down. I wa...
London — Set in the ground on a busy corner in Russell Square, right outside a bank, this must be stepped on, or over, by hundreds of people every day. I wonder how many of them look down as they hurry by and ...
Boston — A view from the Broadway bridge in South Boston.
Nottingham — Whenever I watch a movie or a tv show set in the past I like to wonder how the same event might take place but under more technically advanced circumstances. Take for example a show set in the 1920s ...
Philadelphia — “Lightly, lightly, very lightly, A wind passes very lightly And goes away, always very lightly. And I don’t know what I think And I don’t want to know.”
Addis ababa — … to be fair, Addis Ababa is currently under construction … has been for years and no end in sight. This particular spot is know as ‘Mexico Square’ and currently looks more like a crater. They are...
Philadelphia — June 10, 1937 Dear Cedric, A strange thing happened to me today. I saw a big thundercloud move down over Half Dome, and it was so big and clear and brilliant that it made me see many things that wer...
Istanbul — There should be a global ban on my ownership of white shirts. I got this one yesterday and, already, ketchup. All in a day’s work.
Salt lake city — An aspen colony grows from a single plant. Instead of dropping seeds, aspens send out new underground roots that then sprout upward in search of sunlight. Above ground, we see a stand of straight, whi...
London — Meetings are definitely part of modern life. Actually, I suppose they’ve always been part of life, both modern and ancient. And probably every generation and every culture has had its own rules abou...
Shanghai — —My digital Self is not me. It’s a basic of social psychology: Our non-verbals govern the way people think and feel about us. They communicate volumes and have almost more value than the words we spe...
San francisco — New boots that are slightly too big, but will be marvelous for grey drizzly days that require thick warm socks. Their only outing, this far, to my trendy office with it’s tall ceiling and concrete flo...
Cupertino — sitting in my childhood bed eating ice cream listening to the new sleigh bells album (so good) cupertino is silent at night except for the occasional car that goes by my window
Somerville — Now this is a bar. This is the bar you go to when the hidden lounge-cum-speakeasy next door is too full with hipsters who are too full of themselves, sipping whiskey cocktails. Lonely and uncomfortab...
New york — Ever since yesterday’s ramble in the Central Park Ramble, we’ve both been singing Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” in our heads. So after some iconic NYC pizza, when little bro and Daddy declared their need...
New york — It’s that moment when you realize that something has so consistently provided you great things, that it can forever do no wrong. It has become an oddly dependable partner in a predictably unstable wor...
San francisco — There was a time when he worked on planes. Even before they started offering wi-fi and electricity, he’d unfold the laptop and take advantage—of the time; of the inability to easily get out of his cha...
New york — One of many brilliant little decisions made by Chris and Cameron, that give Brooklyn Beta its legendarily friendly vibe. As a newcomer to the American conference circuit, I’m intrigued by BB’s hypothe...
New york — Letting her sort out shoe choice (gold heels to match the sequin lightning bolts on the dress), I folded the wheatberries and cranberries into the chopped beets and spinach, dressing the leaves with o...
Addis ababa — This might be a good chance to write about our weekends here. There is not really that much to do … after 2 years, we have visited pretty much all out-of-town weekend spots and found them too be mo...
Toronto — You really have to be a parent to understand it. At least, I wouldn’t have really understood it until I had experienced the complete and utter fatigue that comes from having small children. When you a...
New york — When I was very small, my mom and dad would pack my brother and I into the car, with snacks and sleeping bags and all-sorts, and then we would drive beyond the fringes of our Oregon suburb, miles and ...
Kiev — New terminal, as a Terminal D, was opened to the public on 28th of May, 2012. It said, the terminal was build just in time for Europian Football Championship 2012, to receive all international flights...
Agra — This morning at 2am, I left Le Meridien Delhi with a driver, guide, and security guard (just to be on the safe side, according to the hotel) to travel 3 hours to Agra for a chance to capture the Taj M...
Tokyo — I came to the realisation several years ago that I had more books in my collection than I would ever be able to read during my lifetime. Yet I continue to buy them — even ones in languages I can’t re...
Nobleton — This bright pixel is actually Venus. But since there aren’t any good wine or beautiful serif font called Venus, I titled this Mercury. Time for more wine.
Marseille — Observation 1: Only at certain angles do you get the full effect of the colors amidst all that concrete. Observation 2: I’d always assumed the Unite d’Habitacion was in the suburbs, but it’s actually ...
Toronto — I certainly never thought I could do this on my own. And coming from a profession that thrives on (and celebrates) the adversarial, I did not expect the kindness I found. So I stand in this life, over...
New york — On a vacation to New York, obviously, i’d visit the Museum of Natural History (since i’m a huge fan of museums and any visual representation of science and history) but I would have never expected to ...
New york — Showing my two sons (nine and thirteen) the sights and sounds of NYC. Cramming in all the traditionally touristy things: Times Square, the Museum of Natural History, Central Park and it’s zoo. We are ...
Sevenoaks — A silver globe in a setting of jet. Such a beautiful moon tonight!
Charlottesville — No man ever jumps on the same train twice.
Saskatoon — Our neighborhood streets are framed by elms. In autumn orange and golden halos frame each yard. Before people tear down the small wartime houses to build huge McMansions the city workers build fences...
London — No Hogwarts Express, but the view down the platform is still pretty magical.
Charlottesville — « Le chemin est long du projet à la chose. »
Aireys inlet — So, I had to dip into my iPhoto archive 4 years back to find an image to share with you. I love this plant’s rakish appearance and have often photographed it on Ted’s Ridge Track behind the house. I...
San francisco — Every motel room looks identical because it is disconnected from time, history. By staying at motel, you can suspend your obligation. You can even buy some time. You can disguise your identity, be ano...
Istanbul — I was introduced to E. through a mutual friend and we met for a drink on a side street near Galata Square. E. was very interested in this idea of citizen journalism and public diplomacy, and had arran...
New york — As the time slot approaches, I fall silent and watch the grid of tags move columns of text. This one should recirculate, that one receives a nod. Is this format correct? Are there characters remaining...
Tokyo — From now on, it will be a sales event of a book. An arrangement is TROIS CHAMBRES of Shimokitazawa. It is a great cafe.
New york — When I first started writing about technology in the late 1990s, my coworkers and I would always know when a new hire had really started to hit their stride. It was when they started making jokes with...
Portland — Last weekend, I played a cyber-video joust game with some of the founding team of Twitter. I sat around a fire with the editor of Wired, and one of the creators of Obamas campaign. I cried at lectur...
Portland — They appeared one day in random locations around town: funky old pianos. Street corners, parks, river front. Twelve all told around the city. One, I biked past almost every night. And every time I ...
Portland — I’ve fallen in love three times this week. Eight months ago, I left my partner of 7 years. Unsupportive, controlling: I had wanted to leave for years. But would I ever love anyone else? I’m so fickle...
Brockville — When I used to cross this border regularly in the seventies, I believed in the foolishness of such boundaries. People are people, humans are humans, and the nation-state will soon fade away as world ...
Accra metropolis — Kwaku: Why are you always quiet and blank when I am talking to you ? Kofi: Because I want to try and hear you Kwaku: Don’t you hear me when I speak, you don’t have ear problems.. do you? Kofi: I wa...
Vada nemmeli — An abandoned well, allowing mother nature to do her artwork with the weeds. The place is a reptilian sanctuary located in the outskirts. An almost “Jurassic” getaway of sorts if you factor in the imp...
Maidstone — I love birdsong! There’s not much that can beat it, in my humble opinion. So joyful (and sometimes very loud, even from very small birds). This particular Robin was singing its heart out while I was ...
Saskatoon — Even though my husband had planned to finish the basement this summer, he couldn’t ignore the yard. When we had to cut down our largest Manitoba Maple because it had been damaged over the winter, th...
Amsterdam — That’s a quote from professional cyclist and journalist Guilleme Prébois and it has been my motto ever since I arrived to Amsterdam about 5 years ago. It describes literally what biking is about and ...
Wellington — There’s often a point at some dinner or party that makes me look back on the rest of that event and think, “Yeah, this is a good night.” One recent example was at a ‘chocolate buffet dinner’ (which i...
Trento — There’s nothing better than to spend some time with an old friend and a good macchiato
Sevenoaks — I know the weather in England is the butt of jokes the world over, with everyone thinking that it’s always grey, wet and cold here, but actually we’ve had a pretty good year so far! September and ear...
New york — It’s about you. In fact, it’s all about you. What you do, why you do it? Do you love it? Are you afraid? It’s all about you meeting me, telling you about what I did and what I do. I’ll maybe tell you...
Greenville — Despite being beat half-to-death and bleeding at the end of our urban downhill rides, I love ‘em more than any other riding that I do. There’s a particular flavor of adrenaline that you get when bomb...
Denver — Two months ago I was in Amsterdam for the first time, and it was magical. My first real trip on my own, exploring a strange city, lacking agenda or expectations. I saw a friend recently who explained ...
New york — What a relief it is, when the workplace charade is over and we can just be ourselves. I don’t believe that everyone at work wears a mask, exactly, but we do put something on in order to be “on” when ...
Nisswa — Perhaps my favorite moment of Design Camp this past weekend was lunch with Debbie Millman (!). (Well, after Jessica & Russ’ epic karaoke rendition of End of the Road, but that’s another moment…...
Melbourne — Eating outdoors is popular almost wherever you go in the world. Sadly in most places, this means execrable sidewalk cafes with their cars, fumes and noise. I suppose many cities boast a few relativ...
Rome — And he saw me, I was dark. And he did not fear me. He said: you have been a shadow for too long. Come to the light. ( a very short love story in black and white)
Washington — Sometimes things work out the second time.
Oakland — All of us stuck on the same train wondering if we should have found alternative means to get to work, the grocery store, a friend of a friend’s house, wherever. If we had left the house just a few min...
Redwood city — It turns out that “yo mama is an astronaut” isn’t such an insult around my new dwelling. Reading Wikipedia articles about my parents’ generation should probably have the effect of making me buckle do...
New york — When people sell New York City, they wax about the public spaces, the energy, the bustle. It’s all street scenes and Rhapsody in Blue. But every time I pass through I find myself most fascinated by th...
New york — I walk by Jimbo’s most days on my way to work, awkwardly peeking in at the clusters of men hunched over egg sandwiches at the counter. Some read newspapers. A few stools sit unoccupied. I’d never sto...
New york — My friend Fady says “There is very little arab presence in New York.” So when he heard about the pop up shop attached to Blue Bottle Coffee on Kenmare and Bowery he went there to check it out. When he...
Wellington — I lived in Daikokucho, a short walk from Nanba and the entertainment district of Shinsaibashi, one subway stop north of gangland Osaka, den of supposed iniquity, home to Eastern European ‘hostesses’, ...
Brisbane — I was waiting for the ferry to leave, sitting out the back in the sun. A sign on the wall complete with graphical icons outlined the usual forbidden activities while on board the vessel. I studied the...
Olinda — Or at least I probably should be. This picture didn’t turn out well due to my untimely disruption of the courtship ritual of the reclusive Superb Lyrebird. Here I was with camera lens peering throug...
New york — But I returned to the apartment long past the witching hour, went to bed laughing and woke up smiling. It is like a breath I didn’t know I was holding. And this guitar that became mine on one lover’s ...
Tauranga — I must confess to be a participant!
Toronto — We can’t have been the only ones to ever buy assembled furniture from the As-is and break it down on the Inspection Table before loading it into our car, but apparently it was an uncommon enough event...
Mississauga — A pretty grainy picture, I’ll admit, but it captures the cloudy weariness I tend to feel on early morning flights. Still, the moment before takeoff, before the journey begins, is often one of the best...
San francisco — The city reminds me of sad incidents and failures. That’s why I used to hate coming back here. But now I want to find things I like, to make it even. So I walk around, rather aimlessly, to find them, ...
New york — What pleasure it is, to live within walking distance of work. Of course, my definition of “walking distance” may not be the same as yours; I traverse three and a half miles, and I’m happy doing it, wa...
Olinda — This line of topiary marks the boundary between the relatively formal, and often exquisite, Cloudehill Gardens and the wildly triumphant Rangeview Gardens with their flashes of historic Rhododendron, ...
Hardwood lands — I sat in the airport and thought - about the weekend, about my friends, about all the stupid expectations I have every time I go back to St. John’s. If I’d left on Saturday, maybe I’d feel differentl...