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London, Kensington, UK - 2024

Sunset

Hamtramck, MI

 

Yashica Microtec Zoom 70

Fuji C200

Get Your Parking Here

Detroit, MI

Dublin. It is a very urban, but uncrowded city. Would definitely go back.

Another day after Quarantine started

 

Shelby and Fort

Detroit, MI

Chene-Ferry Market

Detroit, MI

Eastern Market Sunday

 

To be honest, Eastern Market on a late Sunday afternoon with Stay-at-Home orders isn't much different than Eastern Market on any other late Sunday afternoon.

 

Eastern Market

Detroit, MI

Mural by Shaina Kasztelan and Heidi Barlow

The trees are thinning out as leaves fall moving towards winter.

The cobbled streets of Settle. If only the stones could speak... what tales they would tell.

 

Could decide which photo to post,,, black and white or colour.

What do you think?

 

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More Digitals Taken for Film

 

Corner Window Shop

Detroit, MI

Homes for Fraternal Twins?

Dearborn, MI

Houses

Corktown

Detroit, MI

Night Scenes

Eastern Market

Detroit, MI

City Singing Association Headquarters

Detroit, MI

The trees are thinning out as leaves fall moving towards winter.

Corner Conditions

Detroit, MI

Southern suburbs of Osaka, Japan

Stone house (Foça)

Walking about, finishing some Velvia, but this isn't that

 

Sundays

Eastern Market

Detroit, MI

More Three Sisters

Window Photographing

Gratiot Ave.

Detroit, MI

Boxes Seen on a Walk

22260

Dearborn, MI

Roma Cafe

Detroit's oldest Italian restaurant

Restaurant established in 1890

 

I've never eaten there.

ENG: Hi, everybody out there. Somehow it's strange when the landmarks of a city are so empty. Only very few people have crossed my way on Monday during my little bike tour to free my head from the clinic everyday life. That is somehow eerie and surreal.

 

You can see the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin's Mitte district.

 

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GER: Hi ihr lieben da draußen. Irgendwie ist es schon komisch, wenn die Wahrzeichen einer Stadt so verweist sind. Nur ganz ganz wenige Leute haben meinen Weg am Montag gekreuzt bei meiner kleinen Radtour um den Kopf vom Klinik Alltag freizubekommen. Das ist schon irgendwie unheimlich und surreal.

 

Zu sehen ist der Brandenburger Tor im Berliner Ortsteil Mitte.

 

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the cold skin of the city stretches endlessly skyward. only in the reflections of storefronts flickers something humanâbrief, warm, almost tender. it is the kind of stillness you only hear when walking alone through rain-polished streets, the world wrapped in silence and light.

Lonely Buildings

Milwaukee Junction

Detroit, MI

Before the Rain

Michigan Central Station and the former DPS Book Depository Building

Corktown

Detroit, MI

They Will All Pay

Parking Lot

Toledo, OH

photo rights reserved by Ben

 

On 7 January 2026, the Netherlands lies beneath a thick blanket of snow. Code Orange is in effect, and its impact is felt everywhere: flights are cancelled, trains and buses are barely running—if at all—and daily life comes to an abrupt standstill. Roads turn into white ribbons, calendars are wiped clean, and the country is forced to shift into a lower gear. At the same time, this weather brings something unexpected. Silence. Slowness. A landscape that seems momentarily set back in time. Normally, the centre of Amsterdam is always just a few degrees warmer. Because of dense buildings, water, and urban heat, snow rarely lingers here. It usually turns wet, grey, and disappears quickly. But not today. Along the Herengracht, at the corner of the Blauwburgwal, snow falls without pause. The flakes drift down thick and soft, settling on the quay, along the water, and against the façades of the canal houses. The row of buildings forms a long, calm perspective—dark brick, pale window frames, gently dusted with snow. The street feels unusually empty. No cars, hardly any movement. Only footprints slowly fading beneath a fresh layer of white. A lone cyclist walks his bike. Street lanterns cast a warm glow onto the snow, softening the winter light. Behind a few windows, lights are on—small and quiet—signs of life within an otherwise stilled city. The open intersection at the Blauwburgwal enhances the sense of space and calm—as if Amsterdam is taking a breath here. With traffic largely absent, the snow is given the chance to remain. Sound is muffled, lines become simpler, and the pace naturally slows. People walk more slowly, look around, pause for a moment. There is disruption, without question—but also wonder. On this winter day, Amsterdam feels smaller, quieter, and almost timeless. And even here, on the Herengracht, the snow remains: rare, fragile, and precisely for that reason, so special.

 

Fresh snowfall on the Herengracht, at the corner of the Blauwburgwal, during a winter storm of 7 January 2026. Amsterdam falls silent as snow lingers in the city centre.

 

Op 7 januari 2026 ligt Nederland onder een dik pak sneeuw. Code Oranje is van kracht en dat is overal voelbaar: vluchten zijn geannuleerd, treinen en bussen rijden nauwelijks of helemaal niet, en het dagelijkse ritme valt abrupt stil. Wegen veranderen in witte linten, agenda’s worden leeg geveegd en het land schakelt ongewild een versnelling terug. Tegelijkertijd heeft dit weer ook iets bijzonders. Stilte. Vertraging. Een landschap dat even lijkt te zijn teruggezet in de tijd. Normaal gesproken is het centrum van Amsterdam altijd nét een paar graden warmer. Door bebouwing, water en stedelijke warmte blijft sneeuw hier zelden liggen. Meestal wordt het snel nat, grijs en verdwenen. Maar vandaag niet. Op de Herengracht, ter hoogte van de hoek met de Blauwburgwal, sneeuwt het onafgebroken. De vlokken vallen dicht en zacht en blijven liggen op de kade, langs het water en tegen de gevels van de grachtenpanden. De rij huizen vormt een lang, rustig perspectief — donker baksteen, lichte kozijnen, subtiel bedekt met sneeuw. De straat oogt ongewoon leeg. Geen auto’s, nauwelijks beweging. Alleen voetstappen die langzaam verdwijnen onder een nieuwe laag wit. Een enkele fietser duwt zijn fiets voort. Lantaarns werpen een warme gloed over de sneeuw en verzachten het winterlicht. Achter ramen brandt licht, klein en stil, als teken van leven in een verder verstilde stad. De open kruising bij de Blauwburgwal versterkt het gevoel van ruimte en rust — alsof Amsterdam hier even ademhaalt. Doordat het verkeer vrijwel ontbreekt, krijgt de sneeuw de kans om te blijven liggen. Geluid wordt gedempt, lijnen worden eenvoudiger, het tempo zakt vanzelf. Mensen lopen langzamer, kijken om zich heen, blijven even staan. Er is overlast, zonder twijfel — maar ook verwondering. Op deze winterdag voelt Amsterdam kleiner, stiller en bijna tijdloos. En zelfs hier, op de Herengracht, blijft de sneeuw liggen: zeldzaam, kwetsbaar en precies daarom zo bijzonder.

Random buildings on a walk

 

Michigan AFL-CIO

Washington Ave.

Lansing, MI

 

Division St. Parking Garage

East Lansing, MI

Aomori City, Japan

 

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

 

Holmfirth is a small rural town in West Yorkshire, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Huddersfield. Pronounced "Home-firth", it is at the heart of the beautiful Holme Valley, north of the Peak District.

Waiting for the lights to change? The rain to stop? OR Debenhams to open?......Debenhams is a department store that is presently in administration. This is a chain of stores that has been in existance for 240 years. The administrators have failed to find a buyer for the stores. Many will not reopen after the present lockdown including its flagship branch in Oxford Street, London. This is likely to lead to the loss of 12,000 jobs.

 

This is likely to be a long wait.....

 

(Update : This store did reopen for a short period to sell off stock but finally closed its doors on the 16th May 2021)

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

Take care out there......

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