Urban Labyrinth

Vancouver Labyrinth on Spanish Banks -- Summer 2011 -- photo by Merrianne Couture

Walking a labyrinth is its own pleasure but has ancient origins. A contemplative state may be reached while following the maze on the path. The urban background in this instance mixes the old with the new. Change is inevitable and turbulent.The city highlights this complexity in its daily traffic of ideas and vehicles.

Bridges

Burrard Bridge View from Granville Island.

Vancouver, BC -- photo by Merrianne Couture

Coastal cities need links.

Island cities, such as Montreal, need links too.

Bridges need repair.

Words are infrastructure as well, and  hold millions and millions. The weight is metaphoric, though.

Graffiti Art

This is a photo by my sister who took a summer photography course at Dawson College.  On one day, the class was assigned a project to photograph different areas within the city of Montreal.  I thought it would be a good idea to upload one of her photos to the blog.  This photo is my favorite out of the thousands she took that day.  In the photo, we can see the graffiti done on the side of the buildings.  The angle at which she captured the photo creates a very interesting, and very artful look to the photograph.  The lighting makes the graffiti's vibrant colour tones and the old faded colors of the buildings look like they're on the same level of intensity and have the same amount of brightness.  Graffiti on a roof top like this photo would normally give me a very ghetto feeling to a city at first glance but looking at this picture again I couldn't help but admire its beauty.  She captured something so dark and grungy and turned it into a masterpiece.  This is why I admire this photo so much.
 Photo credit: Carina D'AllevaBlog Entry:  Anthony D'Alleva

Drama in the City Sky

Vancouver View Spring 2011 Photo by Merrianne Couture

This is a lesson in contrast: no colour needed.