Textures of India

Continuing in the textures theme, these were some of the textures I saw in India.

A favorite of mine; a wall in Jaipur. Apparently the entire city was painted in a terra cotta-pink to celebrate the arrival of the King of England. This wall is what it looks like hundreds of years later.  

This was outside a rundown hotel in Alleppey. 

Dutch Vehicles

Little cars are  a growing trend. The Nano and Smart cars are the more recent in a long lineage of compacts. In The Netherlands I found even smaller cars; things that look like one person+bag movers. Even the larger 'truck' (bottom photo) was diminutive by most standards.

International Trend: Environmental Graffiti

I'm always curious to see what people choose as subject matter in graffiti. This year I started to notice a new theme; Environmentalism. The top photo was taken in Amsterdam, and the bottom one in Hong Kong.

Seeing the little things.

One of my favorite activities is to photograph insects. I like to think of it as my observations into a smaller world that is often neglected. When you see something so small, be so intricate, so ingeniously designed; you can not help but appreciate it. It is easier to appreciate the classically more beautiful Butterflies, but if you look close enough to any insect there is something to admire. This praying mantis I found was less than one centimeter long, and almost perfectly blended into his 'natural' environment; a wrought iron fence in downtown Mumbai.

Inspiration can be found anywhere.

I was walking back to my apartment when I spotted a particularly interesting fire hydrant. While this everyday object may not warrant much attention, I have a fondness towards them. They are ever present in modern society, obediently standing on every corner. If you're careful enough to notice, they aren't all the same; in fact they can have character. Whether its a particular patina, or the juxtaposition of it to the road; theres always something.

Hong Kong Fire Hydrant

NYC Hydrant

I saw this on my way to work. I was amused by the caricature of the iconography; looked like a smiling fire hydrant :)