Cityscape Photography

February 26, 2025

Photographer Offers an Intimate Glimpse Into the Private Lives of City Dwellers [Interview]

Photographer Gail Albert Halaban knows how to indulge a guilty pleasure. With her Out My Window series, the American photographer captures city apartments around the world, with a special emphasis on those who live in them. Albert Halaban’s photographs aren’t strictly architectural, and serve more as intimate glimpses into people’s apartments and, by extension, their private lives. Though Out My Window is certainly voyeuristic on the surface, it’s far from it in practice.

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October 24, 2023

Artist Reimagines Modern-Day Landscapes With Van Gogh-Inspired Swirly Skies

Over the last few years, Mexico City has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Among its main attractions is its unique architecture, blending centuries-old colonial buildings with modern styles. Inspired by its vibrant cityscape, artist Cizza Bernal has set out to capture the landmarks of the Mexican capital with his camera. Then, he elevates those pictures by digitally giving them a swirly sky that evokes Van Gogh's The Starry Night.

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April 25, 2023

Photos of the Same Locations 10 Years Apart Show Evolution of a City

This past winter, photographer Guido Gutierrez Ruiz was scrolling through his Instagram and looking at his first images on the platform. At first, he was simply interested in seeing how his photography evolved. But, as he also has a passion for urban planning and architecture, he was struck by how much the city of Toronto had changed since he began posting on Instagram in 2013. This led him to recreate some of his early images.

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October 2, 2022

Traveling Photographer’s Love Letter to Kyoto Highlights Its Technicolor Glow

Photographer Xavier Portela is known for capturing the energy of cities at night. Focusing on the neon-soaked streets of vibrant urban centers, Portela's Glow series is a surreal look at life in the city. And now, after Tokyo and Kobe, Portela is back in Japan. This time, he's ventured to Kyoto. Considered the cultural heart of Japan, the former capital is known for its wealth of temples and shrines.

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