photography

Photos of cities in lockdown

London, taken by Sophie Raworth

Oh, the caption on the bus on that one…

God, it looks so apocalyptic. But I’m glad that sign is there.

New York, from here and here

Los Angeles, from here and here

Yeah, I too thought of that scene from The Walking Dead.

Paris (and a film set there) from here and here

Oakland, from here

God, that’s a striking image.

And Leicester, my home city, from the Leicester Mercury:

Child playing war games looks through bullet hole in pane of glass. Taken by Derek Hudson (Sarajevo, Bosnian civil war April 1992-December 1995) [1950×1300] — Making Histolines

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Child playing war games looks through bullet hole in pane of glass. Taken by Derek Hudson (Sarajevo, Bosnian civil war April 1992-December 1995) [1950×1300] — Making Histolines

Damn, that’s a striking photo.

UNITED IN DEATH – The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband who were not allowed to be buried together. — Making Histolines

UNITED IN DEATH – The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband who were not allowed to be buried together. At Het Oude Kerkhof cemetery in Roermond, the Netherlands, 1888.

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UNITED IN DEATH – The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband who were not allowed to be buried together. At Het Oude Kerkhof cemetery in Roermond, the Netherlands, 1888. [1400×1862] — Making Histolines

Ever since I first saw this image, ages ago, it’s stuck in my mind.