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Photographs: France, Photographs: Travel, Photographs: Urban/Street

Wall Warrior

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Wall Warrior
A weathered figure on a Paris wall.

Wall Warrior. © Copyright 2019 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A weathered figure on a Paris wall.

Today I take a detour towards the whimsical, in the form of a figure found on a a wall in Le Marais, in Paris. It looks like an anime character to me, but I’m not super familiar with those “folks,” and a quick image search online didn’t come up with an identification for this one.

I saw quite a few of these examples of paper street art glued to walls in Paris and in other places in Europe. Oddly, I never saw a fresh and undamaged example — those that I saw ranged from mildly weathered to nearly gone. For me, part of their charm lies in the weathering away of the material.

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Photographs: Northern California, Photographs: People, Photographs: San Francisco, Photographs: Urban/Street

Java Hut Employee

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Java Hut Employee

Java Hut Employee. San Francisco, California. July 1, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Man standing in the doorway of the Java Hut, San Francisco, California.

As I was walking along the San Francisco waterfront very early in the morning on July 1, I was shooting the South Beach Harbor when I noticed this fellow standing in the doorway of the Java Hut and motioning to me to take his photograph – I couldn’t refuse. I managed to get two photographs of him in his red apron against the red and white exterior of the coffee shop. (I only realized today that this should have been my July 4 photo!) I didn’t get his name, but I know this place well so I’ll try to take him a print the next time I get up there.

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Photographs: People, Photographs: Urban/Street

Woman on Street, Santa Cruz

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Woman on Street, Santa Cruz

Woman on Street, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, California. February 16, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A colorfully dressed woman on the street in downtown Santa Cruz, California.

Sometimes a photo just walks right past you… I was in Santa Cruz photographing the finish of the second stage of the 2009 AmgenTour of California when I looked behind me and saw this wildly dressed woman.

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