City Photos from the internet

I find big cities very pretty. I've lived in one suburb or another my whole life, so a city felt foreign to be in, and thus like an adventure every-time. I especially developed a fondness for the look of Ukrainian and Russian cities, thanks to games like Half-Life 2 and the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Now if only these lovely looking countries could be free of putin's invasion and both country's anti-lgbt bigotry...

Here is a screenshot of a city skyline from a youtube music video titled ""30 seconds to mars + sia + eurythmics - hurricane breathe me again (mill mr dj mashup)" (that's a mouthful, I know!)"

You can find a lot of wonderful photograpy on tumblr! Here is a love winter trainyard photographed by user "573p5". You can view their works here.

Ammo1007 is another talented photographer on the site. They have many nice photos of winter and city environments. Some have a nice liminal space quality to them, too. You can view their works here:

Here's a nice eerie one. Apparently this is called a "depth map settlement" in Russia. I don't know what that is, but it sure looks cool and spooky. The source is unknown for the rest of the photos I'll be sharing.

Old dirty rugs being used as a path in Russia. Strange use of a rug, but it's very pretty and gives the space lots of personality!

A mysterious skyscraper in the clouds....(source unknown)

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