BenzBigBad Photographs
Photography has been one of my primary hobbies since 1997, when I took my first series of sephia shots around San Diego and realized how incredibly fun it can be.
I prefer taking shots that other people would not think of (strange perspective, unexciting topics, the realistic side of the city) and most of the time I prefer objects, architecture, urban space, or candid shots of people.
My primary gallery is on Google Picassa:
http://picasaweb.google.com/BenjaminENorton
Tokyo
Pictures from Tokyo (more specifically Shinjuku), most are on a rainy Sunday night that seem to be typical yet magical.
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Bali
These are pictures taken on the island Bali, in Indonesia, in Jan 2008. Most of the pictures are around Ubud.
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Moscow
Pictures taken around Moscow in July 2008.
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Edinburgh
Pictures from Edinburgh, in the old town near the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Castle.
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Nuewschwanstein
The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner, the King's inspiring muse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein
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Shanghai
Around Shanghai on a Saturday afternoon.
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Beihai Park
Beihai Park is located near the forbidden city in the center of Beijing. On Sunday afternoons there are lots of activities going on for locals and tourists. I could barely take the heat and humidity so i had to leave early to return to my airconditioned hotel room, but for the locals this place is the traditional AC. More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beihai_Park
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