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Labourers stand around a fire to keep themselves warm

Labourers stand around a fire to keep themselves warm due to chilly weather in the city. Hyderabad, Pakistan. 20th January 2012

by rajput yasir in Pakistan on 20/01/2012

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Guerrilla-artists create miniature "housing estate"

Concrete blocks (used to block traffic from entering the street) have been painted to resemble a miniature 1960's housing-estate by unknown...

by Graeme Weston in United Kingdom on 17/11/2011

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Sights and sounds of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires and the surrounding provence is a varied cultural landscape, switching from leisurely cosmopolitan vistas to rundown industrial centers...

by Skyler Reid in Argentina on 15/11/2011

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30/10/2010 - Global Day of Street Art and Free Expression in Public Places, Athens - Greece - Street Artists performed in the...
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Kala Ghoda street Festival
Kala Ghoda is an annual street festival which takes place in Mumbai, between the 1st and 2nd weekends of February. Events include art installations, puppet shows and traditional dances....
Artist Kaya Mar lampoons Putin & Medvedev at London protest - London
Political painter and caricaturist Kaya Mar unveiled his latest oil-on-canvas painting on when he joined a protest by Russian ex-patriates outside Downing Street who are seeking fair el...
Save The Africa Centre Campaign meeting at SOAS
Supporters, members, and trustees gathered for a meeting at the School of Oriental and African Studies, (SOAS), for the Save The Africa Center Campaign. Margaret Feeny, the first direc...
Toronto's taggers practice in the back alleys
Toronto's garage doors and back alleys feature unique graffiti and tagging in an attempt to develop street art. Canada. 25th October 2011
Dallas theatrical group stages flashmob in Founders Plaza
Limehouse Theatre, a Dallas theatrical group, staged a flashmob of sorts in Founders Plaza, with an art display and public performance. Dallas, Texas, USA. 21st January 2012
Temple Bar transformed for Tradfest 2012 - Dublin
Dublin's Temple Bar has been transformed in preparation for this year's Tradfest. The festival is "Dublin's biggest and best festival of Irish Music and Culture"...
Eran Tsafrir art installation at Occupy Justice Site
An art work called 'diG.shaKe.riSe.andblEEed,myloVe.//viVa.voCe' is currently on display at Old Street Magistrates court as part of Occupy Justice's political occupation ...
American Antiques NYC Metro Show 2012
Opening night of the New York City Metro Show 2012, an exhibition of American antiques and works of art, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West and 18th Street. USA. 18th January 2...
The rise of the Lomography in the Digital Age
Insomnium Community, Klastic, and the Malang Lomography society held a black-white lomo photo exhibition, with theme "Noire" at Galeri IFI, Surabaya. Featuring 30 photos from ...
The morris dancing Plough Tour entertains onlookers - Birmingham
Morris dancers entertain onlookers young and old on New Street in Birmingham's city centre as part of the annual Plough tour held the first weekend after the Epiphany. Birmingham, ...
London celebrates New Year's Eve
Fireworks are fired from the London Eye to mark the start of London's Olympic year. Thousands of revellers lined the streets of London to celebrate. UK. 1st January 2012.
Eleven-minute firework display welcomes 2012 - London
An estimated quarter-million people gather to usher in the new year and see the 11-minute fireworks display, set off from the London Eye and from Big Ben for the first time. UK. 1st Ja...
New Year's Eve - Sydney
Sydney crowds gather to watch the fireworks on New Year's Eve. Sydney, Australia. 31st December 2011
Sony's novel outdoor festive videogame campaign - Dublin
Dubliners were treated to an innovative gaming experience on South William Street this evening when Sony's Play Everywhere festive campaign allowed them to play classic videogame B...
Maua family annual Christmas house Decoration
A family in the municipality decorates their house, known locally as House of Santa Claus ready for the Christmas season. Brazil. 11th December 2011
Photographers in Venice
Venice has the largest concentration of photographers; amateurs, professionals and tourists with cameras of all kinds walking the streets, squares and bridges of Venice. Italy. November...
Graffiti in Mohammed Mahmoud Street - Cairo
Graffiti can be seen in Mohammed Mahmoud street, which leads into the capital's Tahrir square, expressing some of the events that have happened there following clashes between prot...
Thousands of Christmas shoppers enjoy the lights of Oxford Street
Shoppers took advantage of traffic free areas Oxford and Bond Street today to buy their early Christmas gifts. London, UK. 4th December 2011
JR mural - London
JR "photograff" (mural) on a building on Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury. The image "appeared" a few days prior to the photograph being taken. The mural was subsequentl...
Colourful balloons at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in Manhattan
The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade took place in New York. The typical coloured balloons were floating down the streets of Manhattan and a number of celebrities also attende...