Gallery
Picture Collections
Photos and short videos from places I have lived in and visited, together with a few curated collections of photographers and painters I keep coming back to. Click any tile to view it full size; use the arrow keys to move through a collection.
Gothenburg
28 photos · 7 clipsSnapshots from around town.
Stockholm
96 photos · 7 clipsA trip through the capital — streets, water, and public art.
This is the horse chestnut, which is poisonous. I thought it is Chinese chestnut, which is eatable.
There are a lot of public statues throughout the city. Apparently, there is such a thing called 1% rule: The 1%-rule was implemented in 1963 by the Stockholm City Council, meaning that one percent of the total cost of built projects (including new construction, conversion, and extension) shall be allocated to publicly accessible artwork.
Vienna
28 photosPhotos from Vienna.
Beijing
43 photosScenes from Beijing.
John Thomson Collection
46 photosSelections from John Thomson (1837–1921), the Scottish photographer who documented China in the 1860s–70s.
https://500px.com/p/blp_engineer/galleries/john-thomson-2 ↗
Sicheng Liang Collection
22 photosArchitectural drawings and photographs associated with Liang Sicheng, pioneer historian of Chinese architecture.
Guanzhong Wu
21 photosPaintings by Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), bridging Chinese ink tradition and Western oil painting.
Fan Ho
10 photosStreet photography by Fan Ho (1931–2016), master of light and shadow in 1950s–60s Hong Kong.
