The Junction,Toronto

found at the junction in toronto, canada. some nice bright orange stencils no? i wonder what the one on the right is supposed to be...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

I went to Abu Dhabi, UAE in April to visit a good friend who lives there. There isn't much graffiti in the city but my friend pointed out the one spot she knew there was some! Here are the pics:

Belleville, Paris

I was staying in the Belleville district (19e arrondissement) for my last weekend in Paris. It was my first time there and I have to say it's probably one of the coolest parts of the city. It's away from all the absolute insanity of the tourist hotspots and it just feels more real. Here a few snaps from the area.

Shout Out

Shout out to this pic from Ghent 'cause it was also featured on Wooster Collective recently.

Hallo from Ghent

About a month and a half ago I was on a week long trip to Belgium/the north of France. I have a bunch of good photos of that trip to put up here but for now here are a few from Ghent, Belgium. I have a friend that goes to school there and he encouraged me to visit, it definitely was worth it! I highly recommend a visit to this cool chic chill Belgium city. Only half an hour away from Brussels, it's close enough to visit a bigger city if you want, but the lively studenty atmosphere and the 200 or so pubs, bars and clubs are enough to keep you occupied in Ghent!

Snaps from my wanderings

I was trying to think of a way to link these photos together, but there really isn't any. I just snapped them on some random days I was wandering downtown because I thought they were artistically interesting or aesthetically pleasing... or maybe because I just thought they were cool. Enjoy!

stroll down spadina

After volunteering at a festival on Bloor St. West a few weekends ago I had to walk to the Eaton Centre to meet up with a friend. It's quite a long walk, but luckily I had my camera with me and made use of the time by taking pics of graffiti along the way. The wall piece below I found in an alley straight off Spadina. Everything about it just really struck me - the colour scheme, the detail, the subjects - that I thought it deserved its own little post on here. There's a piece in this post which I think may be done by the same artist, the style is similar.

The Painted Back Alley

I suppose you never do know what you're going to find hiding behind your favourite haunts in Toronto. After a cheap meal at Java house a few Fridays ago, some friends and I, unsure of what to do with our night, set out down the street discussing our options - only to be stopped short by a group of three biking policemen armed with j-walking fines. A little disheartened by our newly found expenses we took to wandering the sidewalk aimlessly. I'd noticed the graffiti in the alleys of Queen St. West before but hadn't really thought to explore it thoroughly. With no new plans on hand, we decided to head into the back alley and found ourselves completely surrounded by painted walls. The following pics are my picks from the 100 or so photos we took that night. It's hard to recreate the effect of walking down a long stretch of completely painted back alley, so instead I've decided to show the artwork I found most striking. The lesson learned from that Friday night? You never know where an unexpected j-walking fine can lead you, my thanks to the city's "mounted" police.

Caught in an alleyway

I found these two at the edge of an alleyway on Queen St. West, Toronto. They go well with Hezabelle's previous post.