City Stickers

Stickers covering the backs of street signs are not unique to any community. It happens in a lot of places. But the stickers themselves are often unique.
Can we create a portrait of a community by just looking at what gets stuck on the street signs, electrical boxes and mailboxes, buildings, etc.?  Well, let’s start with Portland, Oregon and see what we get.

Murals in Mexico

 I always enjoy the murals and street art when I am down in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

San Francisco Sidewalks

San Francisco is a beautiful city, which I hate to admit, has embarrassingly filthy streets. There is the litter, the flotsam of take-away restaurant menus and the assortment of abandoned belongings that includes everything from clothing and shoes to computers to furniture. Amidst the mess one can often find some really cool art.

It may not be legal and the quality varies, but there is often some nice work stenciled on my neighborhood sidewalks. Most of it is temporary. It rarely lasts an entire year. Because of its temporary and anonymous nature, I started to photograph pieces I like a few years back. There are some I wish I had photographed years back. Occasionally we get some cheesy ad agency’s attempt at guerilla marketing (you can see through most of those) and I ignore anything with a .com in the image. Above is a selection of some of my favorites.