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B & W ON STREET


Capturing the beauty of street life is very interesting. Here you can see people standing on the street chatting, walking and eating by the side of the restaurant. It was spring time in Utrecht, Holland. It is a city made for the people and not for the cars.



Petty traders do business anywhere they can or could get away from the enforcement officers. They cannot afford the proper shops to sell their wares. We can see them almost in any town in Malaysia. Here is one next to SOGO Shopping Complex.



The city is full of buildings, cars and people.cA lot of activities are happening in the buildings and some on the streets. Great building architecture makes our cityscape more beautiful and vibrant. Sadly, in KL we keep buildings new ones but neglect the maintenance of the old ones. Buildings are part of our history and culture.

Below are a few selected shots I love to see the interaction of light and shadows in the city. The ambience created was a beautiful setting to take photos of people walking and cycling. 

ALAMANDA, PUTRAJAYA

PHOTOS TAKEN DURING MY CYCLING TRIP TO HALLAND IN MAY,2017










BUKIT BINTANG WALK, KUALA LUMPUR

Below are two photos I took in Paris more than 15 years ago.



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