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Tag: notice

Smile Warning

A warning sign on a wall that says 'WARNING SMILE YOU ARE ON CAMERA' with a smiley face, alongside colorful graffiti.
Orange Row, Brighton
Posted on April 1, 2026March 29, 2026Categories documentary, Photo, StreetTags Brighton, graffiti, notice, Sign, street, UK, warning3 Comments on Smile Warning

Don’t Piss on Hillary

Goldstone Villa, Hove
Posted on November 4, 2025October 11, 2025Categories Artwork, documentary, Photo, StreetTags documentary, graffiti, Hove, notice, street, street art, text, UK, wallLeave a comment on Don’t Piss on Hillary

Work in Progress: Memories

East 86th Street, New York

On this site once stood the Orpheum Theater, next to it on the corner, Gray’s Papaya, and to the right of that on Third Avenue, a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop where I worked evenings a few days a week in High School.

Posted on April 17, 2025March 31, 2025Categories documentary, Photo, StreetTags construction, Manhattan, New York, notice, partition, street, urban2 Comments on Work in Progress: Memories

Sparkling Conversation Area

Oceanside, California
Posted on March 16, 2025February 17, 2025Categories Photo, Still life, Street, tourismTags California, fence, notice, Oceanside, Sign, still life, travelLeave a comment on Sparkling Conversation Area

New HHS Slogan?

Venice Beach, California

Taken slightly out of context to propagandize, but not by much:

Posted on February 27, 2025Categories B&W, Conceptual, documentary, Photo, Still life, StreetTags Black & White, California, handicap, notice, Sign, street, travel, Venice Beach3 Comments on New HHS Slogan?

Trespassers Will

Poughkeepsie, New York

Easy not to trespass when the steps are missing…

Posted on November 12, 2021November 7, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, StreetTags abandoned, architecture, brick, documentary, hose, New York, notice, Poughkeepsie, street, urban1 Comment on Trespassers Will

Private Property

Atlantic City, New Jersey
Posted on September 19, 2021September 16, 2021Categories documentary, Photo, Street, streetscapeTags Atlantic City, documentary, empty lot, fence, field, grass, New Jersey, notice, streetLeave a comment on Private Property

Restaurant with Rules

83rd St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York
Posted on May 28, 2021May 23, 2021Categories Candid, documentary, Photo, StreetTags candid, Covid-19, documentary, maƮtre d', Manhattan, mask, New York, notice, outdoor dining, restaurant, Sign, street2 Comments on Restaurant with Rules

Poetic Construction

Eleventh Avenue, New York
Posted on December 25, 2020December 22, 2020Categories Conceptual, documentary, Photo, StreetTags construction site, documentary, Eleventh Ave, Manhattan, New York, notice, poster, sticker, street, street artLeave a comment on Poetic Construction

Phone to Report Broken Phone

Basement of Teachers' College, 120th St

Posted on June 9, 2010June 5, 2010Categories PhotoTags Adam Isler, Isler, Manhattan, New York, notice, NYC, pay phone, phone bank, phone booth, Sign, Teachers College, W 120th St, yellowLeave a comment on Phone to Report Broken Phone

Fleurs du Mal

Madison Ave at 112th ST

Posted on May 27, 2010May 23, 2010Categories Landscape, Photo, Still life, StreetTags Adam Isler, E 112th St, fence, flower, garden, green, Isler, landscape, leaf, Madison Ave, Manhattan, New York, notice, NYC, poison, Sign, skull and crossbones, street, trees, warning, wheelbarrowLeave a comment on Fleurs du Mal

Sage Advice

up in the air

Posted on May 15, 2010May 15, 2010Categories Landscape, PhotoTags Adam Isler, aerial, aqua, blue, cloud, haze, Isler, jet, notice, plane, sky, warning, wingLeave a comment on Sage Advice

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