SEEING THE CITY: 2025

Every New Yorker who’s been living there their whole life has felt the desire to leave at least once. I’ve felt it countless times. It’s...

“Shanghai Wukang Mansion, three portraits, ten yuan! Not happy, no problem! Retake until you like it!” Photographers weave through the...

Everybody knows that attending a Red Sox game – sitting in the stadium bleachers, ordering a few too many Fenway Franks, and rooting for...

On an average stroll through the bustling downtown of Lisbon or nearby Cascais, you will likely hear about four out of ten conversations...

The capital city of Washington, D.C. was meticulously planned from the start. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant envisioned a grand city inspired...

Boston: A public melting pot of intellectuality  To this day, I can vividly remember the initial shock I felt holding my grandmother’s...

I was born, raised, and spent most of my life in Orlando. As much as I (somewhat vocally) criticize my home state of Florida, and...

On a warm day in late May, I wandered around the Times Square subway station complex, lost but trying very hard to appear not to be. As I...

a general lagos traffic scene When I think of the words of motion, movement and activity the first city that usually comes to mind is...

After one hour of hiking up Komaki Mountain, I felt like my host family and I had traveled through multiple worlds. Starting off in the...

Riga, Capital of Latvia I probably butchered the grammar in that title, but despite my limited knowledge of the language, being...

When I tell people I see Rochester, New York, as a coastal city, they usually laugh. I get it—it sounds ridiculous at first. There’s no...

Long before Reston became known as a bustling satellite city on the skirts of Washington D.C. and notorious for being home to tech giants...

Some places live in memories, not just for what they are, but for what they represent. Hung Hom, the southeastern corner of Yau Tsim Mong...

Nestled between towering mountains and the glistening blue coastline, with plentiful lush greenery, Vancouver is undeniably one of the...

My first encounter with Shanghai was in 2008, during the World Expo. Seventeen years later, my memory of that journey has been pretty...

The first thing I notice is the heat. Stepping out of the airport, it wraps around me like a thick blanket—humid, heavy, and most...

"Where are you from?" "Guangzhou." This simple exchange has become a routine since I came to Cornell. While many may not recognize my...

Nanjing's "Phoenix Tree" Road. I drew my first breath in Nanjing’s gentle embrace of autumn. From that moment on, autumn became my...

1922 Adams Avenue. Flint MI 48503. Taken April 15, 2024. The attributes of a photograph that are often chosen to represent the City of...