Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Urban
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Era la primera vez que visitaba Puerto Rico y me alojaba en casa de mi abuela. Me encantaba sentarme en el porche y hablar con mi abuela en un español mal hablado. (Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 1976)
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Wandering in Old San Juan is one of my favorite things to do. The pink against the white just looked classic. (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2010)
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We had wandered out of the tourist zone and off onto streets where the locals worked and did business. This door baking in the sunshine was irresistible. (Willemstad, Curaçao, 2023)
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I loved wandering through La Boca. This place wasn’t open yet–but the door itself was irresistible. (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025)
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There are moments on a street when the simple doorway of a home or business makes you stop and admire the space. (Segovia, Spain, 2024)
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Took a walk today on the beach along Lake Michigan. The ice dunes mark the water line. They are unsafe to go on, but beautiful to look at. (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, 2026)
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I was walking with others and shooting the murals as I could–didn’t have time to pause and look at them. I shot this, but didn’t pay attention at the time. In the quiet of my office this morning I paused and looked at the names of the fallen bomberos from La Boca and remembered them.…
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Walking along Harbor Park is usually lovely. This cold day in January there was no wind, lots of sun, and great views up the Lakeshore. Didn’t know it would be my last winter living along the Lake. (Kenosha, Wisconsin 2014)
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I love a good Public Market, and Seattle is one of my favorites. I remember when these markets were just markets. There were a few of them in Michigan near where I grew up. Even with the tourist influx, these are great places to get fresh food. (Seattle, Washington, 2012)
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The Calatrava-designed Milwaukee Art Museum is spectacular when illuminated at night. I was a bit surprised to see it look so lit that night. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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