Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

3The World We Build

A City in Use

Story 16 of 51 · 10 photographs

First the vehicles in a street, then someone pausing in front of a mural. Further out, roads and lights join the city together. The lines in the distance are also places that someone is using.

  1. A city street at night; A red bus blurs through a bright city street lined with tall façades and shop lights.
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    A city street at night

  1. A person looking at a mural; A person stands before a painted city scene in a bright rectangular frame.
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    A person looking at a mural

  1. City lights at dusk; Long illuminated streets form a grid stretching towards the dusk horizon.
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    City lights at dusk

  2. A television tower over the city; A television tower rises above a dense city grid beneath a pink-blue sky.
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    A television tower over the city

  1. A coastal city at night; A dense coastal city glitters at night around a dark bay.
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    A coastal city at night

  2. City lights reflected at night; A harbour city glitters in a black-and-white night, its lights doubled in the water.
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    City lights reflected at night

  3. A coastal city beneath colourful sky; A coastal city and harbour darken beneath a narrow band of blue, gold and pink light.
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    A coastal city beneath colourful sky

  1. A coastal city beneath clear sky; A bright coastal city spreads around calm water beneath a clear blue sky.
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    A coastal city beneath clear sky

  2. A coastal road and colourful roofs; A curving coastal road leads past bright geometric roofs beside pale water.
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    A coastal road and colourful roofs

  3. An elevated view of a broad river, bridges and a large pale riverside building.
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    A city along the river

Lu Heng on the address book and the houses