Round two of my art deco walk photos, and this time the focus is all on the buildings. What strikes me about the art deco architecture is the eclectic use of motifs, ornaments and geometric shapes (the fire station below is a case in point). But most of all… the colour!
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GORGEOUS colors — and I absolutely love pictures of doors. There’s something about the symbolism of an entryway … and its unique approach to welcoming people (or not) through color, shapes, designs, etc.
Fun post! :)
Beautiful photos, i love the colours!
Your photography really captures the essence of this place. Where is it?
Thanks so much :) It is a town called Springs which is about 50km East of Johannesburg (South Africa).
The doors on that fire station are amazing!
My first studio apartment was in an old, art deco style buildng (the elevator was one of those that looked like a bird cage) and everytime I walked through the lobby i felt like I should be dressed like Audrey Hepburn or something….the place had such an energy ! Loved this.
LOVE the building in the 5th picture!!
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Amazing stuff..
Really nice photos. Thank you for sharing them. Connie
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Love how you found deco where I swear there wasn’t any! Nice job!
These are such fun photos! I love the colors you found around the city.
I love that last shot! Thank you for sharing!
Great pics
These are sweet! I like the colors!
where were these taken?
Hi! They were taken in Springs (South Africa). Very close to Johannesburg.
they are very beautiful
Thanks :)
what is life without lots of colors?i think they should be incorporated everywhere.
I agree! (:
you have done an amazing job.please go through my blog and tel me what you feel.
supp ab!!!
Beautiful pictures, the colours are really brought out which I absolutely adore from photos.
yes! yes! doors! haha^^ awesome photos – and thanks for reminding me about what I had to do, door photography! I have a winter break right now and every time I get vacation I sleep for 10 hours and then forget all the plans I had for my vacation.. which results in bad conscience over the lack of efficiency XD
These are great, absolutely love the vintage feel. What’d you use to edit them? :)
Most of my photos are untouched, although I’ll do some minor editing in photoshop. I use a 1964 Pentax spotmatic which gives the most amazing grain with ISO 400 film.
Nice to know someone still believes in slide film.
Oh! Awesome pictures! and they were taken by film! Really astounding! :)
You have a good eye for a picture / colours.
Beautiful pictures! LOVE the colours!
Wonder pictures!
Great shots! So vintage yet edgy and urban? So cool!
They’re wonderful! I especially love the play of colors and materials of the second picture.
Beautiful colors…Great pictures!.Love the “half-blue” door at the end. Thanks! :)
You have a great eye. Love the last wooden door. Very paintable! But the shapes, colours, and feel of the era are wonderful in every photograph.
Really awesome pics!
i love the effect in these photos! fantastic
Really like the first one <3 great job!
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I want this environment……
fantastic shots! i love the one of the garage doors.
The colors are so inspiring and a favorite. Thank you for sharing! Wonderful work:).
Love this art of architecture,
Derelict. Romantic. Awesome.
lovely. Want to know u better and partner with you to do greater things.
Looks like a great place to go to. You’ve taken some absolutely beautiful shots! What kind of equipment did you use?
Thanks so much :) I used a pentax spotmatic 35mm single-lens camera.
Beautiful pictures with a rich tecture, substance and style. The details all the way to the rusty metal and old wood is impressive.
Loved this art of architecture
Great pictures, love Art Deco!
Great photos! Buildings are so much like people. Each one has it’s own personality!
Gorgeous, gorgeous! I live in New England, where there’s too much black or dark green trim on white. Color livens everything up so much. Thanks for the refreshing photos!
being a colour fanatic myself I see exactly what inspires you on your architectural walks. Always great to link up with a fellow colour lover, lovely images, thank you.
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Citrus drink on a grey day. Great blog post!
Great contrast and super pictures
Dan
Great colors! And I love that you used film. :)
It’s very beautiful, you are very creative
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Nice pics, nice colors :)
Congrats on the FP, Debra! Been looking forward to seeing your results from the walk, and see they are worth the wait.
Thanks Grahame :)
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Awesome colours!
this is awesome! its a stroll down memory lane… love it!
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Nice pics…
love me some art deco
Some colors are so attractive OMG !! Just like the theme of my blog :D Cheers
Fantastic photographs! :) love a little bit of retro nostalgia, look forward to your future posts! Thank you – Roisin.
Lovely pictures! I love doors too;-)
you should come to Australia Sydney and Melbourne, you will be amazed of the art deco here :)
I actually did search for art deco architecture on the web recently and saw that Australia has so many amazing buildings! I should definitely make the effort to cross the ocean :)
I loe Deco colours too. There is something about them that you don’t get now. Perhaps it’s because the materials at the time was all they had but I’d prefer to think they had great taste.
Nice !
I love brightly colored decor, especially when its a POP of color in a mostly white or neutral area.
Being a painter, bright colors are part of who I am!
Great post!!!
I love the door but not because of the color or the typology, but rather for the fact that its a collage of objects where each tells a story. Perhaps not an interesting one, but it does tie a history to that object. Certainly one that is more interesting than that of mas-produced door. the nick at the edge of that wall makes you also wonder what happened there? I cant help but picture someone dragging something heavy through that door where it kicks a chunk out of that wall. Or perhaps its just the effect of time. Also a plus.
Amazing photographs!
The colours are amazing
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Wicked photography!! So nice!!