Red Alert

Melbourne is a city of vibrant colours as shown by this picture taken along the promenade of Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct, aka Southbank.

A retail, dining and entertainment hub on the southern bank of the Yarra River, Southbank boasts many iconic buildings like Crown Casino and Eureka Tower. The riverside promenade is my favourite spot for an evening stroll.

Blue Black

What I like about Melbourne is that it is a city of character, contrasts and colours, in spite of its perpetual grey skies. This photo taken at Melbourne Museum is a different take on the Big Box, part of the Children’s Gallery which resembles a giant Rubik’s Cube.

Located in the Carlton Gardens, Melbourne Museum’s cutting edge architecture, comprising a mix of interesting backdrops with clean lines, varied textures, colours, curves and natural light, makes it a great location for filming and photography.

Style Council

Here is another picture from my collection Melbourne Seen. This was taken at Melbourne’s GPO, an upmarket shopping mall on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street in the heart of Melbourne CBD.

Melbourne has my vote for the most livable (and stylish) city in Australia. It has a very happening arts scene, chic designer shops, world-class eateries and century old architecture – art deco, renaissance, gothic, modern et al., architecture lovers will have a field day. I did.

Walk the Talk

Lest readers mistakenly think that I only shoot photos in Asia, I thought I’d better showcase photos taken outside of Asia for a change. This one is from my collection Melbourne Seen, taken at Spring Street, Melbourne, Australia, in August 2007.

The statues seem almost real. Juxtaposed with two passers-by, one lady walking and talking on her mobile (that explains the title of this shot), it makes an interesting photo. The picture can be interpreted in many ways. One is life passing us by. Often times we are so busy, we forget to take the time to smell the flowers or stop in the streets to chat with an old friend (like the two gentlemen). Guess it’s easier in the old days when life was less hectic.