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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
10 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

I thought this broken car side mirror on the street was perhaps an example of someone who did not heed the advice on the mirror.

To Another World

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
8 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

The horizontal escalator connecting Hyde Park to the Domain Car Park always make me feel as if I am travelling to another world.

Ladies Powder Room

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
6 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

Two years after Covid-19, the Ladies Powder Room on the third level (normally bustling with people pre Covid) is still empty.

Three Reflections

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
4 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

This is Apple Store in Sydney, with 3 convex mirrors that reflect the street scene in front of the store.

Entering the Future

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
2 April 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is the entrance to Wynyard Walk from Barangaroo. For some reason, this part of Sydney always seemed futuristic to me.

Space Warp

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
31 March 2022 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is part of Wynyard Walk which connects Wynyard Station to Barangaroo. Captured on a quiet day with no one around.

Why

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
8 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

I was asking myself this question when I saw this eclectic collection of books and plants on an alley near Reservoir St Surry Hills.

Portal

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
6 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This feels like a steampunk portal into a different universe or dimension. It is actually a children's playground, part of the Albert Sloss Reserve.

Wynyard Station

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
4 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is the new entrance to Wynyard Station from George St, Sydney, after refurbishment. The building containing this entrance has been renamed Brookfield Place.

Forgotten Songs

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
2 December 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is an installation of 110 empty birdcages in 2009 by artist Michael Thomas Hill.

Sydney Hospital

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
30 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

A runner in front of the Sydney Hospital on Macquarie St, Sydney.

Watch for Cyclists

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
28 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

I found this brightly painted car parking entrance with lots of warnings about cyclists. I wonder if this is a response to a prior incident.

Cyclist vs Light Rail

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
26 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Delivery cyclist overtakes Light Rail on George St Sydney.

Centrepoint

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
24 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Black and white photo of Sydney Tower (formerly called Centrepoint Tower) flanked between the Myer and Gowings buildings, taken from the Queen Victoria Building.

Flower Boxes

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
20 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This set of flower boxes are located in front of the Sydney Town Hall and faces into the light rail at George St, Sydney.

Emden Gun

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
18 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Located in the south-east corner of Hyde Park facing Whitlam Square, this mounted, four-inch gun was recovered from the German ship SMS Emden. 

Patterned shadows

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
16 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

The sun passes through the awnings of the Surry Hills hotel and creates an interesting set of shadows on the footpath.

Royal Exhibition Hotel

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
14 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is the Light Rail track running past the historic Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney, located next to Prince Alfred Park and Central Station.

Rainbow walk

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
12 November 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

This is the 90m rainbow path in Prince Alfred Park located next to Equality Green. The path commemorates the November 2017 decision to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia.

UTS

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
13 June 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

A wander through the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus in Ultimo.

Walsh Bay

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
9 June 2021 at 8:00:00 pm AEST

A quiet afternoon walking from Ives Steps (where there are normally a few fisherman trying to catch something from the harbour) with a beautiful view of the Western side of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Queen Victoria Building

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
31 March 2020 at 8:00:21 pm AEDT

I wandered through an almost empty QVB in the heart of Sydney.

Sydney Town Hall

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
30 March 2020 at 9:02:14 am AEDT

The steps in front of Sydney Town Hall is normally packed full of people as it is a popular meeting spot and rendezvous point.

St. Andrew's Cathedral

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
28 March 2020 at 8:53:08 am AEDT

St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall Square is normally packed full of people on a Friday lunch, but it feels like a ghost town

Chatswood Station

Chris Tham
Chris Tham
27 March 2020 at 8:00:00 pm AEDT

Chatswood Station, normally the fifth busiest station in Sydney.

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