Previously on the blog, Nik Vestberg posted a photo essay on New York in the Summertime. Photographer Hemmy Hardwick has now shot a ‘twin’ post on London.

Most England flags (and pride?) vanished overnight on 27th June, but these were still  flapping away last weekend.

Cycling aimlessly in gusts of dry dusty wind that rush between tower blocks.

Water slaps goosepimpled skin and tickles the soles of the feet.

All photographs by Hemmy Hardwick used under a Creative Commons License

The High Line is an elevated ex-freight railroad in the Meatpacking District that has been turned into a park/green pedestrian walkway. It’s been open for about a year now and garnered much praise, both for the innovative use of space, and because it’s a lovely, free way to see the city from a whole new perspective. Photographer Rhiannon Wilkey has kindly let us repost some shots she recently took on sunset stroll down the walkway.

Flowers on the High Line

A view of 14th Avenue

City Sunset

New York is exactly what you want it to be. Whatever tickles your fancy, New York can offer it, you just need to know where to look.

It doesn’t matter what season it is, the yellow cabs still speed along the streets downtown.

Seaside, sleaze and inventive sun protection – it can only be the Brooklyn Riviera, a.k.a the Coney Island boardwalk.

New York is so much more than skyscrapers. Walk over a bridge and discover a new side to the Big Apple.

Photos by Nik Vestberg used under a Creative Commons License

File under: stuff we think is cool.

The Corners Project, created by photographer Frico Starc is a collection of candid portraits of New Yorkers, taken on five carefully chosen corners in the city. From Wall Street and Broadway in Downtown to Lexington and 116th St in Spanish Harlem, it is a celebration of New York’s diversity.

What started as a hobby for Starc, back in 2007 when he began taking photos of his friends and neighbours, has turned into a fully fledged project over the years. The photographer ended up taking thousands of shots of New Yorkers, the best of which have now been turned into a book called The Human Zoo.

To celebrate the book’s launch on 18th May, RAWNYC will be hosting an exhibition at 186 Orchard Street of some of Starc’s best portraits and the work of fellow artist Carlo Sampietro, who makes pieces out of discarded New York objects. It runs from May 14th  – 23rd, and admission is free.

All photos from the Facebook page of the Corners Project

You may have noticed that there are a lot of elephant statues around London at the moment (250, to be precise, in aid of elephantfamily, a charity set up to protect the Asian Elephant), but this pachyderm, photographed by Metrotwinner MrFionn,  has been  surveying the city for the longest.

It’s located roughly outside the London Aquarium, near the London Eye, on the South Bank, if you want to check it out in person.