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Luminous Cities: Explorations of Architectural Structures in Urban Landscapes

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“Luminous Cities” is a fascinating collection of photographs, which have been selected from a delightful exhibition of photographs of the built environment presently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. The world’s great cities have always been vibrant centers of creativity, in which the built environment is often as inspirational as the activities of its citizens, and since the nineteenth century photographers have creatively explored the idea of the city.

The exhibition enables the viewer to examine the various ways photographers have viewed cities as historical sites, bustling modern hubs and architectural utopias since the nineteenth century. Through the work of a range of photographers, “Luminous Cities” leads viewers on a fascinating journey around the world, into the streets, buildings and former lives of some of our greatest international cities. The many fine photographs presented here, and in the remarkable slide show, include works by renowned photographers Eugene Atget, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Berenice Abbott, Bill Brandt, Lee Freidlander and Grant Mudford amongst many others.

This piece includes a number of outstanding high-resolution vintage photographs, a wonderful slide show of additional architectural images and a documentary short film.

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