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Nik Makukhin

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Street and travel photography from New York, San Francisco and the California coast, Dubai, Barcelona, the Maresme and Prague.

2 Avenue subway station, all service on opposite track2 AvenueSubway car waiting at a platform, New YorkSubway carBrooklyn Bridge and the Lower Manhattan skyline at night, New YorkSkyline at nightManhattan Bridge over the East River at dusk, seen from DumboManhattan BridgeBrooklyn Bridge tower with an American flag against evening cloudsBridge towerDoorman on the red-carpet steps of a New York hotel at nightRed carpetHotel facade with an American flag and black cars after midnight, ManhattanAfter midnightLit hotel entrance with flower boxes at night, Upper East SideHotel entranceWoman crossing an Upper East Side street with a small dog, New YorkCrosswalkTavo Wines and Spirits neon sign on a tree-lined street at night, New YorkTavo WinesSmoke shop and 1.50 pizza neon storefronts at night, Midtown Manhattan1.50 pizzaCorner deli entrance with a green facade and a pay phone, ManhattanCorner deliGothic gabled rooftop between modern towers, ManhattanGothic gableStreet artist painting a perfume-bottle mural by hand, New YorkMural by handRunner in a yellow shirt passing a brownstone stoop, New YorkRunner on the stoopCast-iron windows and fire escapes, SoHo, New YorkSoHo windowsGlass towers and the Shed at Hudson Yards, New YorkHudson YardsBrick apartment blocks with fire escapes under a grey sky, ManhattanFire escapesEmpire State Building framed between Midtown towers, New YorkEmpire State between towersSteep green cliffs dropping to white surf, a turquoise cove and a sandy beach on the Big Sur coastCove below the cliffsBig Sur coastline with green meadows, rocky cliffs and a Highway 1 bridge above the blue PacificBig Sur coast and bridgePeople leaning on a wooden pier railing above floating docks, a white sailboat and the Marin hills behind, San Francisco BayPier railing over the bayWhite curved staircase and balustrades in a minimalist modern interior, San FranciscoWhite staircaseMan in dark clothes walking across a sand dune beside three Arabian oryx, clouds overhead, Dubai desertMan and oryx on a duneThree Arabian oryx with long straight horns standing on red sand dunes under a cloudy blue sky, Dubai desertArabian oryx on the dunesFlock of seabirds over breaking waves and a quiet beach at dusk on the California coastBirds over the surfGrassy coastal meadow and a rocky bluff above a sandy beach in warm evening light, CaliforniaBluff at golden hourKitesurfer with a dark kite riding the waves of the Pacific under a clear evening sky, CaliforniaKitesurfer at sunsetMonterey cypress branches framing a rocky cove and turquoise water in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaCypress over the coveTwo people and a dog walking past circles raked into white sand on Carmel Beach, turquoise surf and cypress trees behindSand circles on Carmel BeachCattle grazing on a green coastal meadow above a grey Pacific Ocean with a rock offshore, Big SurCattle above the PacificFog over the Santa Lucia Mountains above a beach and rocky headland on the Big Sur coastFog over Big SurBacklit tidal marsh stretching to low hills and the bay under a bright evening sun, San Francisco BayMarsh into the sunDark Baroque dome with a lantern and a clock, stucco ornaments and a bird in the blue sky, PragueBaroque domeDowntown Dubai skyline with Burj Khalifa rising above the towers, low-rise houses in the foreground, soft morning lightDubai skyline at sunriseBalconied Eixample building with palms on its roof terrace, framed on the left by a red curtain, BarcelonaRooftop palms, EixampleLone person on a wide sandy beach by the Mediterranean under a pastel pink dusk sky, Maresme coastMediterranean duskForest of sailboat masts and moored yachts in a marina under a pink and blue dusk sky, Maresme coastMasts at duskDark underpass with whitewashed arches opening onto the beach and the Mediterranean, Maresme coastArches to the seaDirt path under an arch of trees running beside a long stone wall, dappled morning light, MaresmeTree-lined pathFerry crossing the East River with the Williamsburg Bridge behind, New YorkEast River ferryWoman walking a dog past a columned courthouse, Lower ManhattanCourthouse walkStepped glass tower rising above brick warehouses, New YorkStepped towerCast-iron facades and a water tower in morning light, Lower ManhattanCast-iron morningPink brick rooftops and a patterned tower crown, ManhattanPink brick rooftops
Nik Makukhin
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