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Metropolitan

Thomas Kuznik

Two towering yellow industrial cranes stand over a commercial port against a dramatic and cloudy sky at dusk.

Harry Judge

Paris

France

Île-de-France

A person holding an umbrella on the corner of a rainy city.

Mandy Sham

Pedestrians wait at a busy city crosswalk as a bus speeds by, creating a motion blur under the warm evening sun.

Xavier Rodriguez

Spain

Galicia

A view of the exterior of a building on a sunny day

Peter Jonker

A quiet moment inside a traditional cafe seen through a window reflecting the sunny city street and buildings outside.

The facade of a historic building with balconies and ornamental details at dusk.

TRU COLLECTIVE

A canopy of trees stands below two skyscrapers on a summer day.

Giulio Gröbert

A small bridge heading into a city

Olivier Romano

Bangkok

Thailand

An overhead view captures the bustling city traffic in Thailand, featuring cars, a bus, a motorcycle, and a traditional tuk-tuk.

Jonathan Elyea

Colorful façade with Portuguese tiles, ornate doors, and red flowers climbing the walls, and man sits on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant

Jeremy Bishop

A person is sitting on a railing with a skateboard, surrounded by other people at sunset.

Casey Ng

Hong Kong

An elevated view looking down a busy street in a dense city, flanked by tall buildings and filled with rows of minibus traffic.

Roman Fox

Two men leaning on a railing that looks out over a bay toward a city skyline.

Braden Dam

Fujikawaguchiko

Japan

Yamanashi

Building with traditional Japanese architecture stands on the opposite side of the city from Mount Fuji.

GS & Co

Cityscape at night with street lights near the coast

Vancouver

Canada

British Columbia

Sun setting behind towers and skyscrapers on the city skyline along the coast

Reed Schick

New York

United States

A low-angle view of a woman with blonde hair in black activewear climbing a metal ladder on the side of a building at sunset.

Felipe Neves

Saudi Arabia

People walking through a modern airport terminal with glass walls, shiny floors, ceiling lights, and overhead signs pointing to gates 106 through 108.

Shin Miura

London

United Kingdom

England

An empty bench sits on a sunlit path in a city park, with a small brick shelter framed by trees against a backdrop of modern skyscrapers.

Mauro Renzetti

Edinburgh

Scotland

A woman in a green trench coat crosses a wet street at an intersection in a historic city on an overcast day.

Mike Klubeck

Apartment building with fire escapes and signs in Chinese on a busy street.

Sara and Phil

A couple poses on a rooftop overlooking brooklyn at night

Alexa Jade

Tokyo

The curved corner facade of a modern Japanese commercial building featuring a vertical sign with Japanese characters.

Daniel G Castrillon

A view of some buildings on a city street

A boat on a hazy day surrounded by hills and trees on the distant shore

Olivier Lei

An empty amusement park on the boardwalk during a beautiful golden hour sunset.

Lauren Puyleart

A woman stands on an observation deck, looking out at the vast urban expanse of the New York City skyline on an overcast day.

Mike Chudley

Traffic on a downtown street and pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of buildings with skyscrapers in the distance

Giorgia Didonè

A double decker bus on a London street going in the opposite direction of a man in the sidewalk.

Sebastian Kortmann

California

An empty city street and sidewalk are bathed in the warm light of early morning.

Alex Botton

La rue séguier street located in the monnaie district in the 6th arrondissement of paris a daytime view of an urban street

Rob Crosby

A shopping cart filled with trash is parked on the sidewalk, under a tree, next to a building.

A street artist sketches a charcoal portrait of a woman's face on an easel along a busy city street.

Anne-Sophie Benoit

A view of a metro area along the edge of the water

Max Kütz

Man in a white t-shirt and black pants looks up at the sky with his hands in his pockets near the sea, with a city skyline in the background.

Kyle Niego

Frederick

Maryland

Modern architecture buildings in a city

Hong Kong Island

Person holding a cell phone on a street with brightly lit buildings

An angled, low-angle shot captures the facade of two urban apartment buildings, starkly divided by a diagonal line of golden sunlight and shadow.

Rachel Soh

A narrow street lined with colorful signage in Korean, suggesting a bustling urban area in South Korea.

Buildings in a city condensed together as the sun casts a slight ray on the sides of the buildings

Emmett Orgass

A black and white view of canal boats lining a towpath next to a brick building in a city.

Italy

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

A lone cyclist rides down a narrow, brick-paved alley lined with historic buildings towards a prominent white clock tower.

Chicago

Illinois

Aerial top view of a metropolitan street in downtown on a cloudy day

Tuscany

Outdoor sports court with medieval towers in the background.

Red leaves on a tree in front of a fire escape on the side of an apartment building

Sunlight streams through a silhouetted spiral over a city street decorated with hanging garlands and lined with autumnal trees.

Switzerland

Landscape of a sea canal with a bridge in the background passing a train and classical European buildings

Hannah Miles

A photographer in a dark blue coat holding three cameras.

Daniela Fernandez

A person waves from an attic window of a classic Parisian-style apartment building on a sunny day.

Joey Kantor

Milan

Lombardy

An abundance of potted flowers and green plants for sale adorn a city street corner next to a one-way sign.

Florian Maas

Canary Islands

A view of a city through a window

Belden Carlson

A stylish woman in a green jacket and blue jeans stands on a busy city street corner with traffic blurring in the background.

Freddie Roach

Florence

Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River surrounded by historic buildings in Florence.

Jay French

The iconic Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline are brightly illuminated against a dark, cloudy night sky, with their lights reflecting in the river below.

Liam Rimmington

Sheffield

A model with unnaturally red hair leaning on a vent on the roof of a commercial building.

A large crowd of people enjoying the beach and cityscape

Lewis Gregory

Venice

Veneto

Two people sitting at the edge of a wooden pier in an italian city

Teo Crawford

A man wearing a hardhat takes a break near a canal running through Tokyo

Catherine Marois

A view of some buildings outdoors in a large city

Of Two Lands

Orange tree tops in a city park

Vincent Versluis

Florida

A warm, sunlit city intersection features a classic hotel building, lush palm trees, and a cyclist passing by.

A stylish young woman with a leather jacket, jeans, a blue shirt and a white undershirt, with large and wide curly hair, leaning against a street lamp

Seiya Taguchi

A lot of people outdoors in a city at night

Los Angeles

A woman with black hair and a smile wearing a blouse and pants excited and carefree in los angeles

Arnaud Moro

Blonde woman standing on a bridge with city lights in the background

Thiago Ribeiro

A black and white, over-the-shoulder view of an older couple watching a tour boat cruise down a river with a bridge in the background.

Mirae Campbell

A tourist lines up a smartphone photo on a charming European street, capturing both the historic stone tower ahead and a classic bistro with a red awning.

A young woman with brown hair looks over her shoulder while leaning on a balcony railing high above a bustling cityscape.

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