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a painting by Erin Milez of people tightly packed into spaces on the beach

Denizens of a Crowded City Populate Erin Milez’s Dense Paintings

September 3, 2026

a long-exposure photo of a spinning carousel

Europe’s Carousels Eternally Whirl in Luca Battaglia’s Nostalgic Photos

August 24, 2026

a drone view of two of three pickleball courts in downtown Pittsburgh painted with bright geometric, abstract murals

Pittsburgh’s Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of Color

July 21, 2026

a composite grid of nighttime photographs of windows in New York City

Dave Krugman’s ‘WINDOWS’ Captures a Multitudinous Portrait of New York City

June 8, 2026

a group of dozens of handmade fabric birds with paper tags identifying them, modeled after real birds

Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds

May 21, 2026

An embroidered artwork by Adrienna Matzeg of a 7-Eleven storefront against a black background

Wander through Adrienna Matzeg’s Embroidered, Late-Night City Explorations

May 5, 2026

Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model of New York City

April 27, 2026

two photographs digitally superimposed, like a double-exposure, depicting the Manhattan skyline with clouds and snow-capped mountains in the background

Navid Baraty’s Atmospheric Photos Explore Contrasting Scales of Time

April 24, 2026

a black-and-white photograph by Daniel Sackheim in a noir style of an elevated city street view with a figure walking amid deep shadows

Daniel Sackheim Traverses Los Angeles’ Noir Side in ‘The City Unseen’

April 8, 2026

A knitted blanket with panels that resemble numerous building facades

Stitch Your Favorite Destinations with Jake Henzler’s ‘Knit the City’

April 1, 2026

A composite image of hundreds of colorful basketball courts, photographed from above, to create a huge grid

Austin Bell Chronicles Every Single One of Hong Kong’s 2,549 Basketball Courts

March 24, 2026

Tbilisi Mural Fest’s Dynamic Murals Brighten the Sides of Buildings Throughout the City

November 21, 2025

a gif from a video by Sluda Builds of a Minecraft version of Kowloon City in progress

Watch a Timelapse of the Notorious Kowloon Walled City Built to Scale in Minecraft

September 5, 2025

a painting by Pizza in the Rain of a retail facade called Nola's Grocery

PITR Highlights Storefronts, Signage, and Graffiti in Ultra-Detailed Portraits of Urban Streets

September 4, 2025

a square-format painting of a very detailed imaginary city scene with stacks of buildings, staircases, sidewalks, and platforms filled with people, cars, and advertising

Step Into Beguiling Bygone Eras in Jeff Bartels’s ‘Urban Glitch’ Series

September 23, 2024

a blue cast glass sculpture of a miniature 3D skyline of Pittsburgh atop a steel I-beam

Glass Sculptures by Norwood Viviano Cast Iconic City Skylines Atop Emblems of Local Industry

August 12, 2024