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Urban Melbourne

December 01, 2015 in Photography, Urban Fragments

A few more images from an ongoing photographic series I've begun, 'Urban Fragments'. These images aim to abstractly document the ever changing landscape of Melbourne. Peeling back the layers and capturing the beauty in the ordinary that surround us all every day.



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They don’t build them like this anymore.

Teal tiles. Federation brick. A bay window that’s seen a century of Sundays. And Francesca’s neon pink sign holding its own at the bottom.
Some buildings wear their history better than other
They don’t build them like this anymore. Teal tiles. Federation brick. A bay window that’s seen a century of Sundays. And Francesca’s neon pink sign holding its own at the bottom. Some buildings wear their history better than others. #northcote #hiddennorth #melbournephotography #melbournearchitecture #facade
Vizzini Social Club.

The room is gone. The name stays, painted in script on green corrugated steel. Still holding its ground against the wires and the sky.

#hiddennorth #ghostsigns #brunswickeast #melbournestreets #melbournephotography
Some things
Vizzini Social Club. The room is gone. The name stays, painted in script on green corrugated steel. Still holding its ground against the wires and the sky. #hiddennorth #ghostsigns #brunswickeast #melbournestreets #melbournephotography Some things refuse to disappear quietly.
Sage door. Hot pink bougainvillea. White render. Carlton has been doing Italian without trying for seventy years.

#hiddennorth #carlton #melbournestreets #architecturedetail #urbanmelbourne #documentaryphotography
Sage door. Hot pink bougainvillea. White render. Carlton has been doing Italian without trying for seventy years. #hiddennorth #carlton #melbournestreets #architecturedetail #urbanmelbourne #documentaryphotography
You could walk past this and miss it, but the cat’s already watching.

A quiet moment in Carlton North, where reflections and street life fold into one frame.

#melbournestreets
#urbanmoments
#hiddennorth 
#streetphotographymelbourne
#melbourne
You could walk past this and miss it, but the cat’s already watching. A quiet moment in Carlton North, where reflections and street life fold into one frame. #melbournestreets #urbanmoments #hiddennorth #streetphotographymelbourne #melbournephotography
VERBENA VILLA. URANA.

Names etched into the facades — a reminder of when homes weren’t just numbered, but given identity.

In late 19th-century Melbourne, terrace houses often carried names instead of street numbers — drawn from na
VERBENA VILLA. URANA. Names etched into the facades — a reminder of when homes weren’t just numbered, but given identity. In late 19th-century Melbourne, terrace houses often carried names instead of street numbers — drawn from nature, places, or simply what felt refined at the time. These Carlton North terraces still wear theirs proudly, long after the original stories have faded. #carltonnorth #hiddennorth #melbourneterraces #victorianarchitecture #melbournehistory
Paterson — Smith Street.

A ghost sign from Melbourne’s retail past quietly fading above the street.

Look up next time you’re walking Smith St.

#ghostsigns
#melbournehistory
#smithstreetmelbourne
#urbanlayers
#hiddenmelbourne
Paterson — Smith Street. A ghost sign from Melbourne’s retail past quietly fading above the street. Look up next time you’re walking Smith St. #ghostsigns #melbournehistory #smithstreetmelbourne #urbanlayers #hiddenmelbourne
Before Instagram ads, there were brick walls.

Holden. Valiant. Repco.

Painted once. Fading slowly.

These ghost signs are disappearing from Melbourne’s inner north, layer by layer.

Which one do you remember most?

#GhostSigns
#UrbanTypograph
Before Instagram ads, there were brick walls. Holden. Valiant. Repco. Painted once. Fading slowly. These ghost signs are disappearing from Melbourne’s inner north, layer by layer. Which one do you remember most? #GhostSigns #UrbanTypography #MelbourneHistory #HiddenNorth #UrbanDecay
Tolka, Carlton.

A relic of Melbourne’s 1880s land boom — red brick, ornate render, cast-iron balconies and a name etched proudly into the parapet.

Terraces like this signalled status and permanence in a rapidly growing colonial city. To
Tolka, Carlton. A relic of Melbourne’s 1880s land boom — red brick, ornate render, cast-iron balconies and a name etched proudly into the parapet. Terraces like this signalled status and permanence in a rapidly growing colonial city. Today the tram lines cut across the facade, but the bones remain. Inner north architecture endures. Do you know this corner? #HiddenNorth #CarltonMelbourne #MelbournePhotography #MelbourneArchitecture #VictorianTerrace
1912 etched into the facade — but do you know this building?

Faded pink render, ornate scrolls, that arched window sitting quietly beneath a century of weather.
One of the Inner North’s old theatres… still holding its presence.

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1912 etched into the facade — but do you know this building? Faded pink render, ornate scrolls, that arched window sitting quietly beneath a century of weather. One of the Inner North’s old theatres… still holding its presence. Can you name it? #HiddenNorth #MelbourneArchitecture #InnerNorthMelbourne #HistoricMelbourne #MelbourneTheatre
A small pocket in North Carlton.

Paint peeling, ivy creeping, roller doors holding stories. These are the corners I love most.
Blink and you miss them.

📍 North Carlton
Do you recognise this lane?

#HiddenNorth #melbournephotography #melbourne_inst
A small pocket in North Carlton. Paint peeling, ivy creeping, roller doors holding stories. These are the corners I love most. Blink and you miss them. 📍 North Carlton Do you recognise this lane? #HiddenNorth #melbournephotography #melbourne_insta #UrbanTextures #streetsofmelbourne

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