The Alleys of Robson Street.

The Alleys of Robson Street.

This is from The Last Photowander of 2024. I wandered the back alleys just off Robson Street, and both the alley as well as the light were utterly fantastic. I have wandered these alleys before, but honestly, not for a long time. The last time I really focused on the area would have been in 2013 when I had a commission for a hotel in the area, and while I have been back here and there, this was the first time since then that I made an effort to really explore the area.

Red dumpsters with graffiti and a stack of wooden pallets in an urban alleyway.
Red dumpsters tagged with graffiti, sitting alongside wooden pallets under industrial vents in an urban alleyway.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
An orange back door surrounded by glowing lights in an urban corner.
A warmly lit orange door, tucked away in an urban corner, surrounded by glowing overhead lights.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
An overgrown alley with air conditioning units and scattered debris.
A hidden corner filled with air conditioning units and scattered debris, framed by overgrown foliage.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
Graffiti-covered wooden fencing with a bold orange message reading 'Hey Homie.'
Bright graffiti reading ‘Hey Homie’ scrawled on a wooden fence, surrounded by urban detritus.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A pile of trash spilling out of dumpsters in a back alley, surrounded by pigeons.
Overflowing dumpsters spilling trash into the alleyway, while pigeons pick through the mess.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
Graffiti-covered dumpsters against a cinderblock wall with a glowing red light.
Graffiti-tagged dumpsters sit beneath a cinderblock wall, with a glowing red light.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A cluster of green and blue dumpsters behind a restaurant, surrounded by trash.
A busy restaurant alley featuring green and blue dumpsters, surrounded by trash and remnants of the day.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A recycling bin enclosed behind a metal fence with the word 'revolution.
A recycling bin locked behind a chain-link fence, with the word ‘revolution’ subtly visible through the debris.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A cluster of dumpsters overflowing with trash in a narrow alleyway.
Overflowing dumpsters spilling garbage into a narrow city alley, creating a striking visual of urban decay.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
Red dumpsters with 'Maple Leaf Disposal' signs against a pink-and-tan wall
Red dumpsters marked with ‘Maple Leaf Disposal’ sit starkly against a pink-and-tan industrial wall.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A grid-like facade of a modern building with uniform windows, one ajar, creating a visual rhythm.
A perfectly structured building facade disrupted by a single open window.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A slanted no-parking sign against a backdrop of muted grey walls and a grated vent.
The leaning no-parking sign stands as a quiet marker of time in a back alley scene.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8
A weathered blue railing with intricate details in a desolate parking lot, moss creeping at its base.
A neglected blue railing frames the forgotten corner of a city parking lot.
Camera: Hasselblad 503CXI with the 100 megapixel CFV 100 digital back
Lens: Carl Zeiss planar 80mm f/2.8