google street view

We covered this back in February, but if you should want to waste a bit of time in an enjoyable manner, then go back and look at the updates to Jon Rafman’s 9-eyes project featuring unusual and/or interesting photos from Google Street View.

I’ve spotted a couple of pics from Cape Town in there (the one above isn’t one of them), but they don’t have to be local to enjoy them. The best bit for me is that there are no captions and no explanations attached to any of the images. It’s up to you to make your own stories to explain exactly what is going on.

Please note that the ones with prostitutes plying their trade don’t need your stories. We can all see what’s going on there, thank you very much.

Aaron Hobson has taken some of the best of Google Street View images from around the world and converted them into cinemascapes:

…in search of enchanted and remote lands typically only reserved for the eyes of it’s inhabitants, but now are captured on camera by the automated and aesthetically-neutered google street view cars that linger.
void of the main character (self-portrait) and an internal view, these images represent the closing chapter of 4 years of cinemascapes with an external view of the world.

The full range is well worth a look, but here’s one he did in Cape Town:

Wonderfully edited.

Meanwhile, for more amazing photography, be sure to check out this page of National Geographic photo competition entries (via @kelltrill on twitter).

Tag: google street view

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Aaron Hobson – The Best of Google Street View