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Lesley Bourne

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Mixed media collage

January 10, 2019

Well a new year has begun and I’m back into it with some new collage studies. I’m aiming to create a lot more of these in the coming months. It’s great to experiment with smaller works to explore new ideas. I like to work intuitively with these and not overthink it or become to fixated on a particular outcome.

Stay tuned!

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There’s something about this corner — the worn brickwork, the stillness of early light, and that fleeting motion of someone passing through.

Captured during lockdown, it’s a quiet reminder of how much and how little changes in our
There’s something about this corner — the worn brickwork, the stillness of early light, and that fleeting motion of someone passing through. Captured during lockdown, it’s a quiet reminder of how much and how little changes in our streets. 📍Carlton North, Melbourne #HiddenNorth #melbournephotography #MelbourneStreets #UrbanPhotography #GhostSigns #MelbourneArchitecture #MelbournePhotographer #HiddenGemsOfMelbourne #InnerNorth #StreetStories
Lounge & Bistro — what’s left of it.

Fading layers, quiet character, and a touch of the north’s grit.

 #MelbourneStreets #InnerNorth #MelbournePhotography #GhostSigns #OldSign #UrbanPhotography #HiddenNorth #Melbournephotograp
Lounge & Bistro — what’s left of it. Fading layers, quiet character, and a touch of the north’s grit. #MelbourneStreets #InnerNorth #MelbournePhotography #GhostSigns #OldSign #UrbanPhotography #HiddenNorth #Melbournephotographer #HandLettering #Fitzroy
Tucked between Johnston and Brunswick, these narrow alleys breathe — rusted gates, faded posters, tags fighting for space. Fitzroy’s beauty hides in the overlooked corners, in the quiet art that’s always changing. #HiddenNorth #Fitzroy #MelbourneStreets #UrbanDecay #StreetArtVibes #Melbournelaneways #Melbournestreetart #melbourne_insta #VisualStorytelling
Light, texture, and one fleeting figure. Sometimes composition says more than words.
What makes a photo feel “Melbourne” to you?

#HiddenNorth #Collingwood #melbournelaneways #MelbournePhotography #LanewayCulture #UrbanExploration #InnerN
Light, texture, and one fleeting figure. Sometimes composition says more than words. What makes a photo feel “Melbourne” to you? #HiddenNorth #Collingwood #melbournelaneways #MelbournePhotography #LanewayCulture #UrbanExploration #InnerNorth #StreetPhotographyMelbourne #AnalogVibes #DiscoverMelbourne #EverydayScenes
Ever noticed this wall in Brunswick?
Faded but not forgotten — these ghost signs are quiet storytellers of Melbourne’s past.

#HiddenNorth #Brunswick #GhostSigns #UrbanPatina #StreetStories #MelbourneArchitecture #oldsign #vintageadvertis
Ever noticed this wall in Brunswick? Faded but not forgotten — these ghost signs are quiet storytellers of Melbourne’s past. #HiddenNorth #Brunswick #GhostSigns #UrbanPatina #StreetStories #MelbourneArchitecture #oldsign #vintageadvertising #GhostsignsMelbourne #urbanphoto #Melbourne
Lines, bins, tags, bricks —
the choreography of everyday infrastructure.

#HiddenNorth #BrunswickMelbourne #UrbanComposition #StreetDetails #EverydayGeometry #VisualPoetry #MelbourneStreets #WabiSabiCity #UrbanTexture #FoundAbstraction #StreetP
Lines, bins, tags, bricks — the choreography of everyday infrastructure. #HiddenNorth #BrunswickMelbourne #UrbanComposition #StreetDetails #EverydayGeometry #VisualPoetry #MelbourneStreets #WabiSabiCity #UrbanTexture #FoundAbstraction #StreetPhotography #MelbourneArtScene #ArchitecturalDetail #CityFragments #UrbanPoetry
Layers of paint, type, and time — each one revealing a fragment of what came before.

This old Quality Butcher sign has outlasted its trade, its owner, and maybe even its meaning — yet it still holds the street together.

What’s you
Layers of paint, type, and time — each one revealing a fragment of what came before. This old Quality Butcher sign has outlasted its trade, its owner, and maybe even its meaning — yet it still holds the street together. What’s your favourite ghost sign around Melbourne? #HiddenNorth #BrunswickMelbourne #ghostsignsmelbourne #sign #melbournephotography #oldsign #GhostSigns #UrbanArchaeology #MelbourneStreets #StreetTypography #urbanphotography #melbournearchitecture
Soft colour, hard edges.
The ordinary arranged by chance —
a fleeting composition on a Brunswick wall.

#HiddenNorth #BrunswickMelbourne #UrbanObservation #StreetComposition #EverydayGeometry #VisualPoetry #MelbourneStreets #MelbournePhotograph
Soft colour, hard edges. The ordinary arranged by chance — a fleeting composition on a Brunswick wall. #HiddenNorth #BrunswickMelbourne #UrbanObservation #StreetComposition #EverydayGeometry #VisualPoetry #MelbourneStreets #MelbournePhotography #Melbourne #UrbanPhotography
Industrial elegance meets Victorian detail.
This red-brick gable and copper-tipped spire are hallmarks of Victorian Free Gothic architecture — a style that mixed medieval inspiration with Melbourne’s boom-era confidence. The ornate crest,
Industrial elegance meets Victorian detail. This red-brick gable and copper-tipped spire are hallmarks of Victorian Free Gothic architecture — a style that mixed medieval inspiration with Melbourne’s boom-era confidence. The ornate crest, steep roofline, and vertical emphasis reflect the craftsmanship of late-19th-century builders who shaped the city’s skyline. #HiddenNorth #FitzroyArchitecture #MelbourneFacade #UrbanHeritage #VictorianGothic #ArchitecturePhotography #MelbournePhotographer #InnerNorthMelbourne #MelbourneArt #HeritageArchitecture #MelbourneDesign #AustralianArchitecture #CityDetails #BrickAndStone #ArchitecturalDetails #MelbourneCreators #LesleyBournePhotography #MelbourneArchitecture
Morning light over Fitzroy — bricks, cables and quiet corners that hold the real rhythm of the suburb. The kind of scene that usually goes unnoticed.

#HiddenNorth #Fitzroy #InnerNorth #UrbanPhotography #MelbourneStreets #Urbanlandscape #Buildi
Morning light over Fitzroy — bricks, cables and quiet corners that hold the real rhythm of the suburb. The kind of scene that usually goes unnoticed. #HiddenNorth #Fitzroy #InnerNorth #UrbanPhotography #MelbourneStreets #Urbanlandscape #Buildings #Melbournephotographer #UrbanAustralia #EverydayMelbourne

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