Photographer Chris Forsyth wants us to appreciate the everyday beauty in our transit systems. He's spent two years photographing overlooked underground architectural masterpieces. Pictured: Marienplatz, Munich. <br />
Marienplatz, Munich —
Photographer Chris Forsyth wants us to appreciate the everyday beauty in our transit systems. He's spent two years photographing overlooked underground architectural masterpieces. Pictured: Marienplatz, Munich.
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Forsyth's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chrismforsyth.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Metro Project</a> began as a college project and has now expanded to become a collaborative online archive. Pictured: Olympia Einkaufszentrum, Munich.
Olympia Einkaufszentrum, Munich —
Forsyth's The Metro Project began as a college project and has now expanded to become a collaborative online archive. Pictured: Olympia Einkaufszentrum, Munich.
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Stockholm's Tunnelbana metro system stretches 110 kilometers. Since the 1950s, more than 150 artists have left their signature imprints on its stations. Pictured: Stadion, Stockholm. <br />
Stadion, Stockholm —
Stockholm's Tunnelbana metro system stretches 110 kilometers. Since the 1950s, more than 150 artists have left their signature imprints on its stations. Pictured: Stadion, Stockholm.
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"Stockholm's Tunnelbana is known as the world's longest art exhibit," Forsyth explains. "Many of its stations have kept their raw, cave-like form, and include larger than life hand-painted walls and ceilings." Pictured: Solna Centrum, Stockholm. <br />
Solna Centrum, Stockholm —
"Stockholm's Tunnelbana is known as the world's longest art exhibit," Forsyth explains. "Many of its stations have kept their raw, cave-like form, and include larger than life hand-painted walls and ceilings." Pictured: Solna Centrum, Stockholm.
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He is now asking people to share their own metro pictures on Instagram, using the hashtags #mtlmetroproject for Montreal and #themetroproject internationally. The two hashtags have attracted more than 2,000 posts so far. Pictured: Westfriedhof, Munich.
Westfriedhof, Munich —
He is now asking people to share their own metro pictures on Instagram, using the hashtags #mtlmetroproject for Montreal and #themetroproject internationally. The two hashtags have attracted more than 2,000 posts so far. Pictured: Westfriedhof, Munich.
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Surprisingly, Forsyth takes his images during the day. Forsyth spends up to eight hours a day in each city's underground waiting for crowds to disperse -- all for that perfect shot. Pictured: T-Centralen, Stockholm. <br />
T-Centralen, Stockholm —
Surprisingly, Forsyth takes his images during the day. Forsyth spends up to eight hours a day in each city's underground waiting for crowds to disperse -- all for that perfect shot. Pictured: T-Centralen, Stockholm.
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Long exposures, motion blurs and color adjustments are used to emphasize key design features. Pictured: Rathaus Steglitz, Berlin. <br />
Rathaus Steglitz, Berlin —
Long exposures, motion blurs and color adjustments are used to emphasize key design features. Pictured: Rathaus Steglitz, Berlin.
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Almost all of Forsyth's images are completely devoid of people. In this rare exception pictured here, a solitary figure waits patiently on the platform. Pictured: Jean-Talon, Montreal. <br />
Jean-Talon, Montreal —
Almost all of Forsyth's images are completely devoid of people. In this rare exception pictured here, a solitary figure waits patiently on the platform. Pictured: Jean-Talon, Montreal.
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"I hope that people appreciate the spaces that they pass through a bit more and take the time to look around," says Forsyth of the project. Pictured: Richard-Wagner-Platz, Berlin.
Richard-Wagner-Platz, Berlin —
"I hope that people appreciate the spaces that they pass through a bit more and take the time to look around," says Forsyth of the project. Pictured: Richard-Wagner-Platz, Berlin.
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He hopes to extend the series further by traveling through the underground systems of Warsaw, Moscow, Paris and London. Pictured: Sherbrooke, Montreal.
Sherbrooke, Montreal —
He hopes to extend the series further by traveling through the underground systems of Warsaw, Moscow, Paris and London. Pictured: Sherbrooke, Montreal.
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