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Urban Life at Festival Place in Black and White Photography

By March 18, 2025March 20th, 2025No Comments

Urban Life at Festival Place, Brisbane, in Black and White Photography

Urban life at Festival Place was alive with movement—construction workers, commuters, and pedestrians navigating the shifting cityscape. A traffic controller, slow baton in hand, directed the chaotic flow between the construction site and residents coming and going.

At LIV Anura, a built-to-rent development, workers in high-visibility shirts gathered for on-site meetings. A steady stream of gas cylinders arrived, fueling the day’s work. Inside the glass lobby of Luminare, I captured a fleeting reflection of a construction worker—one figure among many shaping the evolving cityscape.

Like oversized pieces of Lego, bright orange barrier blocks sealed off the footpath, redirecting pedestrians. A double-arrow traffic sign meant to guide movement, lay on its side—a small symbol of controlled disorder in the urban rhythm.

These images are part of my ongoing project documenting urban spaces in transition, where construction and daily life weave together into ever-changing city scenes.

Construction white hard hat, and Bunnings straw hat at Festival Place, Brisbane.
On-site team meeting.
Footpath Closed sign on a large orange barrier block.
Two men are lifting a Supagas gas bottle onto a truck.
Construction worker holding a slow sign baton on Festival Street, Brisbane.
LIV Anura construction worker reflection inside the glass lobby of Luminare.
Directional double arrow traffic sign.
Category: Urban photography
Style: Documentary photography
Subject: Festival Street, Brisbane
Medium: Black and white photography
© Tahnia Roberts, 2025
Tahnia Roberts

Author Tahnia Roberts

I explore and document urban and natural environments, often focusing on reflections, shadows, and patterns. My camera walks allow me to capture found objects and scenes that tell stories through everyday details. In my journal, I share these explorations and offer a glimpse into my process.

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