{"id":3730,"date":"2015-11-01T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2015-11-01T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T14:00:10","slug":"people-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/people-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE IN THE CITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like shooting through windows. There&#8217;s something magical about seeing a reflection of the world, layered on top of what can be seen through the window. It&#8217;s as though there exists a\u00a0parallel universe dancing on the glass, and you will only know it&#8217;s there if you are observant enough to see it.<\/p>\n<p>This set of photos were taken through the windows of a corner cafe in the busy streets of Toronto. It&#8217;s around 4 o&#8217;clock and people are rushing around from Work in the busy financial district. Contrast that with the interiors of the European-style cafe. It is quiet inside. There are people taking their afternoon coffee, but they don&#8217;t speak. The tables are lovingly adorned with flowers. The sounds of the city streets pour in every time the door opens.<\/p>\n<p>#cityscapes #cafe #Toronto #peoplewatching #coffee #rushhou<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4974.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3731 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4974.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4974\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4975.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3732 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4975.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4975\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4983.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3736 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4983.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4983\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4980.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3735 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4980.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4980\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4979.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3734 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4979.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4979\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4976.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3733 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_KingSt-4976.jpg\" alt=\"AndreaMai_KingSt-4976\" width=\"1090\" height=\"727\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like shooting through windows. There&#8217;s something magical about seeing a reflection of the world, layered on top of what can be seen through the window. It&#8217;s as though there exists a\u00a0parallel universe dancing on the glass, and you will only know it&#8217;s there if you are observant enough to see it. This set of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3639,"url":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/a-little-bit-of-paris-in-toronto\/","url_meta":{"origin":3730,"position":0},"title":"A LITTLE BIT OF PARIS IN TORONTO","author":"Andrea Mai","date":"October 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I met\u00a0with my friend Victoria to do some head shot photos and and grab a coffee to catch up on what's going on in life and business. 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We had croissants because we are both croissant obsessives\u00a0(frankly when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Photography","link":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/category\/art\/photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"AndreaMai_Victoria-3065","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_Victoria-3065.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_Victoria-3065.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andreamaicreative.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AndreaMai_Victoria-3065.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3681,"url":"https:\/\/www.andreamaicreative.com\/archive\/nostalgia-for-things-past\/","url_meta":{"origin":3730,"position":1},"title":"NOSTALGIA FOR THINGS PAST","author":"Andrea Mai","date":"October 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The thing about Toronto is that I wish it had more well-kept old buildings. 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