Photography & Credits

Doreen Ketchens and her band performing on a New Orleans street. Photo: David Kabot. Doreen Ketchens, Clarinet Queen, New Orleans 05.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Colorful balconies and storefronts on Decatur Street in New Orleans. Photo: Jo Naylor. Upper Decatur Street New Orleans French Quarter - Colorful 2.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Neon signs illuminate a busy street in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Photo: Basile Morin. Colorful neon street signs in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Terracotta rooftops of Alfama overlooking the waterfront in Lisbon. Photo: Matti Blume. Alfama, Lisbon (DSC03367).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A guitarist performing outside on a Lisbon street, in black and white. Photo: Pedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal. Guitar musician playing to the street crowd (44522776920).jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Classic cars beside a street in Centro Habana, Havana, in 2019. Photo: Richard Hurd from Green Bay, USA. A street in Centro Habana (Havana), Cuba, viewed from the Malecon, 03-16-2019 120 (49046482771).jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Shoppers and record racks inside Sonic Boom in Toronto in 2026. Photo: Chicken4War. Sonic Boom record store interior, Toronto 2026.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The illuminated Beale Street sign in Memphis at night. Photo: Fallaner. USA Tour 2019 P143 Memphis Beale Street.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Greektown People Mover station and the street below in Detroit at dusk. Photo: 42-BRT. Greektown station on Detroit People Mover, exterior at dusk with empty closed street (2025).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The Standard hotel in the former Camden Town Hall Annexe in London at night. Photo: Daniel Lu ( User:dllu ). The Standard London Camden Town Hall Annexe facade at night 2025 dllu.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The entrance to Eric’s on Mathew Street in Liverpool. Photo: By Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 & GFDL Views. Eric's, Mathew Street.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A colorful wall mural in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Photo: Manchester's "Northern Quarter" by Tricia Neal. Manchester's "Northern Quarter" - geograph.org.uk - 3794486.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Stone archway and carved details on Broad Street in Bristol. Photo: Rodhullandemu. Broad Street, Bristol, detail of city gate.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The red facade of the Temple Bar pub in Dublin in 2008. Photo: Photo: Gordon Leggett  /  Wikimedia Commons. 2008-05-23 The Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Festive lights above Ashton Lane in Glasgow at night. Photo: Richard Sutcliffe. Ashton Lane (geograph 7708250).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The Triana riverfront reflected in the water in Seville. Photo: Jebulon. Triana embankment Seville Spain.jpg · CC0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The Sacré-Cœur basilica in Montmartre, Paris, under a blue sky. Photo: Giò Terra ( Terragio67 ). Paris - Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre - 2025-09-30 23-31-57 001.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A closer view of the domes of the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Paris. Photo: Terragio67. Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre - Paris - GT-01 - 2024.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A clarinetist, violinist and accordionist performing outdoors in Montmartre, Paris. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Paris - Street musicians in Montmartre - 3930.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The National Monument on the Kreuzberg hill in Berlin. Photo: Alta Falisa. Berlin, Kreuzberg Denkmal.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

An elevated view along a street through colorful buildings in Reykjavik. Photo: Ivana Viani. A Street in Reykjavík.jpg · CC BY 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A pedalboard with multiple guitar and bass effects pedals. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: John Athayde from Washington, DC, USA. Boboroshi's Bass Pedal Board, 2006-10-21.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A close view of the controls on a Moog modular synthesizer. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Will Fisher from Richmond, VA, United States. Moog Modular System 12 or 15 Duophonic Keyboard - view from left panel - Control Room A, In Your Ear Studios.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A historic brass trumpet displayed against a dark background. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Vienna - Trumpet - 9628.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Close detail of the strings, bridge and wooden body of a violin. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Vienna - Violin detail - 0061.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Neon signs and music venues illuminate Broadway in Nashville at night. Photo: dconvertini. Broadway (Nashville) lights.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A person browsing tightly packed vinyl records in a shop. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Edu Grande edgr. Browsing record store shelves (Unsplash).jpg · CC0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Rows of vinyl records arranged in wooden store bins. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Mr Cup / Fabien Barral iammrcup. Vinyl collection at a record store (Unsplash).jpg · CC0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A vintage Bang & Olufsen turntable with its clear lid open. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: R. Henrik Nilsson. Ca 1964 Bang Olufsen Beogram 42V record player Denmark.jpg · CC BY 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The green label of a vintage Voice-O-Graph record. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Dietmar Rabich. Sprechender Brief -- 2015 -- 6008.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Shoppers in an Oxford Street record store in London in 1976. Photo: FOTO:FORTEPAN / Urbán Tamás. London, Oxford Street, record store, 1976 Fortepan 88812.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Customers seated at a cafe terrace on Rue de Buci in Paris. Photo: zoetnet. Terrace cafe, Rue de Buci, Paris July 2010.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A ferry crosses the Bosphorus with Istanbul’s skyline behind it. Photo: Moonik. Sultanahmet ferry on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey 001.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A steam train crosses the curved Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland. Photo: Daniel Kraft. Jacobite on Glenfinnan Viaduct 2 20211024.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Fields and distant buildings in central Poland seen from a train. Photo: Kgbo. Landscapes of central Poland from a train in September 2019, 09.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A rain-wet street with palm trees and lights at night. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: PattayaPatrol. DFC 2484 A rain-slicked city street at night with palm trees and string lights illuminating an outdoor seating area in front of a brightly lit building.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Cliffs and sea along the Great Ocean Road in Australia. Photo: Anne-Marie Steenbergen. Great ocean road 2001-11-14 D1010041 bay of islands coastalP.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A shopper lifts an album from a bin of vinyl records. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Clem Onojeghuo. A shopper lifts an album from a bin of vinyl records · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The countryside blurs outside a moving train window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Winston Tjia. The countryside blurs outside a moving train window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A smiling violinist performs in front of a colorful mural. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: MAHESH TAYADE. A smiling violinist performs in front of a colorful mural · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A drummer plays a compact kit for a crowd outdoors. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Mikhail Tyrsyna. A drummer plays a compact kit for a crowd outdoors · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Album covers and record bins fill a warmly lit shop. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Mick Haupt. Album covers and record bins fill a warmly lit shop · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A narrow record store aisle lined with shelves and album covers. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Anastasia Saldatava. A narrow record store aisle lined with shelves and album covers · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Colorful album sleeves displayed above rows of vinyl records. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Mick Haupt. Colorful album sleeves displayed above rows of vinyl records · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Music racks inside a shop with graffiti above the entrance. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Lance Anderson. Music racks inside a shop with graffiti above the entrance · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A shopper looks through records beneath a wall of album sleeves. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Ozgu Ozden. A shopper looks through records beneath a wall of album sleeves · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A customer browses vinyl in a spacious record shop. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Sean Benesh. A customer browses vinyl in a spacious record shop · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Warm pendant lights above tables of records in a music store. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Sean Benesh. Warm pendant lights above tables of records in a music store · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A pale landscape framed by a dark train window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Stijn te Strake. A pale landscape framed by a dark train window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A rural landscape seen through an amber-tinted train window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Kate Bezzubets. A rural landscape seen through an amber-tinted train window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Green fields outside a train window above a red upholstered seat. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: note thanun. Green fields outside a train window above a red upholstered seat · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Rippling water seen through the frame of a window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Zeynep S.. Rippling water seen through the frame of a window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Sunlit trees outside two windows of a train carriage. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: PJH. Sunlit trees outside two windows of a train carriage · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Sunset clouds seen through the rounded window of an airplane. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: wudan3551. Sunset clouds seen through the rounded window of an airplane · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Golden fields and distant mountains viewed through a window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Zoe. Golden fields and distant mountains viewed through a window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Trees and a sports field seen through a train window. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: Joylynn Goh. Trees and a sports field seen through a train window · Unsplash License. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Doreen Ketchens plays clarinet with her band in the French Quarter in 2019. Photo: epsilonimages. French Quarter New Orleans December 2019 Doreen Ketchens Jazz.jpg · CC0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A black-and-white photograph of Doreen Ketchens immersed in a clarinet performance. Photo: Tom Driggers. Dooreen Ketchens "Into her music!".jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A couple dances to a street band in New Orleans in 2010. Photo: Ben. New Orleans Dancing in the street 2010.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Guitarists perform beside an open instrument case in Lisbon. Photo: Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY. Guitar Player in the street (33427520093).jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A seated guitarist plays beside his open case on a Lisbon street. Photo: Shadowgate from Novara, ITALY. Guitar Player in the street (34107501531).jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

An illuminated storefront at West 4th and Bank Street in Greenwich Village, New York. Photo: Superbass. 2024-11-21-Greewnich Village-0898.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Pedestrians and scooters on Rue Montmartre in Paris. Photo: Chabe01. Rue Montmartre - Paris I (FR75) - 2021-06-05 - 1.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Sunlight fills the reconstructed studio of artist Suzanne Valadon in Montmartre. Photo: Pierre André Leclercq. Montmartre l'atelier de Suzanne Valadon (Paris, XVIIIe Ar.).jpg · CC BY 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Congress Avenue looking toward the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Photo: Michael Barera. Austin August 2019 01 (Congress Avenue).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Nighttime buildings and bridge lights reflected in the Chicago River. Photo: Kkmd at the English-language Wikipedia. Chicago river1.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A violin displayed with several bows on a dark blue background. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Vienna - Violin and bows - 9604.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

An antique violin resting in its open fitted case. Illustrative image; the location is not verified. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Vienna - Violin on its box - 9635.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

The Public Market Center sign above Pike Place Market in Seattle. Photo: photographed by wac at en.wikipedia. Pike-place-market.jpg · CC BY-SA 1.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Balconies on a building on Obere Donaustraße in Vienna. Photo: Хомелка. Vienna's street 146.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A street lamp casts a shadow on a colorful wall in Caminito, Buenos Aires. Photo: © Jorge Royan /  http://www.royan.com.ar. Buenos Aires - Caminito street - 7728.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

People walk through the colorful street art of Hosier Lane in Melbourne. Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Hosier Lane Melbourne. (52805624039).jpg · Public domain. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A residential street and modern buildings in Accra. Photo: Matti Blume. Street, Accra (P1090902).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

An archival view of a tree-lined residential road in Dakar, photographed in 1981 or 1982. Photo: John Atherton. Residential street in Dakar, Senegal (West Africa) (1660144104).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Traffic passes a temple and street stalls in Mumbai. Photo: Devansh15. Street View 45.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Palm trees and the white arches of the Carioca Aqueduct in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ).. At Rio de Janeiro 2019 124.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

A brightly painted blue corner building in downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Photo: Ralf Steinberger from Northern Italy and Berlin. Painted building in downtown Kingston, Jamaica (32983964230).jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.

Neon storefront signs and pedestrians in Hongdae, Seoul, at night. Photo: lumoplank. Hongdae, Seoul- Part II - Hongdae2237.jpg · CC0. Resized and center-cropped to 1200 × 800; JPEG compression. View adapted photograph.