Street Art

The Sika deer In Nara, Japan are not restricted to forests or parks, but rather mingle in the urban center much like humans. Although viewed as a burden sometimes, the deer population is Nara is sacred and protected by law. A Japanese Photograoherr Yoko Ishii, captures the deer in everyday moments across the city, from collectively passing down a major street, to pausing to feed their young below a stoplight.

Ishii was inspired to photograph the ways the animals interact with common city infrastructure after observing a pair of deer paused at an intersection in 2011, and especially loves photographing them while the city is at its most bare. "These picturesque moments when early in the morning the deer can be found standing in the middle of desolate intersections, not bound by man's borders and laws, yet inhabiting a man-made city is fascinating and inspiring," she explains in a statement about her ongoing series, "Beyond The Borders". 

Ishii published a book of her photography titled Dear Deer in 2015, and will be included in this year's Auckland Festival of Photography in New Zealand later on this year. You can see more of her recent work on her website and Facebook.

Raj Sarkar is a Street Photographer and Educator. He is the founder of World Photographic Forum, Curator of APF magazine Street Photography and also a member of street photography collective called in-street. He loves exploring possibilities on street. His main object is to Freeze the emotions and actions of people and animals. Via: 121 Clicks

For more, visit his Website/ Instagram page

OaKoAk is a street artist hailing from Saint Etienne, France, who transforms mundane objects using cleverly placed, humorous doodles. Oakoak finds the imperfections in the streets or on the walls and plays with them. Here is a selection of his work using animal doodles.  

With his Happy City Birds project, the street artist and designer Thomas Dambo has built more than 3,500 birdhouses on the streets of Copenhagen. Started in 2006, this project aims to fight the disappearance of trees by recreating habitats for birds with beautiful decorated urban trees. These Urban Bird Houses are made from recycled wood and then installed by Thomas Dambo in the streets, parks, or facades of Copenhagen. A useful and poetic project! I just love it. vIA: Ufunk

Alexey Menschikov is a Russian artist who plays with the shadows of the street, birds, dogs or cats, in some beautiful pictures in black and white, creating subtly strange arrangements. 

Artist Mantra is most known for his depiction of preserved butterflies, which are brought to stunning 3-D life with the use of shadows and a keen eye for detail. Residents of France, Bogota, Spain and Austria have the opportunity to view these paintings up-close and in person. On the exterior of the building chosen for Mantra's latest masterpiece, breathtakingly realistic butterflies and other creatures soon will take form-dominating the modern urban landscape with a touch of nature's beauty. His paintings reside not only on the sides of buildings, but inside abandoned structures and other urban spaces that might otherwise have gone overlooked. Beautiful. 

French street artist TUCO brings a rather surreal urban touch to the landscape. His humorous wooden characters mix human and animal bodies, blending in against the city backdrop to imitate our daily lives. 

Take a Look at the beautiful art works of Paul Walsh from New Zealand 

Sasikumar Ramachandran is from Chennai, India. He is a Visual Designer by profession. Sasi shoots the real flavor of Indian street photography in a unique style and it's definitely inspiring.

By Brussel's Photographer, Dani Oshi 

Parisian street artist 'C215' creates multicolored feline street art and stencils it all over the world.
The art is often found on walls on which beauty is difficult to see, often surrounded by garbage, other graffiti, or in run-down areas.