Member of Haiku Canada. Previously published in uprooted, W. 49th, the Mainichi, the Asahi, erunsmagazine.com, and The Modern Word. All poems and photographs are copyrighted by Craig Hasbrouck.Tumblr (3.0; @blottingpaper)http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdam9kaBEF1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Lone Diner #diner #others #strangers #burgerjoints #night #lightanddark #meian #street #streetphotography #glass #windows #signs #city #urban #blackandwhite #expressionism #existentialism</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436778671http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436778671Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:24:56 -0500citystreetphotographydinerblackandwhiteurbanburgerjointsexistentialismlightanddarksignsmeianstrangersglassstreetwindowsexpressionismnightothers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdalz7uSlO1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The City at Night #shops #strangers #others #grainyphotos #blackandwhite #meian #longwalks #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436345587http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436345587Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:18:43 -0500cityblackandwhiteurbanmeianstrangersothersgrainyphotosshopslongwalks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdalw2B5zu1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Man with the Black Hat #man #stations #platforms #strangers #others #commute #transit #trains #lightanddark #meian #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436212128http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436212128Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:16:50 -0500citylightanddarkblackandwhitestationstransittrainsmeianstrangersplatformscommuteothersurbanman<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdalsw8Cor1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Platform #stations #platforms #lightanddark #meian #chiaroscuro #commute #light #shadows #city #urban #transit #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436083440http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35436083440Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:14:56 -0500shadowscityblackandwhitestationslighttransitlightanddarkmeianplatformscommutechiaroscurourban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mda5qw3sKw1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shadows and Strangers #shadows #strangers #stations #stairs #commute #innercity #city #urban #morning #existentialism #winter #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35412842762http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35412842762Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:28:07 -0500shadowscitywinterblackandwhitestationsstairsmorningstrangerscommuteexistentialisminnercityurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mda3toNGOt1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One or the Other #stations #stairs #escalators #architecture #concrete #glass #industrial #decisions #existentialism #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35410619813http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35410619813Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:46:36 -0500cityindustrialblackandwhiteglassdecisionsstationsconcretearchitectureexistentialismstairsescalatorsurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md904rEjJd1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Through a Glass Darkly #glass #night #selfportrait #grafitti #busstop #commute #mirrors #bergman #cinema #noir #city #existentialism #expressionism #urban #grainyphotos #1corinthians13 #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35374914993http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35374914993Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:29:15 -0500city1corinthians13grafittiblackandwhiteselfportraitexistentialismmirrorsbergmangrainyphotosglasscommutecinemabusstopexpressionismnightnoirurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8vwl6nFc1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happiness Forbidden #fascism #bourgeois #signs #forbidden #dystopia #authoritarianism #totalitarianism #thoughtcontrol</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368606097http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368606097Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:57:57 -0500dystopiathoughtcontrolforbiddenfascismauthoritarianismsignstotalitarianismbourgeois<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8vrv9uFQ1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Quiet Afternoon #fall #autumn #fallenleaves #woodenbenches #parks #parkbenches #trees #crows #urban #city #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368408320http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368408320Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:55:07 -0500woodenbenchesblackandwhitecrowsparksautumnparkbenchesfallenleavestreesfallcityurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8vonMYey1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shopping Carts #shoppingcarts #asphalt #parkinglot #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368272923http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35368272923Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:53:10 -0500cityshoppingcartsasphaltblackandwhiteurbanparkinglot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md787laGEX1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Automotive Portrait #automotive #selfportrait #parkinglot #cars #city #box #urban #outsidethelines #outsidethebox #existentialism #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35312799265http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35312799265Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:28:33 -0500boxcityoutsidethelinesblackandwhiteselfportraitautomotiveexistentialismparkinglotcarsoutsidetheboxurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6zcpGovd1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At the Cafe #cafe #coffee #coffeetime #street #streetphotography #others #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35298824582http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35298824582Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:17:12 -0500citycoffeestreetphotographycoffeetimeblackandwhiteurbanstreetotherscafe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md4kgccVKi1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Night Shadows #night #shadows #trees #walls #lampposts #city #urban #blackandwhite #noir #expressionism</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35205439818http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35205439818Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:00:02 -0500shadowscitynoirblackandwhiteurbanlamppostswallstreesexpressionismnight<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3fmw0gV81qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cambie Street, Dusk #dusk #twilight #traffic #street #grainyphotos #graydays #evening #silhouettes #headlights #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35166936765http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35166936765Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:18:32 -0500cityeveningblackandwhiteduskgraydayssilhouettesstreettrafficgrainyphotostwilighturbanheadlights<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3fgtwnPs1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leftovers #halloween #decorations #street #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35166635255http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35166635255Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:14:53 -0500cityblackandwhiteurbanhalloweenstreetdecorations<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3bjagVj11qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Immanuel Baptist Church #oldchurches #churches #christianity #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35159969684http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35159969684Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:49:58 -0500cityblackandwhiteurbanchristianitychurchesoldchurches<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3adnDggy1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Smoke Break #smoking #cigarettes #tobacco #geometry #graydays #city #urban #street #streetphotography #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35158032869http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35158032869Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:24:59 -0500citystreetphotographyblackandwhitetobaccourbangeometrygraydayscigarettesstreetsmoking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md3ab4KDD11qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Waiting for the Bus…or Godot…Whichever Comes First #busstop #bus #commute #waiting #existentialism #godot #beckett #fall #graydays #street #streetphotography #city #urban #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35157917718http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35157917718Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:23:28 -0500citygodotstreetphotographystreetblackandwhiteurbanbusfallgraydayswaitingcommutebusstopexistentialismbeckett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md39h52Rjs1qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Singles #lampposts #pedestrians #alone #fallenleaves #autumn #fall #graydays #aerial #street #streetphotography #city #urban #rain #blackandwhite</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35156561192http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35156561192Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:05:28 -0500graydaysstreetphotographyaerialblackandwhitecitypedestrianslamppostsautumnfallenleavesstreetrainfallaloneurban<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1a63KbA01qhp4pro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>World of Glass and Shadows #street #streetphotography #aerial #glass #shadows #passengers #busstop #transit #bus #city #urban #blackandwhite #world</p>http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35076525429http://blottingpaper.tumblr.com/post/35076525429Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:25:15 -0500shadowspassengersstreetphotographyaerialblackandwhitecitybustransitglassstreetbusstopworldurban