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Agreed. I've got an ongoing series of these liminal spaces: #LarkingAboutInAlleys. There's something honest about alleyways.
October 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
gregfallis.com
Sometimes you just shoot for texture.

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A black-and-white photograph shot in an alley of the back of two adjoining brick buildings.
September 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
gregfallis.com
I wasn't really trespassing. I wasn't even traipsing. I was just #LarkingAboutInAlleys. Completely different thing.

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A brick wall in an alleyway with a window framed in green wood. The glass in the window has been shattered; a sheet of plywood has been place over the window. Discolored sections of the wall suggest repair work has been done in the past. A sign reading 'No Trespassing' is attached to the wall.
July 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
gregfallis.com
You want in? You gotta push that button & hope the password hasn't changed.

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An entryway in a small alcove in an alley. A green skull painted on the wall somewhat disguises the button to request entry. A bouquet of pink plastic flowers hands on one side of the entryway.
July 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
gregfallis.com
Sunny spot noticed while #LarkingAboutInAlleys.

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In an alleyway, a metal stair case leading up to a small balcony and doorway. There is graffiti on the opposite alley wall.
July 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
gregfallis.com
#LarkingAboutInAlleys may not be to everybody's taste, but there's unplanned, artless, unexpected, weird symmetry to be found there.

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A garage door in a commercial building in an alley, above which can be seen a sign with a large, red umbrella--the icon of an insurance company. A fir tree leans in from the side of the frame.
July 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
gregfallis.com
Here's me, once again #LarkingAboutInAlleys. Always something to see.

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A broken branch leans against an alley wall beside a service door
June 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
gregfallis.com
All it takes to make me happy is...a red #bollard shaped like a crayon.

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In an alleyway, a small, stubby, red bollard shaped like the top of a crayon. A downspout empties into an aluminum foil tray held in place by a brick. A red ladder leans against the building in front of a plumbing van.
June 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
gregfallis.com
I saw sunlight reflected off this metal kitchen prep table in the alley behind a restaurant and it looked almost like an altar. For #MayinMonochrome (1 b&w photo every day in May).

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A black-and-white photograph of an alleyway behind a restaurant. Sunlight reflects and casts weird shadows, a steel kitchen prep table is strangely illuminated.
May 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
gregfallis.com
CA RE

I did some #LarkingAboutInAlleys for #MayinMonochrome (1 b&w photo every day in May).

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A black-and-white photograph taken in an alleyway of two large windows made with small muntins. Graffiti on a pair of electrical boxes spell "CARE". The electrical boxes are protected by a bollard.
May 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
gregfallis.com
More cowbell...wait. Barrels.

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In an alleyway between large agricultural buildings, a shaft of sunlight illuminates three 55 gallon drums painted to look like cows. They are not, in fact, cows.
April 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
gregfallis.com
Snowmelt from the roof dripped onto this wooden crosspiece and refroze.

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In an alleyway, snowmelt from the roof dripped onto this wooden crosspiece and refroze. Electrical and gas meters, along with some guy wires, are in front of a brick building painted two shades of orange.
March 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
gregfallis.com
Bit of sunlight wandered into the alley, got turned around, couldn't find its way out again.

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A black-and-white photograph of sunlight in an alleyway.
February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
gregfallis.com
Fog in a working class residential alleyway.

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A black-and-white photograph shot in a working class neighborhood on a wet, foggy morning.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
gregfallis.com
Okay, Christmas, done with that.

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A discarded Christmas tree in an alley behind the Department for the Blind.
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
gregfallis.com
There's no snow today; it's 43F and raining. This is from a decade ago, when I did a lot more #LarkingAboutInAlleys.

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A blue leatherette love seat on a loading dock in an alleyway during the early part of a snow storm.
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Entrance only. Do not double park.

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A loading dock in an alleyway. A yellow metal plate has been attached to the concrete dock, and an odd yellow bollard thing guards the corner of the dock. On the brick wall above the dock is a sign, which reads, "Entrance only; do not double park." There is also a grated drain with leaves stuck between the grates.
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
gregfallis.com
Yeah, I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for this. But it seems like once or twice a year I'll find a random pair of jeans lying in an alleyway.

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A pair of blue denim jeans lying in an alleyway.
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
gregfallis.com
You are full of unspent dreams...
You are laden with beginnings...
(Lola Ridge)

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On a dull, cloudy, dismal day a stray bit of sunlight illuminates part of an alleyway.
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
gregfallis.com
I was once again out #LarkingAboutInAlleys.

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An air conditioning unit secured in a metal cage in an alleyway. Giant sunflowers are painting on the wall behind the A/C unit. There are glass block windows above the flowers, and a green security door on the right side of the frame.
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
gregfallis.com
Below the viaduct.

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Brick buildings and an alleyway, seen from below a viaduct.
October 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
gregfallis.com
Small town, small alley.

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An alleyway in a small town. A man in a dark shirt is talking on his cell phone, leaning against a wall with a faded mural.
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
gregfallis.com
I really wanted to photograph this stack of tires, but I couldn't find an angle I liked...until I noticed the STOP sign in the background.

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A stack of old tires piled in an alleyway. The bed of a red pickup is filled with old, rusty auto bits. In the center of the frame, a distant STOP sign can be seen.
September 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
gregfallis.com
I was once again #LarkingAboutInAlleys, because alleyways are always honest.

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Light reflected off a skywalk into an alleyway illuminates part of a building.
September 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
gregfallis.com
Nother day, nother alley puddle.

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Your basic puddle in your basic alley. Some barely visible dumpsters line one side of the alleyway. Blue sky is reflected in the puddle.
August 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM