{"id":137,"date":"2026-04-27T13:11:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:56:49","slug":"urbanality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"UrBanality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-a79k1-56ab582cac829d8ffc186f6fc9c21c9b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-moh3ii9m-29c234272463620185b6b097000cc237 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&#8220;Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. \u2013 Confucius<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><u><b>UrBanality<\/b><\/u><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"> is a ongoing collection of works that emanated from an exercise to rediscover my true, uncontrolled creative self. My mandate is to &#8220;discover possibility&#8221; by capturing images of &#8220;fleeting beauty&#8221; startling or evocative images from urban landscapes, and to remain detached from any expected result.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-moh3k41n-7de915938ac9919f15b00b15026c1ebb\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-moh3k41n-7de915938ac9919f15b00b15026c1ebb .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:20%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-moh3k41n-7de915938ac9919f15b00b15026c1ebb avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/?p=137\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-1030x1017.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-1030x1017.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-1536x1517.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-1500x1481.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-705x696.jpg 705w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM.jpg 1823w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-495x400.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Blonde WM'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-138 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-138\"   src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Blonde WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-138 avia-img-lazy-loading-138\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-495x400.jpg\" title='Blonde WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Blonde-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-1030x1030.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM.jpg 1799w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Girly WM'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-139 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-139\"   src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Girly WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-139 avia-img-lazy-loading-139\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-495x400.jpg\" title='Girly WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Girly-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-1030x1009.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-1030x1009.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-1536x1504.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-1500x1469.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-705x690.jpg 705w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM.jpg 1838w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Heart WM'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-140 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-140\"   src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Heart WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-140 avia-img-lazy-loading-140\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-495x400.jpg\" title='Heart WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Heart-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-1030x1026.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-1030x1026.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-705x702.jpg 705w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM.jpg 1486w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='Jupiter WM'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-141 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-141\"   src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Jupiter WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-141 avia-img-lazy-loading-141\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-495x400.jpg\" title='Jupiter WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jupiter-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-1023x1030.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-1023x1030.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-1526x1536.jpg 1526w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-1490x1500.jpg 1490w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-700x705.jpg 700w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM.jpg 1788w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-495x400.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='Polygraph WM'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-142 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-142\"   src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Polygraph WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-142 avia-img-lazy-loading-142\"  width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-495x400.jpg\" title='Polygraph WM' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polygraph-WM-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fionaspalding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}