The Strand Arcade

I seem to have missed this location during my trip to Sydney over Easter Break in 2012 – but happily rectified this when I travelled there for work later in the year. This is the Strand Arcade of Sydney’s George Street Shopping Mall. Not unlike Melbourne’s own Royal Arcade, it is one of those classical buildings that grace Australia’s metros that make wandering through the lane-ways quite an intriguing and interesting experience.
The Strand is home to a number of well-known retailers, including the very Australian Crumpler Design (on the right of this image)- they manufacture some of the BEST bags (both general purpose, and camera specific) that one can buy. I love the material that they use, and the colours that the bags come in. I own four of their bags for various purposes, and absolutely swear by them!

This image was shot on a tripod – with no issues run into from anyone. From what I could make out, it’s a generally photography friendly venue.
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