They protest, exhort, plead, call for action and inform and they’re everywhere. Posting handbills has been a part of civilization for thousands of years and they say a great deal about what’s going on in a particular place. They don’t just catch our attention but often become a visual collection of events and culture discovered as we travel. From Iceland to Singapore, Cape Town to Rome here’s a few that caught our attention…
Rolling Stones Concerts
I’m a Stones fan and they my be the most touring band of all time.
From Ireland to Australia, Rome to Chicago and covering 30 years of travel, the Rolling Stones have been there.
Social causes seem to carry a lot of passion and nothing has been more divisive than abortion.
The Republic of Ireland was holding a vote on abortion law and posters were everywhere.
ART
This poster was promoting a photographic exhibit in Malaga and the photographer had attempted to replicate a famous photo by Dorothea Lange during America’s Great Depression.
A few of the World’s most famous Communists seem to pop up over and over. I understand Karl but why people celebrate Che is beyond me.
Advertising handbills are a major category and we’ve been places where the’ve covered buildings for blocks. As a form of advertising they’re very cost effective.
These posters were everywhere in Crete. It would suggest there is an element that wants NATO off the island. Communists maybe?
Google Lens
If you haven’t yet gotten in the habit of using Google Lens you should. I’ve been using it to identify the locations of some photos and while traveling we’ve used it for a quick translation in a drug store or restaurant, but it’s much more. This poster search and translation was almost unbelievible…
Found in Dubrovnik, this is the poster for the movie FORSAKEN that got Theo Van Gogh killed in Amsterdam.
Right – A show poster found in Australia.
An Australian political poster.
The Intentional Travelers 