City Rituals

Cities are shaped as much by their people as by their routines. The pauses, crossings, and fleeting exchanges that give a place its rhythm. Moments where individual lives briefly intersect, revealing the quiet choreography of the everyday.

A family of three with a girl standing on the sidewalk at a train station, preparing to board a train. The man is holding a bag, the woman is holding a large shopping bag, and the girl is wearing red shoes. They are in front of a red and gray train.”}

Four people sitting on a bench overlooking a dock with a large cruise ship in the background.

A young person standing on a dock near paddle boats, looking at a river under an orange sky at sunset. A bridge with graffiti is over the river, with trees and utility poles in the background.

A young boy standing on a wide open concrete space with a city skyline and a river in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

People walking into the Montreal Convention Center at night, with illuminated signage in French and a red Tim Hortons sign nearby.

A cityscape with tall modern glass office buildings, a large illuminated circular sculpture, and a person walking on the sidewalk looking at their phone at dusk.

A city street scene with a lamp post in front of a building. Two people are on either side of the lamp post: a man on the left looking at his phone and a woman on the right with a backpack, entering through a door. The building has large windows and