Urban Ballet

One person's urban chaos is another's urban ballet. Rush hour in Copenhagen.

My Favourite Snowstorm Photos

It's always hard to make a favourites list when you have seven years of archive photos. It's snowing out there in Copenhagen this morning (-18 C with the windchill, by the way), so here's a (long) selection of my favourite snowstorm photos.

80% of Copenhageners cycle all winter. In a snowstorm, that will drop further, but there are still a wonderful amount of bicycle users going about their business on bikes in the city.

Over at Copenhagenize.com you can read about how a modern city prioritizes snow clearance for bicycle traffic in the Ultimate Snow Clearance Blogpost. Here, you can see how Copenhageners just get on with it. As my mother would say, it's "put a sweater on" weather today.

Walk or ride. It's your choice.

Cycling is sociable, even in the snow.

Sometimes the snow catches up with the snow clearance but it is a temporary situation. The plows are coming soon.



Morning traffic in a headwind.

Nighttime winter cycling.

Sometimes you have a tailwind. Sometimes not.

Morning rush hour on the world's busiest bicycle street, Nørrebrogade.

Multitasking on a bicycle in the snow.

Your closet is filled with cycling clothes.

Little changes in the snow. Still stuff to transport. Places to go, people to see.

Viking Biking.

Morning rush hour on Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard at left and Nordre Fasanvej, at right.

Cycling is just walking with wheels.

Heading home in the evening.

Dapper on a Friday night.

A pillar of calm in a world of chaos.

Rise out of the saddle, or don't. It's up to you.

Always time for a conversation on a bicycle.

Afternoon Traffic in the Snow

Heading home in the afternoon.

Let's Get To Work

On my way to work I happened to cycle past the busy Queen Louise's Bridge and thought I had some time to snap other Copenhageners on their way to work. My boss thought otherwise.

Most Danes go abroad or retreat to their summerhouses during the first three weeks of July...but not this hard-working bunch!

This businesswoman shows us exactly how to rock up to work looking elegant and put-together...I, er, can totally say the same for myself.

Back in black? There are just some trends that never die out. This look tells us why.
Time for a cheeky fag...(cigarette, not gay man) 
'Mum-on-the-move' look.

Been working at Copenhagenize for over a week now and if I may say so far, so very very good. But now I must get back to work! Oh wait, that's this.

Over and out!

K.E.G x

08:43

Yesterday morning, on the fifth anniversary of the first photo, I went down to the spot where I took that photo. Back in 2006, I was on my bicycle heading to work at Danish Broadcasting, but yesterday I just stood on the sidewalk to take a couple of photos at 08:43.

I wasn't aiming to take an identical photo, just a photo. Here's what rolled past my lens.


On the occasion of Cycle Chic's birthday, our friends around the world were all out at 08:43 in their respective cities, to take a tribute photo. Have a look at their blogs to see what they captured.

- Lodz Cycle Chic, Poland
- Sydney Cycle Chic
- Budapest Cycle Chic
- Berlin Cycle Chic
- Cardiff Cycle Chic
- Lisbon Cycle Chic



For good measure, we documented the moment. :-)

Amsterdam Rush Hour Cycle Chic

We like the afternoon rush hour in Amsterdam.