For this week’s photo challenge LOVE I’ve chosen the LOVE LOCKS of Cologne, Germany:
photo by frizztext, click on the picture, to enter my galleries on flickr
compare a street shot, I took on the same day nearby:
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related: Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
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about LOVE LOCKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_padlocks
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebesschloss
love locks are in Rome, Vrnjačka_Banja (Serbia), Moscow, Paris, Helsinki, Salzburg, Munich, Pécs (Hungary), Guam, Montevideo, Seoul, Tokyo, Kiev, Seville, Toronto etc.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/world/europe/06rome.html?_r=1
also:
http://www.rhinemagazine.com/locks-love-tinkling-cologne
there you can read: “Love locks have also appeared in Florence, Rome (Ponte Milvio), Guam, Montevideo, Seoul, Tokyo, Kiev, Seville and other major cities. In Rome the practise was given a huge boost in 2006 by a romantic movie called ‘Ho Voglia di Te’…”
also related:
http://www.candaceroserardon.com/2012/02/love-locks-in-cologne/
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http://www.justaplanerideaway.com/2009/12/padlocks-of-love-in-koln-germany.html
websites: 1 - my daily wordpress blog "flickrcomments" , 2 - photo pool at frizztext, 3 - flickr group BLOG IT!, 4 - photography news, 5 - twitter etc.
Now I *need* to know if there is anyplace in Canada that does this!
Hi Jeni – according to the Wikipedia link there are love locks on Vancouver Island and Toronto.
I just found this (unsurprisingly) grim update: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1099596–city-snips-all-but-three-love-locks-from-humber-bridge
I’ll check out the bridge next time I’m in the west end and see if the forces of love have won out over the forces of beaurocracy.
hah hah they had to sneak in at 7:30 am! What kind of structural damage can locks do to a bridge?
“City snips all but three love locks from Humber bridge…” – bureaucracy cannot have tolerance for love, because bureaucracy is the contrary of love
Thanks for the links. I’ve seen love locks in Madrid and along the Cinque Terre in Italy and I didn’t know what they meant.
That whole story started a few years ago in Florence, Italy on the Old Bridge and it became such a nuisance that authorities had to forbid it.
I love that intimate street shot.
they are everywhere…these locks.
I really love the second image…just how love should look
Hard to believe they haven’t done this theme for a challenge before. Love your second photo.
Aw, that second photo is very sweet. Nicely done.
‘ve walked this path in Cologne many times, a beautiful sight
- it’s probably banned in Denmark… ‘hahaha’
I really love your second photo. The two people in the foreground are so obviously delighting in each other’s company, and I think the woman behind them is just a little envious.
In China they have love locks too. They’re at the temples.
I love ++++ the innocent shot in street!! I’m not sure , really I don’t like the concept of ‘Love Locks’ ….Love is freedom and not to be ‘locked’ …
yes, love helps to move, it’s the biggest fuel to change and develop! nothing fixed…
Hi Frizz,
I’ve seen the Locks of Love on Ponte Vecchio in Florence–even feature them in a scene of the novel I’m working on–so it was fun to see them in your post. I also really appreciate the photo of the couple.
ohw..the 2nd photo is so romantic
Beautiful photo of a love story!
Love love love. Best to you from Pittsburgh. Hope you enjoy my Airedale love.
http://rutheh.com/2013/01/25/weekly-photo-challenge-love/
What happens with the locks after the end of the love /?
Seen in antalya – turkey:
http://flic.kr/p/9qyevb
That second shot says it all. A very sweet couple, and a great shot.
interesting. i had never heard of them
http://eof737.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/weekly-photo-challenge-love/
“Love pulls people together…” – and encourages, gives motivation, positive energy, helps to develop creativity, supports our humor …
beautiful shots!
The lock idea is great, but i am just wondering, what if the couple got separated.. hehe weird thinkin’
That’s quite a lizard on the lock–and the candid shot on the street is beautiful. A great post.
Great images!!
Perfect for the challenge…
A heart warming picture to see couple in sweet surrender. As for the lock, it’s invasive.