Roar Pic(k)s: #MyColombo

Leading up to Colomboscope’s  ‘Shadow Scenes’ exhibition last month the #MyColombo hashtag was trending on Instagram. Local Instagrammers were asked to post a picture and caption that conveyed each individual’s unique perspective of the city. From the hundreds who picked up the hashtag, fifteen finalists to have their image on display at the exhibition held at the abandoned Rio Hotel in Pettah.

There were tons of really great entries under the #MyColombo hashtag, most of which went unnoticed after the exhibition ended.  So we at Roar decided to pick our ten favourites (in no particular order) and share it with our followers.

Here are some images that we feel truly capture the essence of what it means to live in Colombo.

Wanderlustgava

– for the memory of you; your city is your living memoir. Places that are rather ordinary to everyone else could stand extraordinary to you. William grinding mills is definitely a popular landmark in the city and one of the few and most recognizable neon signs in the country. –

A post shared by Gava Bolonghe (@wanderlustgava) on Jul 26, 2015 at 3:37am PDT

Mufarris

#srilanka #vscocam #vsco #colombo #myColombo

A post shared by Mufa (@mufarris) on Aug 2, 2015 at 1:24am PDT

Yasas

Step by step, heart to heart, left right left We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers…

A post shared by Yasas (@yst7) on Aug 6, 2015 at 6:29am PDT

Jayani C. Senanayake

#MyColombo is its beautiful #people. I find its beauty in between the wrinkles of their weather-beaten skin, the #intensity of their gaze, the #colour that they bear. #Colombo #SriLanka #Travel #TravelBug #Saravita #GalleFace #city #Courage #perseverance #hardwork #SellingHappiness

A post shared by Jayani C. Senanayake (@peckishme) on Aug 7, 2015 at 12:45am PDT

Amanulla Nizam

His daily investment is someone's breakfast expenditure – survival in unbalanced economy. Submission for #MyColombo #CinnamonColomboScope #Colombo #Srilanka #everydaysrilanka #photooftheday #huntgramsrilanka

A post shared by Amanulla Nizam (@amanullamn) on Aug 12, 2015 at 2:55am PDT

Ifazi

Walk in the dark #VSCOcam

A post shared by ifazi (@smfaziil) on Aug 15, 2015 at 9:26pm PDT

Masud Zaheed

A photo taken during the raceCourse of the day. #mycolombo #cinnamoncolomboscope #colombo #srilanka #monochrome #tree #racecourse

A post shared by Masud Zaheed (@masudzaheed) on Aug 16, 2015 at 10:48pm PDT

Thiva Arunagirinathan

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Yasmin

Different textures, patterns and materials. #MyColombo #CinnamonColomboscope #WHPtextures

A post shared by Yasmin (@therealyazblu) on Aug 18, 2015 at 12:22am PDT

Hussain

New look Colombo.. #mycolombo

A post shared by Hussain (@thisinstagrammerneversleeps) on Aug 21, 2015 at 9:11pm PDT