Social engineer and Brooklyn resident Todd Shaffer has a fairly common hobby: photography. What's uncommon is how good he is at it.
Shaffer has taken a wide variety of photos on his website and on Flickr, most of them based in New York City.
This set of photographs takes us around the five boroughs, mainly Brooklyn, for a look at some of the most colorful, engaging and thought provoking murals and pieces of wall art out there.
Robot Scrap Yard: This colorful piece can be found on the side of a bagel store in Williamsburg on the corner of Bedford and Metropolitan Avenues with many tiny robots helping out in the heap.
Source: toddwshafer via Flickr
Girl & Houses: This brightly colored Brooklyn graffiti work features a girl surrounded by bright colors looking at the housed landscape around her.
Source: toddwshafer via Flickr
Abuse Of Power: This Williamsburg piece is from renowned artist Shepard Fairey from his famous "Obey" series. This ons is about police brutality.
Source: toddwshafer via Flickr
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