City Tours - The Human Zoo book cover

City Tours – The Human Zoo – In a nameless metropolis where neon lights shine brighter than the stars and noise never sleeps, photographer Jung Merlin embarks on a silent journey. His camera is not a technical tool but an extension of his heart – a third eye for the unspoken.

With each step along the cobblestone streets it becomes clear: the city is not a place but a state of being. In the faces of passersby he reads stories of longing, loneliness, defiance and hope. An old man in a rumpled suit sells flowers at the corner, a child dances barefoot in the rain, a couple argues softly on a park bench – each image is a fragment of humanity.

Jung Merlin calls his collection “The Human Zoo.” Not out of cynicism but deep reverence. He sees the urban space as an enclosure where humans are trapped in routines like animals – but also as a stage on which we improvise, love, fail and carry on every day.

“City Tours” is not a travel guide. It is an intimate record of a city scene – raw, honest and unvarnished. And those who dare to look will recognize: behind every face hides an entire universe.

 

Jung-Merlin-Street-Photography-006 - Warten street scene
Jung-Merlin-Street-Photography-008 - lakeside hillside scene
Jung-Merlin-Street-Photography-007 - family with stroller by water
Jung-Merlin-Street-Photography-009 - two people walking with food