Sometimes the traffic on roads develops emergent properties, creating beautiful patterns you never realized were there.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, directed by Rob Whitworth, 2012
Rush Hour, by Black Sheep Films, 2014
Air traffic above Changi Airport, Singapore, directed by Milton Tan, 2014
Venice, Italy, directed by Jonathan Heuser, 2012
Midday traffic on State Route 163, San Diego, California, reorganized by color, directed by Cy Kuckenbacker, 2013
Landings at San Diego International Airport, San Diego, California, directed by Cy Kuckenbacker, 2012
Los Angeles, California, directed by Chris Pritchard, 2014
Bangkok, Thailand, directed by Oliver Wolfson, 2010
The 51-202 overpass near Phoenix, Arizona, by D Squared Productions, 2011
The air traffic above Changi Beach, Singapore, directed by Milton Tan, 2013
And what if we clean all people and vehicles from a city? Here is Barcelona, without any signs of life, by myLapse, 2014: