Darjeeling, India, 1980

‘Taken January 1980 on an overland trip from Darjeeling to Kathmandu’

Photo: GuardianCities

Kathmandu, Nepal, 1980

Locals are taking a stroll downtown.

Photo: GuardianWitness

Lyon, France, 1980

‘With the construction of the railway station in 1983, Part-Dieu district becomes a transport hub for Lyon’

Photo: F. Guy/Agence d’urbanisme de l’aire métropolitaine lyonnaise

Berlin, Germany, 1982

A glimpse of East Berlin, years before the Berlin wall was destroyed.

Photo: GuardianWitness

Beijing, China, 1983

‘Chang’An Avenue looking west from the Beijing Hotel roof. The hotel was, I think, the tallest building in Beijing at the time. Note the absence of any motor vehicles other than buses and police jeeps’

Photo: GuardianWitness

New York, US, 1988

‘Someone was relaxing on top of a Twin Tower’

Photo: GuardianWitness

Hong Kong, 1989

‘An old-style tram painted in vivid colours of the Dulux paint company. This was on Connaught Road, which has now been redeveloped. The characterful electrical and footwear shops have been replaced by modern malls’

Photo: GuardianWitness