I like street photography because it usually involves people watching. Some more interesting than others, like the ones that evoke an emotion. I usually fabricate a story in my head about the person, wondering how much of it is true.
This image is an example of evoking emotion to me, one of protective instinct. I saw this young boy enter the subway car alone in New York and my first thought was that he was so young to be traveling New York by himself. His big eyes seemed so sad and he clutched so tightly to the bag he was carrying. He kept looking at the monitor that displayed the next stop on the route. He kept swinging his leg and fidgeting, seemed anxious. Where was he going?
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| Alone |
This gentleman was sitting alone in a restaurant having a beer. I wondered if this was a regular stop for him on a daily or a weekly basis. Or maybe he was a tourist as I was, just stopping for a cold drink. He seemed deep in thought, occasionally looking out the window. What was he thinking?
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| The Regular |
This young couple was entwined on this bench in over 90 degree weather. I thought the young lady may have been hurt because of the cloth she held in her hand. It seemed so hot to be so close but it may have just been young love.
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| Comforting |
