Lost in Transit: How Street Photography Captures Human Introspection
Fleeting moments in a subway
With everyone packed in like sardines, there’s no room for vanity. Plus, since nobody’s going anywhere, they have to make the most of the time they have — zombie scrolling, reading, sleeping, eating, and daydreaming.
Taking photos on public transportation is an effective way to capture moods and create a story with the help of the viewer's imagination. The street actors in your play are confined to a small area, making it “easier” to capture a variety of interactions and scenes that will be eventually worth keeping and bringing home. It's a great laboratory for street photography. 😉.
I often prefer taking a different type of photo, capturing a more distant view of the subject. My style leans towards architectural street photography, incorporating dynamic diagonal lines, silhouettes, shadows, reflections in puddles, or perspectives through glass doors, all with a conceptual approach close to fine art photography, but without any staging involved.
