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Underground Exhibition
27 April, 2005 • Express Train
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
Photography © Travis Ruse • photoblogs.org • listed
great catch
I still have to marvel at your ability to stick the camera in people's faces
wonderful
Hair today, gone tomorrow. (sorry for the bad pun, but I really do love this shot. I love how it shows how two people can be so close in proximity, but so far away on a personal level).
yea, absolutely great shot. Two peoples, so different peoples... Nice idea.
They look so tired....I love the composition that shows how people isolate from each other in big cities....
I know that feeling
Are we alike, or are we different? these are the questions your pictures make me ponder. As aways, thank you.
as said many times by many people already... how you have the confidence to take pictures of people on the tube baffles me. if u was to do that here in the UK you could say goodbye to your camera and look forward to some serious punch-age! I wish i had as much confidence as you with my camera. Great work. Your a master and getting the lighting just right!
I have never felt threatened when taking these photos. Maybe it's that New Yorkers are so tender and understanding. Maybe we're too tired to make a big deal out of it. Maybe we just assume we're the center of the universe and of course everone wants to take our pictures. What ever the reason the biggest obstacle when taking these photos is myself. Why is this image important? Why is worth making? What would their response be if they saw it later. (I've had a couple of people contact me and I'm planning to put up their responses soon. It's very interesting.) On another note, when I take these photos I don't shoot dozens of images. One here, one there. Trip the shutter, go back to my paper, look some where else. Never make a big deal out of it. Who has the time for a confrontation? Thanks for all the wonderful feed back! Travis
This one is simply beautiful.
i have to agree with travis. i have taken pictures on the subway and on the streets of NYC and never had any problems. i've even taken pictures of SWAT team members with large guns and they just smiled :) NYC is just one big playground. the main problem in midtown is trying to get to your destination and not wreck someone's photo shot of a building (there are tons of tourists on every corner here!) not a big deal to take pictures or get your picture taken.
Yeah I really couldnt see myself being able to go up to someone so close and snapping a picture without telling them anything. The only time I've done something like that was when I actually confronted the person and I even got their email so I can send them the picture afterwards. Maybe some time in the future I'll get more used to the idea.
Another stunner. Thanks for making this by far the best daily visit to a website I make. It's not just about taking the photo of the people, the photos are also really well framed, and the lighting is great too. I'm hooked!
I wouldn't bother with the comb back. But that's just me. Nice shot, Travis. As always.
hi, i am new with photography and just started my photoblog last january. i have a whole LOT to learn but i am definitely enjoying it! i like this shot. i am on the train a lot and i always see this. you made it look so beautiful though :)
like their having a fight, but their not..
I love the symmetry of this shot not only in the composition but the mirror image of two different people experiencing a universally human moment... resting, lost in dreams or thoughts.
raffi said, "go up to someone so close and snapping a picture without telling them anything"...
that's what zoom lenses are for :) no one needs to be the wiser.
did you discover here the wall between the genders, between the generations?
What a neat shot! They're like a mirror-image of each other. Another great capture, Travis!