These are becoming my favorite types of images to create. finding the isolated person amongst a busy city is really a basis of my work. Finding that single person requires a calm mind. A calm mind has been a challenge for me since I have left the military. Often, my state of calm is inundated with visions and memories of shit I do not want to remember.

In the moments where I have to concentrate on that single person, compose every aspect of the work, and press the shutter release at the correct time to create art requires all of my concentration. That focused mental energy almost negates the negative thoughts I may have. Those thoughts don’t have time to form.

Of course, I get addicted to that feeling. Of finally having a release from constantly having a pressured brain space.

As with previous work on my daily Street photography blog, I used my preset 7th Ave Express as a starting point. The preset has high contrast and heavy grain and is my take on Kodak Tri-X 400 film. The grain and contrast of that film will always be a favorite of mine.

I would love to know your thoughts on this. Thanks so much for reading this far.

-Maurice