Checking The Phone
A woman sits on a stone bench and checks her phone at night, Madrid.
We were in Madrid this past December. One reason for going at this time of year was that our previous visit was during the torrid month of August — and we vowed not to do that again! And generally we expected that things would be calmer with no crowds of summer tourists. But, as we discovered, Madrid goes crazy right before Christmas. Thousands of people crowd the streets, though this crowd has far fewer foreign tourists. And yet, I made this quiet photograph of a solitary person in a place that was directly adjacent to the hubbub.
We had been out on a walk and a visit to some interesting places to eat and drink earlier in the evening. If I recall correctly, we were now starting to loop back toward our hotel when we walked up this side street and I found this fascinating brick wall covered with posters and a tangle of wires. Perhaps the woman in the photograph had also sought a bit of refuge from the crowds on this quiet street?
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Checking The Phone
A woman sits on a stone bench and checks her phone at night, Madrid.
We were in Madrid this past December. One reason for going at this time of year was that our previous visit was during the torrid month of August — and we vowed not to do that again! And generally we expected that things would be calmer with no crowds of summer tourists. But, as we discovered, Madrid goes crazy right before Christmas. Thousands of people crowd the streets, though this crowd has far fewer foreign tourists. And yet, I made this quiet photograph of a solitary person in a place that was directly adjacent to the hubbub.
We had been out on a walk and a visit to some interesting places to eat and drink earlier in the evening. If I recall correctly, we were now starting to loop back toward our hotel when we walked up this side street and I found this fascinating brick wall covered with posters and a tangle of wires. Perhaps the woman in the photograph had also sought a bit of refuge from the crowds on this quiet street?
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.