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I was running my usual commute to university through Dudhope Park as the sun glowed low on the horizon, bathing the city in golden light! I whipped out my phone and snapped this pic... If only I could have been off to Norman's Law on the bike... Instead, I had to hurry on. 2 hrs of work in an IT basement awaited...
Commuting lives photo project. Commuting to work each day can be a challenging experience and daily I meet hundreds of people, pledged at the same times and same trains.
It's interesting to distinguish how each of us spends these moments differently during the travel: there's who sleeps recovering energy, who reads a book, who is looking forward to the arrival, who divulges his or her feelings in front of a friend but above all, and here it is clear the cultural change occurred in recent years, there's who prefers alienating from it all using their smartphone.
The photograpy raises the curiosity that each of us possesses to a higher level, making the photographer able to analyse the subject even before shooting.
I have spent many of these trips between Monza and Milan to better understand these elements of humanity among the passengers: facial and body expressions, interactions between people, style and good or bad habits.
This set follows my regular commute home from work, from Manchester to Morecambe. I've made this journey 3 or 4 times a week for a little over 11 years, something like 2.000 times. And that is a very scary thought.
The first major intersection I come to is at Besses o' th' Barn, which I like for it's vernacular spelling, it's empty promise of a barn (with or without the Besses), it's famous brass band and the Crumpsall sign you can see. I'm told it's the only road sign to Crumpsall in Manchester, which makes it extra special as I was born there, in Manchester's secret jewel. That makes me a Mancunian, for better or worse.
But today I'm heading for Prestwich and the M60 ring road. It's a long way home so I'll play some music for the trip which, like the photos, will come courtesy of my smartphone (well, via youtube for you). The first song is from a local band. Mark E. Smith, of The Fall, lives in Prestwich. He claims to be a Mancunian but wiki says he was born in Broughton, in the city of Salford. It's only spiiting distance from Crumpsall, in the city of Manchester, but there's a world of difference. Honestly!
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I feel like this most days coming into the city.
Especially when the day is sunny and the weather is hot.
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I'm very lucky, I work .4 miles from my home. My commute is very minor, in fact, I can walk my commute in a matter of minutes. This is a view of the rush hour traffic that I only hit once I get on my street. :)
This is my "Commute" entry to the 2009 Photo Challenge hosted by photochallenge.org<
A passenger prepares to detrain as the big green interurban car comes to a stop in the middle of the street.