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A favorite photo—Chicago

4/27/2019

11 Comments

 
Louis Pasteur once said that “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The photographer must always be alert; there is no off duty. You never know what you will see, and all of us have stories of the images that got away.

Here is one of my favorites from a few years ago at a bus stop on State Street in the Loop area of Chicago.  Shot in color, I transformed it to black and white because I wanted primarily the silhouette, the shape, and the tones.  Backlit against the advertisement, which amazingly said “man kind,” this captured a woman at the end of day, shopping done, waiting for the bus to go home.  I like it because of its humanity and of the intimate and solitary moment of an individual doing a very normal act like waiting for a bus, and yet I find something profound about this moment, this person, and her place in the city.

I welcome your comments.

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11 Comments
Lora
4/27/2019 12:19:18 pm

A beautiful photo

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Steven Richman
4/30/2019 10:31:37 am

Thank you

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Jon S.
4/27/2019 12:24:52 pm

This is a very moving photo. I think the black and white adds drama and power to it although I would like to also see it in the original version just for comparison purposes.

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Steven Richman
4/30/2019 10:32:34 am

I will see if I can find the original to post. Thanks for your comments.

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Janet
4/27/2019 02:46:12 pm

Nicely done.

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Steven Richman
4/30/2019 10:33:08 am

Thank you!

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lilah
4/29/2019 04:03:35 am

I would like to see the original too, although the b/w is terrific.

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Steven Richman
4/30/2019 10:34:08 am

I will try to locate the original to post. Thanks for your kind words.

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J.T.
4/29/2019 05:10:05 am

Nice

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Steven Richman
4/30/2019 10:36:57 am

Thank you, J.T.

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Thomas
5/3/2019 11:20:14 am

Interesting

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    Steven Richman is an attorney practicing in New Jersey. He has lectured before photography clubs on various topics, including the legal rights of photographers. His photography has been exhibited in museums, is in private collections, and is also represented in the permanent collection of the New Jersey State Museum. ​

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