A pedestrian crossing with only one pedestrian… Foshan, China, X100F
A near-empty pedestrian crossing in Foshan — the lone figure the X100F waited for. Street photography is often about subtraction: waiting until the scene simplifies itself. The crossing lines and the single pedestrian give the frame its geometry. Monochrome reinforces the emptiness of the space; colour would have been busy with road markings and signage. See the China series on China: The Final Frame on IJM Photography.








This little shed was the post office for the small hamlet of Bagdad, Florida from 1913 to 1985. My brother and his wife lived in Bagdad in the mid-1950s when he was in flight training with the U.S. Navy. After taking this photo I sent it to my brother but, alas, his health did not allow him to remember the tiny post office.
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