Geray Mena, London

Description

This vertical portrait by photographer Geray Mena depicts a young woman with light-blonde hair wearing over-ear headphones and dark clothing, seated centrally atop a grey rolling suitcase inside a crowded subway car. She wears patterned knee-high socks and chunky athletic sneakers, while holding a small light-coloured shoulder bag. The background is filled with a dense crowd of standing commuters of varied ages and ethnicities holding onto overhead straps. The composition is framed tightly within the train door threshold, with a metallic grey interior finish and cool overhead lighting casting soft shadows. On the platform floor in the immediate foreground, a discarded newspaper lies near the edge of the yellow safety line.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Desaturated

Color

Background

Transport Hub

Context

Editorial