Lady on Phone.
Capturing the subconscious.

This image was taken on a normal day in town, around midday. I was wandering the streets trying to capture something that inspired me, something that offered the backbone to my idea and my project. I began by photographing everything and everyone that crossed my path.

I found this photography task a challenge, I didn't know quite how to go about literally photographing strangers that didn't know me without any confrontation.

This image of the Lady on Phone was produced by pretending to take a picture of the surrounding area, the only socially acceptable way of taking a picture of somebody you don't know I think!

I like the vulnerability in this image, almost as if she looks distraught and shocked, this may not be the case but I like how this image is up for many interpretations.

Personally I think that I could explore this woman's purpose just from looking at this image. The raw emotion portrayed in this image allows for questions and answers to be asked about this Lady. Her tired facial expression aching as her cold bare hands lift the phone to her ear. An wedding ring? suggesting another aspect of her life. Is it her husband on the phone as she squints trying to hear in the busy town center.