Rush Hour

Rush Hour
Markus Hartel
Street Photography

This photograph captures the chaos that subway riders must endure during rush hour. The photographer is clearly on the outside looking in because the door separates the photographer, as well as the viewer, from the people standing inside the subway. The symmetry of the door frame and the two doors centers the crowd of people in the frame and the eye is drawn to the crowd of people. Even though the small windows only show a portion of the crowd, the viewer can imagine how packed the subway actually is on the inside.