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Pigeons in the Lane

A street reflection on layered movement, birds, pedestrians, and a narrow city lane.

Pigeons and pedestrians moving through a bright narrow city lane

The lane has more movement than it first admits.

People pass through the background, birds scatter across the ground, and the edge of a person in the foreground makes the frame feel observed from inside the crowd.

For documentary street photography, I like when a picture keeps several tempos at once. It feels closer to how walking through a city actually works.

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