Well, we’ve just marked the start of another revolution around the sun, which in my mind I associate with the inescapable reality of our constant aging. And as I stared at this photograph, taking in the fleeting moment which was captured, I was reminded of C.S. Lewis’ wise words, to which I need add nothing else.
Whenever I point the lens at people lost in their own thoughts, I can’t help but agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson. I can see no more of the thoughts, as a photographer, than anyone else can. This is indeed one photographic subject that remains always hidden from the lens, no matter how powerful it is. Yet we can get a glimpse, albeit a distant one. There is something quite unique about observing others lost in their own thoughts. You never know how long it will last. And it does not feel
