I have taken so many images over the past more than 10 years of me dabbling in the world of street photography, and I got to say, out of the countless snapshots I have accumulated, there were not many that actually stood out, or have become personal favorites. I guess I am just being extra critical when judging my own work, as would any other photographers, but this is something that is so obvious - if you do love one particular photograph, it will stick with you for a long, long period of time. I don't have many photographs that can do that from my collection. A handful few, yes, the ones I am proud to show again and again, or even print large to be displayed in a exhibition setting. One of them was this shot taken at Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok in 2019 (gosh, that was before the Covid-19). It was a blink and miss it moment, which made the shot even more meaningful, as it was not that easy to catch the right moment. I guess, some would dismiss the photograph's value as a random man walking by stereotypical street shots that run rampant everywhere in the street universe, but for me, this was special. It established the location very prominently with the iconic train in the background, it captured the ambience and messiness of the platform, and to some degree, the discomfort of high humidity and hot tropical weather in Southeast Asia. I don't know, maybe I am just imagining things, but definitely, one of my favorite shots that have been burned in my mind. Image taken with Olympus E-PL9 and 25mm F1.8.
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I liked that one too.
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