Some of Lori Smith's pictures

Intro

To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. -- Elliott Erwitt

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. -- Diane Arbus

Recent Blog Postings

Commuters #12-65

The entrance to the station was packed full, and it was difficult to get in or out. I thought that there were perhaps severe delays to the service, or cancellations, because why else would so many people be just... lingering?...

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Commuters #11 & 12

She sits by the window, quietly reading. Her book is encased in a zipped denim covering, like the sort of paper-based personal organised that WH Smith sells at the start of each academic year. However, this cover has no sequins...

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Commuter #10

Smartly dressed for work, the middle-aged woman sits on the train and is clutching her Blackberry tightly. Her fingers fly across the buttons in an urgent manner which, at first glance, makes her look far more important than those sat...

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