Previously posted photographs
- 023: Waiting for the subway in perspective.
- 022: Groups of individuals waiting on a subway platform, under construction.
- 021: A look inside at the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC.
- 020: Ghostly figures emerge from the steam, New York City.
- 019: Pigeons roost on a lamppost, W 55th Street, New York City.
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Workers on Walker Street, NYC
When I was younger, living in Connecticut, I used to enjoy watching the garbage truck crush garbage. Whenever it would arrive I would hope that there was enough garbage in our pile to warrant the compactor. More often than not I was disapointed.
I would watch the movement from far away; sometimes from the the bathroom window. The machinery scared me, but there was something about the awesome force of the compactor that drew me in.
Earth movers and backhoes I don't find as fascinating. In elementary school I was obsessed with the Guinness Book of World Records. Within its pages I found the Terex Titan, known as the world's largest truck. I longed to see it in real life and to climb upon it. I just discovered a webcam where you can see it; it's frozen on an image from a few days ago.
In the photo above, there's something about the man on the right's stance that reminds me of Sean Connery in The Untouchables.
Posted 10 Sep 2007 | Photography + design © Eugene Kuo // 226.
Comments (2)
Great shot with all those details to be discovered in there! I also like the design of your photoblog. What system do you use? Wordpress?
thanks for your comment, erik. i'm using movable type for this blog. i thought about using wordpress, but the thought of migrating all my blogs to a new format was something i wasn't quite ready for.
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