Walking to work, Western Romania. October 2004.

This was taken at dawn from a moving train travelling across southern Romania. I love train travel, and the slower the trains the better. Sadly many countries are now replacing their old carriages, in which you could open the windows and take pictures, with the modern, air-conditioned, quiet, high-speed variety. In Romania they don’t even bother to close the doors on the carriages, so you can hang right out with your camera and the whole landscape is your subject.

Walking to work, Sudbahnhof, Vienna. October 2003.

Train stations are one of the staples of a photographer’s visual diet. Many people moving past your lens, just passing through, thinking only of where they are going or who they are going to meet and hardly aware of their environment. Sadly many stations now employ staff who’s sole job appears to be telling anyone who pulls out a camera that pictures are forbidden.

Barbican Underground Station, London. March 2005.

I have to fight my naturally polite British nature when taking pictures in confided spaces, like this Underground train. It’s pretty obvious when I’m taking a picture, as I always try to compose properly with the viewfinder, but this gentleman seemed more curious about me than I was about him. I’m very pleased with the depth that this picture has, but regret not being able to get more detail into the subject’s face.

Hauptbahnhof U-Bahn Station, Bonn, Germany. March 2004.

One advantage of carrying a single lens is that it can be a pretty heavy one, so my usual lens is fast. It means I can take the opportunities that present themselves in low light situations, even without a highly sensitive film loaded. This picture is another on the theme of trains