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I Photographed The Loneliness In New York, And Here Are My Best 18 Photos
Loneliness is New York’s leitmotif. This feeling is palpable everywhere in New York City—a place filled with 8 million people, many of whom are immigrants and transplants. There are different shades of it: the loneliness of an Uber driver who fled Venezuela, leaving his family behind, who sighs with relief when I quickly switch to Spanish; the loneliness that emanates from the people I talk to on dating apps; the loneliness of the middle-aged Ukrainian woman at my local supermarket, who tells me in Russian that I remind her of her son, who she left behind in a war-torn country and who she hasn’t seen in two years.
Finally, the loneliness of someone who doesn’t believe in a god, someone who is slowly starting to come to terms with the fundamental randomness and uncertainty in our world. All of these real people exist on the margins of the fast-paced world that is New York.
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Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
This could be an old-timey picture except for the plastic water bottle. What is this person even doing???
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Christine K 8 years ago
This picture gave me a calming feeling though - like he's just savoring the silence and stillness.
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Sophia Cai 8 years ago
That's just a persistent guy, or one that doesn't want to lose to his friends :)
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Nebraska King-Sky 8 years ago
This is the only one that looks lonely to me. Being alone doesn't make one lonely. Loneliness can be experienced in a room full of people...even people you know. Personally, I enjoy quiet, contemplative time to myself.
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Ben Smith 8 years ago
How could you possibly know if these people are "lonely?" Being alone in any given moment doesn't mean a person is lonely. Many people - most people probably - enjoy a little solitude each and every day and they're anything but "lonely."
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
I'm with you. They're reasonably good photos, but "lonely"? A guy walking in the snow....to a party? A woman praying by the ocean....before going home to make dinner for her large extended family? /// I've never thought it was entirely ethical to take surreptitious photos of strangers. I'd find it intrusive if I found out I was the subject of someone sneaking around with a camera.
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Layla Brown 8 years ago
For all you know these people could be on their way to a great party, or have just left one. Loneliness is a mental state, I think you meant solitude.
Ben Smith 8 years ago
How could you possibly know if these people are "lonely?" Being alone in any given moment doesn't mean a person is lonely. Many people - most people probably - enjoy a little solitude each and every day and they're anything but "lonely."
Aunt Messy 8 years ago
I'm with you. They're reasonably good photos, but "lonely"? A guy walking in the snow....to a party? A woman praying by the ocean....before going home to make dinner for her large extended family? /// I've never thought it was entirely ethical to take surreptitious photos of strangers. I'd find it intrusive if I found out I was the subject of someone sneaking around with a camera.
Load More Replies... Layla Brown 8 years ago
For all you know these people could be on their way to a great party, or have just left one. Loneliness is a mental state, I think you meant solitude.
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