From the day
Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight
The damp cobblestones catch the amber glow of the gas lamps, reflecting the sharp silhouettes of men in wool overcoats huddled over the evening's broadsheet. I adjust my lens to capture a newsie dodging a motorcar; he’s shouting about Beachey’s biplane looping the sky while clutching his satchel like it's filled with gold. Behind a frost-edged windowpane, a window display of the new Erector Set gleams with cold, metallic promise, luring in a trio of wide-eyed boys. One scoffs at his friend, warning him not to touch the box lest he catch the cooties from the crowd of urchins pressing against the glass.