Day 13/365: At the Crossroads
Sometimes the best photographs happen when you're just walking through the city, camera ready. This morning in Kaohsiung, I found myself at a busy intersection where everything aligned—the towering hotel reaching into the sky, the colorful coffee shop billboards catching the light, and a lone figure crossing the street at just the right moment.
The harsh sunlight wasn't ideal by textbook standards, but it created strong contrasts that work beautifully in black and white. The shadows are deep, the highlights are crisp, and there's a graphic quality to the whole scene that draws your eye through the frame.
What I love most about this shot is the balance. The figure on the crosswalk gives you a human element and a sense of scale against those massive buildings. The Donutes coffee shop signage on the right balances the weight of that imposing hotel on the left. It's urban life captured in a single frame—the contrast between the individual and the city, the everyday and the monumental.
Camera: Leica D-Lux 8
Location: Kaohsiung
Theme: Urban Street Photography