Broke
Posted byKeith GoldsteinPosted inChinatown, New York CityTags:#everybodystreet, #Life_On_The_Street, 28mm, black and white, Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, postaday, raw streets, Ricoh GR, street, street candid, street life, street photography, urban life, woman, _R017457
Published by Keith Goldstein
Photographer, husband, dad, and passionate cyclist. Lives and works in New York City. View more posts
I’ve looked at this image several times trying to figure it out. A broken mirror, right? At a loading dock? This photo is perfectly titled as “Broke.”
It might be hard to see, the tattoo on her shoulder, “Heart Broke”. I saw her from down the street sitting in front of a closed, dirty, rundown, storefront. She looked like she was waiting for someone. As I approached, she turned to look at herself in the broken mirror. It was then I noticed her tattoo. All the elements seemed to fit.
Alright then, that “Heart Broke” makes this story image even better. Don’t you love moments like this, when you discover a scene where multiple elements tell a story? Well done.
Yes. Sometimes there is more to discover after the image is made. Sometimes you see all the elements, and you’re lucky to put the whole story together in a quick moment.
I thought of titling this “Heart Broke”, but more was broken then what her tattoo suggested.