solitude... the last seat of the tram (I)

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 12 December 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I've always been drawn to lonely people on a tram... and don't know why, they seem to like this last seat most.

Queensway, Hong Kong

Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, lack of contact with people or love, yet I must confess that this is exactly what I indulge myself so frequently. Solitude is specially beautiful when it turns misery and banality into a sentimental poem... (My solitude album: http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy/the_solitude_album)

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm merely a guy who enjoys capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. Perhaps, it's like a traveller hoping to record his memorable journey, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ... If I can record my encounters in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...
In terms of photography, I'm trying to preserve the moments as my eyes see "something" and my heart feels it too. As such, I seldom feel interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs...

http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd
1/75 second
F/3.3
ISO 200
7 mm