There is an unspoken rule between commuters traveling on trains here — no looking and smiling at each other as we bask in our own private spaces and the cold comfort of our electronic screens.
Singaporean photographer Edwin Koo however broke those rules by staring into the faces of the hundreds of commuters, capturing the human essence during (c)rush hours in a photography series entitled Transit.
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I have a wild idea. I would like to meet and speak with protagonists in the photos of TRANSIT.YES, I WOULD LIKE TO...
Posted by Transit on Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Each portrait manages to encompass a deluge of expressions; mostly confusion, annoyance, relief, exhaustion and some rare gleams of spontaneous glee.
"The crowded trains presented an ever-changing theatre each time the doors opened and closed, revealing interesting protagonists, diverse lives and a myriad of emotions," Koo says of his project.
Come Apr 7, Koo will be releasing selected images from his Transit series in book form at the National Museum of Singapore, as part of the TWENTYFIFTEEN photography initiative. "The camera gave me a chance to see what my eye would have missed – a collective portrait of Singapore, always in transit."
Photo: Transit Book Facebook page
There is an unspoken rule between commuters traveling on trains here — no looking and smiling at each other as we bask in our own private spaces and the cold comfort of our electronic screens.
Singaporean photographer Edwin Koo however broke those rules by staring into the faces of the hundreds of commuters, capturing the human essence during (c)rush hours in a photography series entitled Transit.
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I have a wild idea. I would like to meet and speak with protagonists in the photos of TRANSIT.YES, I WOULD LIKE TO...
Posted by Transit on Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Each portrait manages to encompass a deluge of expressions; mostly confusion, annoyance, relief, exhaustion and some rare gleams of spontaneous glee.
"The crowded trains presented an ever-changing theatre each time the doors opened and closed, revealing interesting protagonists, diverse lives and a myriad of emotions," Koo says of his project.
Come Apr 7, Koo will be releasing selected images from his Transit series in book form at the National Museum of Singapore, as part of the TWENTYFIFTEEN photography initiative. "The camera gave me a chance to see what my eye would have missed – a collective portrait of Singapore, always in transit."
Photo: Transit Book Facebook page