A sidewalk stroll

The charm of this photograph by Davin Tan is irresistible. The juxtaposition is just so earnest and authentic, one can’t help but smile at it.

Walking down Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, Tan noticed the movie posters first, then the woman. He waited as she strolled down the street. The framing of the moment plays so well off the advertisements, and the layers keep you engaged.

Tan noticed the graffiti scribbled on the wall and said, “I felt a little sorry for the elderly lady as I noticed the spray-painted words on the wall that read, ‘Nobody Loves You!’ It was only after I took the shot that I realized that message was slightly modified.”

With the new statement of “I love you!” Tan felt a sense of relief.

Tan made this image using his Sony RX100M2.

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