Philip-Lorca diCorcia: Street Work

This photograph by Philip-Lorca diCorcia intrigued me because Mr. diCorcia captures New Yorkers hard at street work. But what I like most about this photo is the caricature effect the photographer was able to capture. It sheds light on the day-to-day life in NY because there is so much character concentrated in one city.

Technically, Mr. diCorcia used the appropriate time of day to capture both the highlights on the pedestrians' faces, as well as, some more detailed shadows in their figure as well on the shadow they casted on the ground. This snapshot beautifully captures a moment in NY. While you see the pedestrians in the left side of the photograph, the eye is zoomed towards the two people handing out flyers towards the right side.

Overall, my hats off to Mr. diCorcia and his fantastic work.