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Loneliness

Wei Kai Lin

Documentary & People Photography - Lifestyle Photography

Silver Award

This photo presents a peaceful and somewhat desolate atmosphere. In the center of the picture, a middle-aged man in a plaid shirt sits alone on a bench on the platform, with his back to the camera, staring at the station sign or timetable. His figure looks particularly lonely between the blue sky and the simple platform buildings, as if he is waiting not only for a train, but the return of a memory or an uncertain journey.
The picture has a calm tone, the sunlight is strong but not glaring, and the mottled red words "Please get on and off via the overpass" and "Platform 1" on the wall seem to be traces of time, telling of the busy days when this station was once busy. Now there are only a few benches and scattered travelers left, quietly waiting for the arrival of the train.
The visual composition makes people feel the weight of the theme of "waiting" - people, space, and time all seem to be stuck in a moment where there is no rush to move forward. This photo not only records the scene, but also captures an indescribable emotion: lonely, but not sad; still, but a story is brewing.

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