Table for One
I have no idea why I love this photograph. There is a calm and solitude to it that gives it its strength I think. A familiar loneliness of the subject that somehow makes it powerful. I would guess that he doesn’t think that. Or maybe he does. Maybe he is more than happy to manage his life without conversation over dinner or perhaps he wishes there was someone opposite who wants to talk about his day. It makes me sad, but it also makes me happy that perhaps he is content with that. The reflection in the window shows that life is going on around him. He has his back to that.
This is the coolest pic of all.
This from a literal guy who finds way too much read into photos: it’s a thought provoking image, and a very good one. Nice job!
Thank you.
I love it. Like you ask in your intro; who is he, what’s he doing there? The questions are endless and the opportunity for the viewer to fill in their own story are endless. Congratulations on capturing a moment in time and all that it might mean.
Thanks, I find the image thought provoking. I am very pleased that you do too. Thanks for the comment.
Well, he’s not reading, or fiddling with his phone – so he’s not distracting himself, taking himself away from the now. That he’s so determinedly alone, and has chosen to eat in this unfrequented place does pose scenarios galore, and that’s what makes it a great shot in my mind.
I guess we will never know anything about him or his life. It is up to the onlooker to decide, I like that. Thanks for the comment.
Me too!
Excellent composition and a great photo.
Ciao, Francina
Thanks Francina
Your photographs stir the imagination, tug at the heart, mirror our secret fears or make us smile., sometimes, all these things at once……and always….. you leave us wanting more! NICE!!
Thank you Kirsten, as always, your support and kind words drive me on.
Very nice combination of emotion and composition!
Thank you Richard.
Love this – and as mentioned before above, the reflections of the streets outside!! Great picture!
Thanks Peter. The reflection seems to add to the separation of his task and the environment around him. Makes his isolation seem a bit deeper in a way.
because in this big, busy city, sometimes one is his own best company… great capture! keep shooting!
I agree, thanks
I love the reflections that show life going on around him. Whatever he is absorbed in has totally removed him. I hope it’s an idea that he’s been wrestling with and has just found a glimmer of understanding.
I do too, and beautifully put, thank you. But I think the only thing he is wrestling with is perhaps his meatloaf and broccoli. I have tried it and believe me, it takes courage.
In that case, I’ll pass
So rich in possibilities….
Indeed it is. Thanks
You’re welcome.
Loneliness is what hit me also when I first viewed the photo. Great mood, great shot.
Thank you David. I think it is a really powerful photograph. Open to interpretation and thought provoking. Thanks for the comment.
I love the serenity in this image too, lovely.
Sometimes the simplest of images can be the strongest. Thank you.
It like the picture and you found the perfect title!
There didn’t seem to be anything else to call it. Thanks.
What I like about this shot is that there are numerous interpretations to his story. We don’t really know the truth. It inspires you to think,
That, I guess is the power of the image. We glue our own truth to it.
What a lovely, rich dreamy shot with so much happening throughout!
(Sometimes the loneliest people in the world are two people sitting across from each other at the same table . . .)
I agree. Thanks
I just want to let you know how much your subject here, at his table for one, has been in my thoughts since seeing this wonderful shot. Indeed, all of your photos, with some of the very people you have featured I see in the streets for myself, leave so many lingering thoughts . . . .
Thank you. I do sometimes feel like a thief. Capturing moments of other peoples lives and running away with them. The importance of documenting stuff like this is paramount to ‘fixing’ the holes in the social net. I guess it is futile, but we can but try. Thanks.
Like it, too. Alone isn’t necessarily lonely. He seems absorbed.
Yes he was. To be honest it was one of over 500 I took that day and I had completely forgotten about it until I came to process them. A pleasant surprise.
Great shot in black and white. Fantastic composition…..really captures ‘the moment’.
Thanks Mark
I agree with you. He might be a poet who is never to make it in this world, but happy to be with words that ring true.
You romantic you! Thanks for taking the time to comment.