Subway photography is a delicate art at any time and subway photography in Japan/Tokyo is a case in point. The Japanese are typically overly polite, obsessed with "the rules" and seldom will partake in any activity that would upset the peace and order of another. It always amazes me how they can stand nose to nose on a crowded subway, yet somehow manage to NOT invade each others space. Foreigners "gaijin", can get away with a certain amount of boorish behavior because it is expected of us, but, I always try and respect the culture and blend in, however impossible that may be.
I was compelled to take a risk when this photo presented itself. Maybe not the best compositionally and certainly, way out of park where headroom and portraiture is concerned, seeing these two men sitting beside each other made me click off the frame. They were a study in opposites. The worker and the businessman, siamese like in their proximity, brought together by fate and timing to form this unusual bond.
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