Street Photo Series, New York City

These pictures are part of a series I made in the 2 minutes and 26 seconds after 3.38pm on October 19, 2013. I had been walking along W53rd Street when I noticed how the sun, shining down 5th Avenue, was being bounced around by the high-rises and shop fronts. It was not the first time I had found backlighting with beautiful front fill light on the streets of New York City.

I photographed during a single lights change, standing still, as shoppers, tourists and business people walked past me, heading downtown. No one paid attention to me and I didn't really concentrate on any particular face - it was all happening so quickly.

Which explains why I only noticed the kid picking his nose in the last frame much later.