Urban Loneliness | Brian Gaynor Photography

Urban Loneliness

Alone on the city streets of Chicago.

Tags: alone, artistic, black and white, chicago, city, loneliness, mood, photography, streets, urban

30 thoughts on “Urban Loneliness”

Marcel on April 28, 2013 at 11:57 am said:

Excellent

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- Brian Gaynor on April 28, 2013 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  Marcel, thank you!
  
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Books & Art - Spirit & Soul - Lesley Fletcher on April 28, 2013 at 12:00 pm said:

I have created several piece on photos with different mediums. Just thinking this would be a wonderful canvas. What is your position on copyright?

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- Brian Gaynor on April 28, 2013 at 12:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Lesley. If you want to use the photo in some manner, that would be acceptable as long as proper attribution is given.
  
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  - Books & Art - Spirit & Soul - Lesley Fletcher on April 28, 2013 at 2:15 pm said:
    
    Very Kind of you and absolutely with credit. Thanks so much. If you would like to see my work search alternative art on my blog or visit my website at http://lesleyfletcher.com/Alternative_PhotoArt.php
    
    I will be in touch when I have completed the work.
  - Books & Art - Spirit & Soul - Lesley Fletcher on May 2, 2013 at 11:15 am said:
    
    Hi Brian, I completed the work on an 11 x’s 14 matt finish. Thanks again for the use of your very touching photograph. I named my piece ‘Purple is the Colour of my Blues’
    
    http://inspirationimport.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/purple-is-the-colour-of-my-blues-alternate-art-on-photography/
Melinda Green Harvey on April 28, 2013 at 12:01 pm said:

This is moody and beautiful!

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rabirius on April 28, 2013 at 12:18 pm said:

Excellent.

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- Brian Gaynor on April 28, 2013 at 12:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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Melinda Green Harvey on April 28, 2013 at 12:25 pm said:

Also – I noticed that you’ve got Tom Russell listed in your “favorite sites.” He’s one of my very favorite singer/songwriters!

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- Brian Gaynor on April 28, 2013 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  Wow, another Tom Russell fan! He’s my all-time favorite. I am sending a link to an article I wrote about him a couple of years ago. Thank you, Melinda!
  http://www.dailyharangue.com/BPG7.html
  
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  - Melinda Green Harvey on April 28, 2013 at 12:45 pm said:
    
    Thanks for the link to your article!
    
    I first heard Tom (and Andy!) in Elko, Nevada, at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 1996 or 1997, and have listened to him ever since. A few years ago, we were lucky enough to go on the Cowboy Train, a weeklong trip on various trains in Colorado and New Mexico. Tom was the main attraction, but there were other musicians (Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh, Wylie Gustafson, and Sourdough Slim) and an exceptionally fine cowboy poet, Paul Zarzyski. We had concerts every night, plus time just to hang out with the performers. It was excellent, and you would have loved it!
    
    You may already be familiar with the album that Tom did with Gretchen Peters – One to the Heart, One to the Head – but if you’re not, you need to find it. It is excellent.
Another Thousand Words on April 28, 2013 at 4:36 pm said:

Beautifully captured, Brian! The loneliness is enhanced via the B/W…this one wouldn’t ‘say’ very much in color!

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- Brian Gaynor on April 29, 2013 at 6:11 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Another Thousand!
  
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  - Another Thousand Words on April 29, 2013 at 7:15 pm said:
    
    😉 !!!
Jude on April 28, 2013 at 4:58 pm said:

So much more lonely in black and white. Great shot Bryan.

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- Brian Gaynor on April 29, 2013 at 6:10 am said:
  
  Jude, thank you!
  
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steve's pictures on April 28, 2013 at 5:55 pm said:

I agree with Jude. It works perfectly in b&w. Great job

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- Brian Gaynor on April 29, 2013 at 6:11 am said:
  
  Thanks for the comment, Steve.
  
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Dilip on April 29, 2013 at 5:45 am said:

Brilliant capture! The picture says it all.
Cheers 🙂

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- Brian Gaynor on April 29, 2013 at 6:57 am said:
  
  Dilip, thank you very much!
  
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Pat on April 29, 2013 at 1:28 pm said:

Perfectly captured mood.

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- Brian Gaynor on April 29, 2013 at 6:29 pm said:
  
  Pat, thanks for the kind words.
  
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Lucianus Mauricius on April 29, 2013 at 9:53 pm said:

Ah, my lovely Chicago, the love of my life. It’s amazing how you captured this specific street and person. It indeed gives a sense of loneliness in the middle of a great city. I never felt alone on the streets on Chicago, way to many people to feel that. Yet at night it was a beauty to behold. Great shot Brian, and thank you for bringing back such lovely memories of a city I’ll always call home.

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Lucianus Mauricius on April 29, 2013 at 9:53 pm said:

Reblogged this on Infernal Deity of a Psychotic Mind and commented:
Ah, my lovely Chicago, the love of my life. It’s amazing how you captured this specific street and person. It indeed gives a sense of loneliness in the middle of a great city. I never felt alone on the streets on Chicago, way to many people to feel that. Yet at night it was a beauty to behold. Great shot Brian, and thank you for bringing back such lovely memories of a city I’ll always call home.

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dotdos on April 30, 2013 at 5:51 pm said:

In large cities it is easy to be alone in the crowd … In this case, alone in the solitude.
Nice picture! 🙂

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Ranadive Neelenchery on May 7, 2013 at 1:32 am said:

Lovely tone and the viewpoint !

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Thirteenth Day on June 6, 2013 at 2:42 pm said:

Great image Brian!

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guillaumebx on June 18, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:

Very impressive, love the sharp foreground and the long-exposure-like softness of the bacground, did you edited it a lot ?

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