Crime doesn’t pay but reporting it does
by PennyStreet

Comment by posthumous:
10 from me. i thought this was the best one

Crime doesn’t pay but reporting it does
by PennyStreet

Comment by primabarbara:
This has soooo cool vibes - I admire your ability to see the billboard material in this shot - very imaginative
And the caption on the left is outstanding

4. January
by PennyStreet

Comment by PennyStreet:

Originally posted by kanaj: 2013 - In the "before" times. I'd really love to know the story behind this one. :-)

I had always thought the Free Hugs movement started after the Boston Marathon massacre. But this photo was taken some months before that happened, so that's incorrect.

For me, back then I would walk through Times Square pretty often. I remember seeing this young man there regularly but only for about a year or so.
Hopefully elsewhere it lasted longer. Great idea.

4. January
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Comment by beatabg:
Great street photography. I love the emotion on their faces.

4. January
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Comment by kanaj:
2013 - In the "before" times. I'd really love to know the story behind this one. :-)

4. January
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Comment by nam:
Ah, the warmth. I've never quite understood the current expression I see sometimes - "this one has all the feels" - but I think this is what that expression means.

4. January
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Comment by Barroness:
This is a really great image! wonderful, and the clarity is super. I love it

Collectively lost in thought
by PennyStreet

Comment by bobnospum:
Love the image. The light and dark tones really invoke a feeling. Seems a bit more of "lonely" or "isolated" than "lost", but these one word challenge are always hard to shoot for or judge.

NY Waterway commuter special - summer 2025
by PennyStreet

Comment by kanaj:
Never expected to see this portrait of modern urban Americana near the bottom of this challenge. I love the composition, the colors, and the sense of documentary verve here.

3. January
by PennyStreet

Comment by nam:
The angle and lens distortion draws me into this busy scene.