Sleeping on subways

Artist: Lys •
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Sleeping on subways

This was my first ever time riding on the subway, and therefore my first ever time witnessing the hectic lifestyle of New Yorkers. My lovely guide informed me that if you were tired on the subway, you napped while the train was moving and then woke up when it stopped to check where you were. I never thought I could do that, until the last day I was on it and I fell asleep with the rumble of the train on the tracks, only to be jolted awake whenever we reached a stop. It’s really not that bad, but it definitely doesn’t qualify as beauty sleep. I highly recommend having a shoulder to lean on :)

Sleeping on subways belongs to the following groups:

My Neighborhood, New York City, Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Urban Environment

Roy barry, 7 months ago

An excellent and well narrated capture
Roscoe Davis III, 7 months ago

ha! lol! great
SANCHEZISDEAD, 7 months ago

rocks!
Miron Abramovici, 7 months ago

Picture-perfect!
catblack, 7 months ago

haha nice one
Elodie, 7 months ago

ecxellent!!
Judith Oppenhe..., 7 months ago

the poster behind him is great! perfect capture!
Mary Campbell, 7 months ago

Great street shot, becareful sleeping on subways in NYC you might wind up with your camera and purse missing! Glad it didn’t seem to happen to you, as your shot is great.
dehk, 7 months ago

lol looked like u flashed him too :D
Nancy Stafford..., 7 months ago

fantastic photo of the person
flower68, 7 months ago

lol!that’s beautiful!I catch the train to college 3 days a week,there’s always somebody napping.(sometimes me).Yesterday an old drunk guy had pooped his pants.It wasn’t pretty :-l
Jo O'Brien, 7 months ago

Great capture and the sepia is a nice choice that ties the main character with the surrounds.
Krisso, 7 months ago

I am so impressed with this series. I think I’ve said how much I want to see New York, I feel like I’m there with this series, (thanks for saving me some money on my plane fairs). It’s great to see the real stuff. Keep them coming, these images are like my little fix until I have enough money to get there myself! Great work!
aglaia b, 7 months ago

lovely words to go with this image…you have inspired me to start doing this also….i have often fallen asleep on transport as a teenager and many times found myself passed the stop where i needed to get off….that sometimes even happens here (RB)...i pass the stop when i should get off! lol
he has a great facial expression and i love the background poster…it almost suggests that the subway is storing him!
montdragon, 7 months ago

[0^0]
jlynn, 7 months ago

Excellent:)
Andrew James M..., 7 months ago

great image i also enjoyed reading your article : )

i don’t really remember my journeys on the new york underground i remember it being pretty grimy!
Gerijuliaj, 7 months ago

Great street photo. You were lucky he was asleep, makes it a bit easier to take! I like the narrative too….
naturelover, 7 months ago

Fantastic capture-great story!
pryere, 7 months ago

Ditto naturelover, well done.
barnsis, 7 months ago

Outstanding candid capture, love the poster over his head. Excellent work.
meltaylor, 7 months ago

Beautiful camera work!!
Love this image!
mel
marshall calve..., 7 months ago

like this a lot, I can empathise with the man I ofthen feel like this great capture
paulevelin, 7 months ago

strong story and an excellent compostion
AuntieJ, 7 months ago

Too funny! Though I would want to be really picky about whose shoulder I was leaning on, if you know what I mean… Digging the sepia.
botticcelli, 6 months ago

this is a brilliant work!
Nancy Fischer, 6 months ago

Looks like our city agrees with you Lys. Welcome and this image does ROCK!
Steve Chapple, 6 months ago

What a great shot, love the story as well!
Wanda Raines, 6 months ago

Thank you for the story behind this shot. Well captured