What has been special about this day,
that I could enter in my diary,
as progress?
 
My passage, light-footed and wary,
one step at a time,
little by little,
always gets me through
this minefield.
 
This care I am famous for,
makes me invisible by day,
and guides me to this window
to watch the others,
gliding homeward with familiar grace,
to those waiting with living memories
and no need of diaries.
 
 

– Rhoufi

Thank you Karen, I have held this back for a long time, waiting for the words – glad you like the combination :-)

– Rhoufi

Thank you Maree, I often have ideas that don’t gell for sometime and then the words pop up. I love to merge words and images and this one needed words.

– Rhoufi

Thanks Josh, always plenty to see on Platform 4/5 at Flinders Street at rush hour.

– Rhoufi

Yes she was doing just that and being short put her face very low – it created an image I had to take. Thanks Alan

– Rhoufi

You see all I had in my mind when I raised the camera, Margot. If I can use reality to inspire ad image and words that contain some form of meaning then I am very happy. Even if 1 in 1000 or my works achieve this that’s enough. Thank you for that observation Margot, it’s my holy grail :-)

– Rhoufi

You would see all sorts of sad and happy realities in the faces of people you photograph Berns – it’s why you raise the camera, it’s the underlying motivation of the street photographer. Thank for commenting – perhaps it was your “platform” series that helped me fond the words to go with this image.

– Rhoufi

Thanks Mel – a bit of gritty Flinders Street melancholy :-)

– Rhoufi

Thank you Nikolay – I must spend some time with you in your gallery; I had a quick look and loved it :-)

– Rhoufi

Thank you Joe and may you have a happy, safe and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

– Rhoufi