Girl on Paris Metro

This shot was taken on the Paris Metro back in 2003. I had gone back to England with my, then, girlfriend. We had spent time in London visiting friends and them met up with my dad for a trip on the EuroStar to Paris. The camera was down by my hip (something I tried and liked in New Orleans, It gives a different perspective having the camera down that low). 


When I took the shot I had no idea that the girl was looking straight at the camera. She doesn’t look upset, it’s just a matter of fact stare. The lines of the train then lead you further down the carriage to the man sitting next to her listening to music and on to the man sleeping with his arms folded. I like photographing people in their surroundings. I often wonder what these peoples lives might be like. Maybe the girl then went home and complained to her boyfriend that “some asshole on the train today took my photo” I think this was my last trip using film.