Me and my camera in my home town, my capital city, my london
If you see someone standing still it is nearly always because they are having a fag, staring into their phone or waiting for a friend. When they are doing none of these things, they immediately stand out amidst the motion. Everyone in London is always travelling at a pace, people rarely slow down let alone stop. To see this human punctuation mark can be somewhat disconcerting. It looks odd as do the people doing it.
One of the reasons people took up smoking and smartphones is that they needed a prop whilst they are having a break from life so they did not draw attention to themselves. If you just stand on a street corner and do nothing you look strange which is strange in itself. We should be allowed to have the occasional time out and not be earmarked as a weirdo for doing it…maybe a “Back in 5” sign around the neck could be the new go-to “I just want to stand here for a bit and do nothing if that’s alright with everyone else” prop. They’d go like hot cakes, right? I feel a kickstarter project coming on…anyone in?