Two drug users on a rush hour train from Liverpool Street station - one helping the other to find a line in.
It was a hot summer day, and they were totally oblivious of the train full of commuters and school kids.
Shot with Sony F717 digital.
This photo was taken on December 1, 2004.
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jeevs, Pumpkin Chief, Please_no_Cameras, Rhan, and 50 other people added this photo to their favorites.
rolandog (91 months ago | reply)
Ahh... finally a pic of yours I don't need to call a favorite! Although it's a great shot!
anya. (91 months ago | reply)
although this maybe isn't as photographically impressive as your other pictures it's unsettling. chilling. i admire any photo that can make a person feel something like that.
Pumpkin Chief (91 months ago | reply)
Wow......Impressive!
mpourdeh (91 months ago | reply)
great capture. strange, why would they do it on the train in front of everyone? just shows how f'ed up they are...
caffeineslinger (91 months ago | reply)
Alot of people wouldn't even take this photograph let alone post it here.
You are a good photographer.
xinit (91 months ago | reply)
Goes to show that co-operation is important, and even junkies need to reach out for help on occassion.
hot_tea (91 months ago | reply)
wow.
caterina (91 months ago | reply)
What's really awful is the man's arm on the upper left side. So thin.
Terri Lynn [deleted] (91 months ago | reply)
omg..wow
theyoush (91 months ago | reply)
this brings back many memories of melbourne, australia. there were people shooting up everywhere there. i found it really disturbing, as i do this image.
photojournalism at its best.
adg82 (91 months ago | reply)
Great shot! Hope you won't mind if I ask you something.. I suppose you didnt ask if you could take them a snapshot. So how did they react when they heard the click of your camera? supposing they noticed... You know, most people wouldn't even have glanced at them and you stopped and shooted... what if they got upset? Uhm..maybe they wouldn't have cared about a truck ramming them, let alone if someone gets a picture but.. you never now,right?
BombDog (91 months ago | reply)
adg82 - they were totally oblivious of all around them and I wasn't about to ask for a pose!!
My Sony F717 has a great swivel body feature though, so I held the camera low down - a bit more discreet than peering thru a viewfinder.
stone fox (91 months ago | reply)
jeeeez
kitykity (91 months ago | reply)
I am all about the swivel viewfinder, bombdog. I just ordered the new Sony M1--should be here Monday.
AngloBaptist (91 months ago | reply)
If it is a problem, I could delete it, but I posted this photo on my blog with all the requisite credits. Please contact me at g v h 3 r d (at) h o t m a i l (dot) c o m if you need me to get rid of it.
This is amazing.
I'll be less rude next time.
Hilary (curioush) (90 months ago | reply)
oh wow. really powerful image. heartbreaking.
hummanna (89 months ago | reply)
oh, heart breaking. i just noticed Hilary said the same words.
Mar.co (87 months ago | reply)
Unsettling moment to say the least and, sadly, a great capture.
b-real (86 months ago | reply)
Wow, that's not something I've ever seen on public transit in Canada. Definitely disturbing, but one of those necessary shots.
Miss Melissa (83 months ago | reply)
as stated above - heartbreaking.
Florentijn (83 months ago | reply)
christ! very daring, very good.
(did you see 'Requiem for a dream'?)
Kevin Day (83 months ago | reply)
A great capture, if not a little scary, then I noticed the guy on the lefts arm sticking up behind him... now that is wasted
Okaypro (81 months ago | reply)
nice shot. i'm showing it in my drugs & society class with credit to the photographer.
dannyone (78 months ago | reply)
That's very real. Hard stuff.
DiscoWeasel (69 months ago | reply)
Great shot. Some sink lower than others.
Jackus Dysonius (Dionysius) (62 months ago | reply)
Hard core.
CherryGirl1ne (60 months ago | reply)
Didi'nt they mind you treating their savage deadly addiction as a tourist attraction??
Colorless Irish (39 months ago | reply)
i love this shot amazing drama in it and it makes me cringe everytime i see it a truly amazing capture
Second Flower (38 months ago | reply)
nice)
davies.thom (33 months ago | reply)
wow... incredible shot. just wow
iEscape. (26 months ago | reply)
i like your caption. and it's a great shot. give it up for liverpool.
BombDog (26 months ago | reply)
Thanks Cyns, but this is good ole London Town!
pborsey (24 months ago | reply)
Stumbled across your work and subsequently this picture. Very powerful image that I'm glad you took as the world needs to see these images.