Bearded Toronto Cyclist Black and White Street Photography
A Passing Rider With Space Ahead Of The Bicycle
An older man rides through a Toronto street with a white beard, patterned cap and long coat. I photographed him in black and white, keeping the bicycle toward the left of the horizontal frame with open space ahead. His clothing and posture make this ordinary passing moment visually distinct.
I like the combination of details around the rider. Glasses, a reflective vest and a shopping bag hanging from the handlebars each add something recognisable, while his hands and forward-facing posture keep the photograph centred on travel through the city. The beard provides a bright point above the darker coat and bicycle.
The moving wheels carry a softer quality than his upper body. Behind him, pavement, trees, fencing and building edges create horizontal layers across the scene. Those surroundings remain visible enough to establish an everyday city street, but the man stays separate as the clearest human presence.
Black and white gives the varied surfaces a shared tonal range. The pale beard and vest stand out without needing strong colour, and the space ahead of the bicycle lets the movement continue in the imagination. I am drawn to photographs like this because a familiar action can become particular through one person’s appearance. What remains for me is the individual rider, seen briefly during his passage through Toronto, with the details of that moment still intact.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2018
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