Eric Wong, Commuter's Window (PEOPLE 2026)

Through the frame of a subway handle, the scene unfolds: a lady commuter absorbed in her mobile phone as the Tokyo subway hums around her. The image captures the quiet intimacy of a morning ritual, where technology bridges distance and distraction, and a fleeting moment of stillness emerges amid the city’s relentless motion.

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