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Waiting to Board - Airports have always been inherently boring in nature. No one cares to enjoy their design or architectural surroundings because the travel destination is more important for us but even if people care to admire, they’re likely hesitated to act upon their urge to photograph it because of fear of being approached by security.
I’ve always had some serious reservations of my own on this and on being seen as the guy photographing mundane settings but the temptation of being drawn to interesting lighting and objects is too great and I was missing shots and not reacting.
While waiting to board our flight from Miami to New York coming back from a cruise vacation, I sat closest to the window and photographed our plane with the Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye lens and was content with at least one of these furtive shots.
On a sidenote, I’ve gain a new perspective on airports ever since reading Alain de Botton’s book perfectly entitled A Week at the Airport. Being a photographer makes you more observant but when you read a book about observing, taking notice of overlooked detail of a place can drive you crazy. (Photograph by Jorge Quinteros)
