i love that you take pictures with your heart. thank you!

I love this man's stoic expression! That alone shows such a contrast between the two generations — she looks like she doesn't in the least mind that her photo is being taken.

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I wouldnt want to mess with that guy. But I'm sure he could tell you some stories.

… and the faces… The guy does not look like he had a happy life…!

Love the contrast!

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great contrast….

that´s real life…. no magazine shot…

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This photo is fabulous and it DOES speak volumes. x

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this picture has so much character. i laughed when i saw it! nothing like an angry man on a bench. you want to sit as far away as possible!

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See it on a daily basis in Washington DC. I've shot plenty.

Haha, so funny!!!

They r from different worlds)

indeed. great shot. like an old married couple, just a bit off on the age…

I have also lived in Russia and agree with the prior comment. This picture perfectly captures the nature of expactations within the two age groups. They may share the same city and even the same bus route, but their life experiences could not be any different, old Russian vs. new Russia. While the girl is anxious to get to her next destination, full of possibilities, not knowing what's ahead, the man has seen and lived it all. He knows where he needs to get to, now if the bus would get there quicker, he may be on his way.

BTW Scott, I recently bought your book, the hardcover version. Fashion and "real" people's own creativity insipres me daily, its like creating your own daily fairy tale, where you are Alice.

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He looks like a fortress and she looks vulnerable. This photo cuts to heart of the matter in fashion — in general, men are dressed to look strong and women are dressed to look vulnerable, and when women are dressed to look strong, they are criticized for looking too masculine — I'm thinking of the comments posted when you juxtaposed the strong, narrow silhouettes of Celine, with the soft, full-skirted ones of Louis Vuitton. So here it is again, Louis Vuitton (left) vs. Celine (right), same principle, different manifestations.

I bet he says nyet, nyet, nyet, all the time.

typical moscow! and thats what i love about this city!

That's probably her dad and they have been in a fight! lol

It makes me think "Cold War."

Anke: I am from moscow and we have these bus stops. There's also a Russian Lada in the background.

I want to start a new expression: "Love your eye."

Scott, love your eye. It is open. It is ready to see whatever there is to see.

i love odd juxtapositions like this one – see them all the time. You've inspired me to start documenting more of them!

Amazing picture! Great shot!

it`s definitely Moscow because it`s russian car behind the bus stop, and we have that kind of bus stop and the same jerks making such things on the glass, in subway too btw

Another contrast is that she is wearing a short-sleeve t-shirt, and he is bundled up in a jacket.

I love how he is closed off with his hands in his pockets. He has seen the world.

She on the other hand is young, open to the world, and is looking into the distance that contains her future.

Beautiful!

Hahahaha I love this. that man is adorable in all his roundness

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A little like lost in translation

so contradictory.. the man takes the glory from the pretty lady though…hehe

and gosh…just look how happy the both of them are. :( Couple of cranky pants…LOL

Oh, how interesting this is! Picture is beautiful. But he story behind it (as many said before me) definetly exists. It is as if someone just told me a story but not shown a picture.

Well done! The picture reveals the essence of post USSR countries & the gap between the young & the old generation.

As they say, opposites attract each other …

WOW ! this picture speaks volumes. sublime.

more pictures from Moscow, please!

Vera

i love it!

great picture.

scott, that is a very cool observation …i have to commend u on thinking about it!! yes it does speak volumes about expectations and experience!!

brilliant!!

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I love the fact that she is dressed for summer and he is dressed for winter. Lovely picture

Bellissima!!

Post and pre new-Russia. She never saw communism; he may have been a part of the regime.

History on a bus bench.

I absolutely LOVE this! I have often felt like I imagine the person on the left is feeling; head pointing up with hope, colourful clothes suggesting ambition. The person on the right I probably wouldnt judge fairly, as I cannot associate with him, but his body language (looking straight ahead, slumped down on the earth) suggest that he is stuck in his roots, clinging to the old ways of doing things, only interested in the here and now.

This photo has inspired me so much! Thank you!

PS. how do you manage to get a shot without them noticing?!
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Did Garance take this shot? I think that's her with the camera in the reflection on the plexiglass.

There's also something about the light.. Sunny on the left and shady on the right.

There's so much one could take from this… they both have a look of resolution, but apart from this they seem to be on completely different paths.

Unsurprisingly, the old gentlemen seems to have a lot of certainty about him, and I think this gives him a kind of relaxation.

She on the other hand looks completely shielded. It's easy to assume that her life is faster and busier, probably more stressful.

I think it also marks a change in attitudes from one of community (his more relaxed openness) to individualism (shown by her behind a shield). She's not even looking at the camera . Does that mean we don't engage with each other anymore? To be honest she probably just didn't see in time, but you know what I mean.

brilliant photo… up there with Diane Arbus

Are they in different temperature zones? he has a big jacket on and she has peep toes and a short sleeve tee… I love this photo.