Walking in Taipei's Datong District, I saw a pay phone by the sidewalk. Since cell phones became common in Japan, you rarely see pay phones anymore. Nowadays, everyone walks around town with his or her own phone. The situation is the same in Taiwan. It is rare to see a pay phone when walking around Taipei.
No matter how useless pay phones are becoming, they will probably never disappear. The irony is that public telephones, which are normally not looked upon with much interest, once a disaster strikes, transform into an important lifeline that everyone needs.
As I was hanging around near a pay phone, a woman wearing sunglasses appeared at the pay phone and started to make a call. The scene was a bit nostalgic. The woman's expression was grim as she talked to someone while looking somewhere far away. What was she talking about with such a grim face? Perhaps she was talking about something that she didn't want others to know about.
Nov 2019 PEOPLE TAIWAN | |
PAY PHONE STERN LOOK SUNGLASS TAIPEI WOMAN |
No
11297
Shooting Date
Jul 2019
Posted On
November 26, 2019
Modified On
September 29, 2023
Place
Taipei, Taiwan
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
ZEISS BATIS 1.8/85