The
PrinciplesatWork:InPursuitofExcellence
AseeminglycursoryglimpseofaLondonstreet
generatesapowerfulsenseofisolation.The
photographer hasestablished
threemore-or-less-
equalpointsofinterestwithnorealconnection
betweenthem.Oneisthegirlinexplicablyrunning
downthe
sidewalk,the
eye
isdrawntowardherby
thestronglystatedperspectiveofconverginglines.
Asecondfocusofinterestisthetrashcollector,
brought
to
theviewer'sattention
by
beingframedin
therearwindowofthehearse.And
thethirdisthe
hearseitself,whichdisturbstheviewerbyits
implicationofdeath—thoughitisalmostcallously
ignoredbythetwolivingpeople
inthepicture