The street photograph captures the flow of pedestrian traffic in an urban area with all except one person crossing the street in one direction away from the camera. This lends an impersonal, detached feeling. Yet there is also a sense of isolation and anonymity, with each person lost in the bustle of crossing the street. In the background, tall, faceless buildings loom, adding to the alienating mood of the cityscape. The photo evokes the feeling of being just one in the crowd, swept along on the ceaseless treadmill of urban routine. Compositionally, the criss-crossing diagonals of the pedestrians' trajectories create an intriguing geometric pattern within the frame. This repetitive movement seems to reflect the mechanical monotony of the daily grind in the city.