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Image Source: gratisography.com/ Ryan McGuire

The picture shows three men sitting on the edge of what looks like a channel in some European city. It was taken by photographer Ryan McGuire. It's a black-and-white photo, what makes it a very nostalgic picture to contemplate details. In fact, it makes me remember older periods of the human history, even though I don't really know  what year or day this very photo was taken.

In the foreground, we can notice a stone causeway with a higher step and a grid behind, probably to avoid some kind of accident with people passing by there. Also in the foreground, there are three sitting men in the mentioned step, with light colour clothes, maybe white t-shirts and trousers together with black leather  belts, excepting for the middle guy, since we can't see if he uses a belt. The men are looking attentively at something unknown for us, simple picture watchers. It should be something or someone flashy, they can't keep their eyes out of it! Two of them, the ones on the  right and in the middle, have near to them kind of soft drink or juice bottles. The man on the left, is close to some food, a sandwhich to eat I believe.

In the background, we can notice a city of houses that aren't so high when comparing to the current highest buildings in the biggest global cities.The houses have chimneys, windows of several forms, mainly square-shaped ones and seem to be painted in white colour. It looks a quiet and peaceful city indeed.

In the centre of photo we can see a few people passing  on what I would call a small bridge with four visible streetlamps and on the opposite side, still in the centre, some light poles and a flag.

It seems as if the guys were in a daily moment hanging out and something serious or unexpected happens, or less tragic, someone very important comes there, making them stare at the right. Whatever have happened, drew all of their attention .

I like this picture because it can warns us how the things that surround us these days are fast and sometimes go unoticed. This happens due to several elements like intense work, lots of domestic appointments, heavy daily routine or just lack of attention.

Concluding, it makes me think of how ephemeral the things in our today society are, that most of us don't have enough time for just  go over details. Just a few ones have this ability, as these three men in this selected picture.