WOMAN WAITING BY BUS NEW YORK CITY 1982 Gelatin Silver Photograph
An original 1982 photograph by Thomas Alan Schmidler capturing a woman standing still as a city bus rushes past behind her. The blurred motion of the bus contrasts with her calm, contemplative posture—hands folded, gaze focused forward, framed in the soft tones of an overcast day.
This 5 x 7 inch gelatin silver print, photographed and developed by Schmidler in his New York darkroom, exemplifies his sensitivity to human rhythm within the urban landscape. The composition distills a fleeting moment of stillness amid the city’s constant motion, transforming everyday observation into quiet visual poetry.
This is an original 1982 photograph taken and developed by my dad, Thomas Alan Schmidler in his darkroom.