In the naavy

Marco Amaru’ https://www.facebook.com/marco.amaru.39 alfapegaso@hotmail.com
Photo from August 23, 2024.
I took this photograph during a nighttime ferry crossing. An unusual atmosphere reigned on the deck: few people were present, and the artificial lighting cast small cones of light, leaving everything else immersed in darkness. In that silence, I noticed a girl sitting alone, completely absorbed in her phone, almost unaware of the space around her.
What struck me was the stark contrast between light and shadow, but above all the contrast between physical presence and isolation. Despite being in a place of passage, shared with other people, she seemed enclosed in a dimension all her own. The light isolated her from the context, transforming her into the protagonist of a simple, almost theatrical scene.
I chose black and white because it eliminates every superfluous element and focuses attention on the composition, geometry, textures, and the dialogue between light and darkness. I wanted to capture a moment of suspension, one of those moments when time seems to slow down and everyday life takes on a deeper meaning. It was precisely that atmosphere, made of silence, anticipation, and introspection, that inspired me to photograph.