He has successfully managed to cross the vast expanse of Park Avenue, and the instant his foot touches the curb, he is at work thumbing his cell phone. Oblivious to all else, the call is what is on his mind. I used a 14mm superwideangle lens to stretch the scene here – the man at the curb is virtually right next to me, yet the lens retains the sweep of the street markings and embraces the towering buildings on both sides of the avenue.