In this image I’ve juxtaposed a group of three pedestrians marching along New York’s 168th Street in single file, with one woman walking against the flow, under an umbrella. The heat was fierce, even in the morning, and the umbrella offered her comforting shade. They move stride for stride in opposite directions – a two way journey delineated by the shadow provided by the overhang of the Medical Center’s emergency room parking area. Nobody makes eye contact in this parade of urban anonymity. These people are islands unto themselves.