On the way from point A to point B, these public transport photography captures pause for just a moment to enjoy part of the journey. The images range from gritty captures of subway street art to ones that focus more on the humans that inhabit these spaces during their commutes. Some of the quirkiest people-focused shots come from a calendar starring pictures of NYC taxi drivers, which is brimming with fun and frivolity.
It’s not always easy to feel friendly to the people around you when you’re in a rush, or packed in tightly onto a bus, streetcar or subway car. For some more heartwarming reminders about human nature, some of these subway captures start to get at some of the stories behind the people who are way to someplace else.
35 Public Transport Photography Shots
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Subway Nudetography
Zach Hyman's 'Decent Exposures' Add Pizazz to Public Transit
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Big Apple Street Captures
Markus Hartel Shoots New York City with a Monochromatic Artful Eye
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Urban Dancer Pictorials (UPDATE)
Dane Shitagi's 'Ballerina Project' Brings Grace to the Streets
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Ridiculous Cab Driver Calendars
Celebrate Every Month with Your Taxi Driver Calendar
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Modular Underground Editorials
Morales Constructs Modern Subway Fashion in ‘The Berlin Calli
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Altered Abandoned Subway Stations
This Subway Station in Paris is Redesigned for Entertainment
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Public Waiting Photography
The Richard Hooker Bus Stop Project Shows Variances of People
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Candid Subway Captures
Stan Raucher's Series of Subway Photos Captures Kind Human Moments
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Subway Snapshots
Nicolosi Takes Awesome Candid Photos of People on Public Transit
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Eerie Two-Faced Portraits
Sebastian Bieniek's 'Doublefaced' Portraits Reflect Society's Duality
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Deserted City Depictions
Roland Shainidze Captures Still Frames of Toronto Devoid of People
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Underground Street Artist Photography
Bucknall Captures Taggers Creating Street Art in Australia
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Graffiti-Enhanced Promotions
Bayer Aspirin Markets Pain Relief with Ads in Romanian Subways
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Literal Violent Subway Ads
Jon Burgerman Adds Some Blood and Gore to These Subway Ads
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Iconic Pop Culture Campaigns
The 'Delta Real Cool Cotton Underpants' Ad Channels Marilyn Monroe
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Traveling Transit Captures
Appura Pai Uses Long-Exposure Photography While on the Subway
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Human Pile Photography
Romain Laurent Artfully Stacks People & Fish in Small Spaces
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Down in the Dumps Photography
Danilo Parra Takes Pictures of Grungy City Dwellers
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Abandoned Subway Artistic Makeovers
These Ghost Subway Stations Get a Well-Deserved Upgrade
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Candid Subway Shoots
Maggie Soladay Captures Strangers on Her Daily Travels on Public Transit
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Subway Streetstyle Editorials
The Madame Air France August/September 2013 Issue Toys with Metallic
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Metropolitan Visual Anecdotes
Janol Apin’s Métropolisson Series Creates Relative Subway
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Asian Transportation Photography
Faisal Sultan Captures the 'Trains of Japan'
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Metallic Subway-Inspired Editorials
Madame Air France September 2013 Uses Transit in Style
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Hilarious Periodical Photo Bombs
An Anonymous Photographed Transit Passengers with Celebrity Faces
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Anamorphic Subway Art
Panya Clark Espinal's 'Anamorphosis' is an Angle Specific Art Installation
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Busking Culture Documentaries
The Busk Documentary Explores the Underground World of Buskers
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Serene Bus Stop Captures
Jack Hinds' 'Twenty-6ix' Series Reveals the Beauty of Public Transport
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Maniacal Character Graffiti
Mr. Thoms Paints Incredibly Bizarre Street Art
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Reading Urbanite Subway Riders
The Underground New York Public Library Is A Visual Catalog Of Comm
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Subway Conductor Portraits
Photographer Janus van den Eijnden Captures Subterranean Workers
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Subway Track Jumping Photography
The Allen Ying 145th Street 43 Images Feature Boarders Mid-Air
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Multiple-Exposure Passenger Photography
Taxi in the Sea by Issui Enomoto is Otherworldly
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Blurred Mirage-Like Videos
In Motion Takes Long Exposure Shots from Photos and Brings It to Video
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Drive-By City Captures
A Cab Driver Shoots Photographs of New York from the Busy Streets
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Interactive Colorful Art Exhibits
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Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
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Book Vending Machines
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CG Technology Art Exhibitions
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Accessible Subway QR Codes
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360 Photo Booths
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Spray Can Fragrances
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Digital City-Inspired Art Works
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Basketball-Inspired Fashion Lines
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Plant-Based QSR Sandwiches
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Chicagoan Chatbot Services
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Motivational Breakfast Ccampaigns
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Skateboard-Themed Photography Books
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Complimentary Sandwich Campaigns
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Sincere Public Toilet Designs
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Responsible Drinking Campaigns
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Offline Newspaper Publications
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Canadian Tourism Campaigns
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Power-Unlocking Camera Apps
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Mass-Timber Children's Museums
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Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
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Interactive Quiet-Locating Maps
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Artist-Envisioned Electric Bikes
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Repurposed Waste Transit Tiles
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Vibrant Retro Transport Campaigns
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Laser-Cut Urban Artistry
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Redesigned Unifying Transit Terminals
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Affordable Public Transport Initiatives
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Revamped Modern Phone Booths
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Travel-Friendly Location Scouting
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Pet-Taken Camera Initiatives
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Inflated Vibrant Futuristic Buses
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Branded Math Challenges
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AI-Powered Transit Services
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