While everyone in the neighborhood is tucked away in their respective warm bed and entered deep into their dreamland, photographer Paul Shiakallis from the city of Johannesburg in South Africa is still wide-awake at an ungodly hour, capturing the beauty of this still city.
Dubbed The Suburbs Sleep, the series of images depicts deserted streets in the quiet neighborhoods of Natal, Brazil, Melbourne, Australia, Nicosia, Cyprus and Johannesburg, South Africa. With no single soul in sight, these pictures with their perfect contrast and lighting evoke mixed emotions in the viewers, from feeling Zen and tranquil to lonely or even spooked.
My favorite shot from The Suburbs Sleep series by Paul Shiakallis would be the one depicting a telephone booth on a Melbourne street, as the picture boasts captivating hues of red, orange, yellow and silver white.
What's Driving This Trend
- Deserted Neighborhoods
- Opportunity for businesses to create innovative solutions for community development and safety in areas with declining populations.
- Nighttime Photography
- Potential for disruptive innovations in low-light photography technology and techniques to capture unique and haunting scenes.
- Mixed Emotions
- Opportunity to create products and services that cater to emotional well-being and provide comfort in solitude.
Who This Affects Most
- Real Estate
- Potential for innovative approaches to revitalize and repurpose deserted neighborhoods.
- Photography
- Opportunity for advancement in equipment and techniques for capturing stunning nighttime shots in deserted locations.
- Wellness
- Potential for creative solutions that address emotional well-being and promote a sense of comfort and security in solitude.
