Chauffeuring the civilians of the city around was the perfect way to diversify his knowledge of its serpentine streets and the charming, as well as not-so-charming characters that inhabited them. It also just so happened to be a fabulous way to take photographs on the sly, without running the risk of getting caught. Crime peaked with muggings and rapes not just expected but accepted as the way things were in certain parts of the city at certain times of the night.
The city was in decline but managed to maintain a grit, charm and a magnetism that makes these images somewhat hypnotic. They pave the way for a walk through the vacant streets of an alien city; worlds away from corporate company buildings, sleek apartments and artisan coffee shops that now form its identity.
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