Taxi Driver

Description

Street Photography, 2022 – Shinjuku, Tokyo
Photographed by Goro – one loud image

Some 3 million motor vehicles are registered in Tokyo, hence the remaining 11 million people are taking… that’s right, the train.
Sometimes, however, people want to enjoy the comfortable ride in one of the many cabs. They are available, always clean and shiny, and the extra soft suspension conveys the impression of lying in an oversized tester bed. The driver behaves and looks butler-like, the amount of payment methods leaves nothing to be desired, and the doors open and close automatically as if by an invisible hand.

The photo was taken at the “Ichiban-Gai Gate”, the iconic entrance to the entertainment and red-light district Kabukicho, known as “Sleepless Town” in Shinjuku.

SONY α6600
ISO 6400
23 mm
f / 4.0
1/125 sec