
Sanjay Suchak has made, with this photograph, an image that could launch a thousand stories. There are many compositional elements that are great, like the stopped and blurred motion balancing out the frame, and the lines of the bench tying all of the characters together. But, it is the fun of trying to determine what on earth those people are talking about, and their bizarre dynamic, that makes this photo special. The crossed legs, the way they are all holding a cigarette with an outstretched left arm, how the couple on the left seem as if whatever the woman on the right is saying is about as interesting as US tax code, and the anonymous, Tour de France suited bicyclist speeding through Dupont Circle, could all be the spark for a story. Or, at least a cool caption contest.