Going Down: Intimate photography series captures private moments on a public escalator

In this voyeuristic photography series by David Katzenstein, the subjects are captured on a busy set of escalators in a New York City shopping mall. From a particular heightened vantage point, David was able to localise individuals or groups of people as they made their descent, creating what seems like ‘film stills’ - reflective moments captured in time and space. Each image has a story behind it for the viewer to fill in the blanks.

David explains: "This project was special for me because I discovered the scene and vantage point while on my way to do another assignment, and once I began to photograph I was struck by the variety of oncoming visual stories that came into frame as people descended on the escalator down to a store below."

This series is part of a wider collection entitled The Urban Landscape – see more here.

All images courtesy of David Katzenstein