We are changing into a world where everything needs to be at our disposal anytime a day. Partly this demand results in more than four million people in the United Kingdom working through the night on a regular basis.
With the increase in nighttime facilities, the demand for 24 hours a day leisure and convenience keeps rising.
Who are the people that venture into the dark, quiet night?
I.
The man looks out the window of his cabin. It’s mostly dark, but a little bit of light highlights the right side of his face.
His armpit rests on the window frame,
his elbow dangling outside. With the enormous factory behind it, the cabin looks even smaller. No one is on the street
and my voice has awoken the man.
II.
It’s four AM and the supermarket is open, as is always the case on Monday. A woman loads up her groceries at the edge of a mostly deserted parking lot. However much she tries to keep it in place, gusts of wind keep blowing her shawl up and down. She keeps looking around anxiously.
III.
A cabbie is parked in a bystreet in the business district of London. A suit hangs
over the passenger seat. As I ask the driver
if I can take his picture, I notice he’s sitting in his underwear. He tells me no, on account that he’s not feeling too well. I walk off into the nothingness that this part of town
is during the night.