Manchester City Centre Square in Autumn Light

6 October 2019 · Manchester

Piccadilly Gardens in autumn, pedestrians moving through low sun and lens flare while a Manchester Literature Festival kiosk anchors the right of the frame. The light hits the plaza at a shallow angle, turning the paving slick and bright and throwing long shadows off the crowd. A busy public square doing what public squares do — carrying the weight of a city going about its day — and the festival signage gives the moment a specific time and place.