The Small Epics Hidden in Our Days
PHOTOSNACK #728
Here is my Sunday thought.
I made this photograph with a very simple intention: to capture the energy of an everyday moment and show how much quiet power lives inside it. A person running along a wall — nothing extraordinary on the surface — yet the blur, the forward lean, the tension in the frame all reveal something larger than the scene itself.
For me, this image is a reminder that our daily lives are filled with small epics. We often underestimate them, but every ordinary action is a subtle act of endurance. A run, a walk, a commute, a routine — these are not just tasks. They’re steady movements against gravity, fatigue, distraction, and the chaos of the world. We move forward because we choose to. That alone carries strength.
Photography allows me to distill that strength. To show the determination that hides inside the mundane. To remind myself — and maybe others — that even the people we barely notice are carrying their own stories of effort and momentum.
Nothing about our days is as ordinary as it seems. We’re all running our own small epics.
Until next time,
Tomasz
Hi Tomasz
Been following your posts for a while now. This is the first time I have published a comment.
When you delve deep into the photography space, the space between everyday life and the silent world of the photographer capturing a moment in time. It becomes a deeply interpersonal relationship, which shows in one's photo portfolio, especially with the passing of time and a deeper understanding of visual elements.
I could go significantly deeper into this subject, but will not bore your readers with my ramblings about my art.
The photo embodies much of what street photography means to me as a fellow photographer.
My interpretation as follows -
The emptiness of a beautiful decaying space, suddenly awakened by the fleeting presence of a human passing through. The beauty as you say, is in the delicate, detail of the unseen by the many who will pass by without a second thought, or understanding of what they have missed, but what you have witnessed and captured for all eternity.
The image made all the more impactful through its use of black and white and slow shutter speed.
All the best, George
We often take for granted our ability to exercise our own will, to do things we want to do. Simple things like walk, pick up a glass, cross our legs, open our mouths to speak. There are people who cannot. Your photograph reminds us that we are fortunate and your image captures this luxury most of us have. Your image reminds me to be thankful, again, that I am one with the power to exercise my physical will. Thank you.