Regard — Street Photography by Ryan D. Walters

Woman in brown headscarf and leather gloves beams directly into the lens, crowd dissolving behind her on Inauguration Day Elderly man with silver hair and glasses in a green puffer jacket with a JAZZ pin smiles warmly in front of red Lincoln Center signage Young woman in a black t-shirt laughs openly on a New York sidewalk, storefronts and string lights behind her
40.7°N 74.0°W New York
Bangkok barista grinning behind a sticker-covered espresso machine at Soul Need Coffee Construction worker in a wide-brimmed hat and green scarf smiles warmly at the camera, safety signs behind her Man with glasses smiles softly as a woman leans close at a Bangkok bar, green banker's lamp and warm lights behind them
13.8°N 100.5°E กรุงเทพฯ
Two Osaka bar owners lean together behind their cluttered counter, bottles and a disco ball behind them Two women laughing hard in a small Osaka kitchen, one behind the counter in a striped beanie and chef whites Two young men pose against a blue-lit storefront in Tokyo at night, one in a Balenciaga hoodie leaning on the other
34.7°N 135.5°E 大阪 + 東京
Woman stands smiling in a terracotta-walled doorway, a polka-dot shawl tied at her chest, laundry filling the hallway behind her Man in a Scotchies cap leans across the wooden bar counter and points directly at the camera, orange wall and a Coca-Cola fridge glowing behind him Two women work side by side in a sunlit Jamaican kitchen, one washing dishes, the other chopping at the counter
18.1°N 77.3°W Xaymaca
Train station attendant in a navy-and-red polo smiles warmly, bangs swept across her forehead, the bustle of Milano Centrale behind her Woman in a grey blazer and gold earring smiles softly downward, caught in a private moment on a Milan street, blue star on the wall behind her Young woman in a bold blue-and-white striped suit and white sneakers smiles while perching on a chain bollard on a Milan shopping street
45.5°N 9.2°E Milano
Woman with dark curly hair smiles brightly on a sunny London street, Pride flags and a red double-decker bus behind her Young woman with auburn hair smiles warmly at the camera on a London bus, yellow handrail cutting across the top of the frame Two young women on the London Underground look directly into the camera with relaxed smiles, friends receding down the row of seats
51.5°N 0.1°W London
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