Between Appointments, Somehow — Zürich, Switzerland, around 2018
Zürich, a winter morning, around 2018. It had snowed all night, and the city woke up slower than it wanted to. Trams crawled. Shoes slipped. Everyone was hurrying anyway, collars up, phones out, walking at the speed of a calendar reminder. Offices open soon. The first meeting is at nine, and the second is already waiting behind it.
One man knows how to meet all his deadlines.
The snow had closed the streets. Nobody had told the water.
So he rows: fast, upright, in a boat that doesn’t look like any boat I know. His assistant sits on board, a dog, calmly checking the schedule. No traffic, no slush, no excuses. Between one appointment and the next, he has found the only route in the city that’s always clear.
I had just enough time for one frame. Then he was gone, probably early for something…
The full section is here: Streetward
This frame has lived quietly on Streetward since the site began. Now it’s stepping out: it’s my entry in the ART RIGA PHOTO FAIR express contest, themed “Between Points.” It seemed only fair to send a man who has mastered the space between appointments, by water, with a dog.
If he made you smile, please give him your vote with a like: Between Appointments in the contest album. Voting is open until 15 November. You can also browse the full gallery and like your other favourites.
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