ENTRY DESCRIPTION
While visiting London, I missed the tube by a couple of seconds. At the same time, the train on the opposite platform left as well.
I had almost ten minutes to kill and noticed how the opposite platform started slowly filling of persons. I was content to observe each person at their bench before the platform was crowded again.

AUTHOR
Originally from Finland, Merja Varkemaa is a Paris based fine art photographer. A keen observer of urban life, she draws her inspiration from timeless street photography whilst not being a traditional street photographer herself. City life and architecture serve as settings for the random persons she photographs in order to express deeper feelings and emotions. She also enjoys portraiture and capturing the moodiness of empty beaches off season. Merja’s photography is based on her pursuit of light and shadows, using both their contrast and complementarity to enhance the beauty of every instant.

Merja’s work has been been published in Click Magazine, Shots Magazine and F-Stop Magazine and she has attended several juried group exhibitions, including Women Street Photographers Annual Exhibition in New York. Her work has also been awarded a Gold and Honorable Mention in the PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris 2020 and 2023 and she is a finalist in Lensculture Street Photography Awards 2021. She has been twice Best in the category Street in the annual VOICE Competition organised by Click & Company and has been selected finalist several times.

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