This photo series, "No One Around", looks at the emotional contrast of being alone at night, the freedom it can bring and the loneliness it often carries. I wanted to capture that contrast by photographing empty urban spaces such as parking lots, roads, and sidewalks, places usually filled with people. In their emptiness, these spaces take on a dreamlike quality that feels both peaceful and unsettling.

I drew inspiration from photographers like Todd Hido and Gregory Crewdson, who use light, isolation, and blurred figures to evoke emotion. Their work influenced my approach, helping me think of this series in a more cinematic way. Instead of explaining things directly, I wanted to suggest the feeling of these spaces through the way they were composed.

Technically, I shot at night using long exposures and intentional blur to create ghostly human forms. These blurred figures show the emotional tension between presence and absence between the freedom of being alone and the feeling of being unnoticed. I also used ambient lighting, like street lamps, to add a sense of quiet reflection.

One of the main challenges was shooting in low light while maintaining both clarity and atmosphere. I learned to better use manual settings, especially shutter speed, to control light and shadow without losing detail. This experience deepened my understanding of how space, light, and timing can tell a story of the night, and of the emotions tied to being alone in it.