Outside every pub, office, and hospital.

Smokers are forced outside now. They stand in specific places and they are, by necessity, pausing. Which makes them photographable.

How to shoot it: Smokers are exiled outside pubs, offices and hospitals now, which fixes them in specific spots and forces them to pause, so you have a still, thoughtful subject. Shoot the doorway huddles, the lone smoker in a pool of light, the ritual of lighting up. Evening and night suit it, with the glow of the tip and the strip-light above. A short telephoto keeps you unobtrusive.

The output: A series about a habit, a ritual, and the spaces it creates.