UK traffic signal for pedestrians - Red to stop, Green to go

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JGM7A9File size:
43.6 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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2784 x 5472 px | 23.6 x 46.3 cm | 9.3 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 May 2022Location:
England, UKMore information:
. Made at England, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The principal subject is UK traffic signal for pedestrians - Red to stop, Green to go. The setting additionally reflects public realm, city-centre activity, pedestrian environment, contemporary social history, period detail, street-level documentary, urban social history, local identity, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, local history, local character, social landscape, and archival record. The modern context includes continuing discussion of local identity, public-realm change and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at England, UK, details that may look very different after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with changing streetscape, everyday life, regional identity, everyday street life, townscape record, community identity, urban change, and contemporary city life. The combination of Green, traffic, pedestrians, and signal anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. The period setting at England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for local identity and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change within the specific setting of England, UK. Another useful connection is regeneration and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments as part of the longer story of England, UK. The scene further reflects street safety and the relationship between public space and local social life when considered against later change at England, UK.