‘The whole shot makes me curious’: Erik S Lieber’s best phone picture | Smart shot

The photographer was intrigued by where this man was going in the middle of New York with a dog and a painting

I hope this photo makesothers smile," photographer Erik S Lieber says. Where isaman in the middle ofNew York City goingwith a dog and apainting?" Lieber was heading home from a physical therapy session just around the corner of Lafayette Street and Spring Street in SoHo, when he saw his subject about to cross the street. I like the expression onhis face, the contrast of the two things in hishands," he says. The whole shot makes me curious: what is hedoing? What is he thinking? Who is he?" He shot using an iPhone 14 Pro Max and edited with the Hipstamatic app.

I come from a filmand darkroom background as a photographer, so digitally processing my images isakin to going into the darkroom. I played around with the clarity, highlights and shadows, and applied some filters, including converting to black and white, which Ifind lends itself well tostreet photography."