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Human in the LoopJonathan Harrell’s Commonplace Book

A black-and-white photograph of an industrial street scene, likely from mid-20th century Britain. A group of children walk along a cobbled road flanked by looming factory buildings. Two tall smokestacks dominate the skyline, with one releasing a thick plume of black smoke. Railway tracks run parallel to the road on the right side, bordered by a stone wall. The image is atmospheric, with heavy contrast between the smoke-darkened sky and the silhouettes of industrial structures.
Halifax, by Bill Brandt