They stand together, not in formation, but in proximity.
No single bird defines the scene. And yet, each one remains distinct.
We often think of individuality as separation. But here, individuality is supported by closeness.
Sociality isn’t the loss of self—it’s a response to need. A way of enduring conditions that would be harder alone.
This image wasn’t sought out. It arrived. Photo essays often work that way.
They find you when you’re ready to notice. This moment unfolded not far from my home, in a densely populated city.
For a brief pause in time, the crowd made visible what survival sometimes looks like: standing together, without spectacle, simply because it works.
Sociality isn’t the loss of self—it’s a response to need.
A way of enduring conditions that would be harder alone.
This image wasn’t sought out. It arrived.
Photo essays often work that way. They find you when you’re ready to notice.
This moment unfolded not far from my home, in a densely populated city.
For a brief pause in time, the crowd made visible what survival sometimes looks like: standing together, without spectacle, simply because it works.