This is a brilliant display of contrast and artistic composition that brings together the elements and features of what could be a very stark location to create an almost film noir photograph.

Immediately the painted lines of the car parking spaces draw the eye to the car which is the centre-piece of the picture. The fact that the building appears to be closed creates a sense of loneliness around the car, but not without a slight sense of hope derived from the fact that the area is seemingly quite well lit.

This lighting has been used to great advantage by the photographer, combining with near-perfect exposure that gives wonderful contrast to the photo and a movie-like sense of light and shadow on the car. The choice to go with black and white with this photo must have been a no-brainer and it works extremely well and creates a real sense of atmosphere and completion with the image.

The composition of the piece really helps bring out everything within it. It helps you notice things which may not have been immediately apparent: the traffic cone, the small stand and the posters on the left-most wall.

This is, then, a very well-captured scene and one that works to great effect both as a photograph in itself and as a tool for the viewer to make their own story. It wouldn't go amiss on the walls of many fans of contemporary black and white photography I would imagine.