The same three people also appear in Times Square #149. They are unaware of the scene around them...and my photography.

Everything is framed by classic elements of American life, including Coke, Pepsi and fast food. The famous anti-war slogan, changed to sell clothes, is on a passing bus. A yellow cab blocks out the last word, essentially restoring the original.

The vendor makes the image with his pensive expression. He appears to be from a region that knows much about war. In fact he didn't "see" any of this and didn't make a sale. But he did make a photograph.