Editable[SUBJECT: An elderly Senegalese
grandfather] in full [TEAM: Lions of
Teranga] national colours sitting alone
in [LOCATION: empty stadium seat section
MetLife New Jersey] before gates open,
surrounding 80,000 empty blue seats
stretching in every direction, he holds
a handmade cardboard sign reading
[SIGN TEXT: "DAKAR TO NEW YORK ·
52 YEARS WAITING"] weathered from
the journey, small worn leather bag
at his feet, passport and ticket
stubs visible in breast pocket,
[MOOD: quiet dignified anticipation],
shot on [CAMERA: Leica M11 50mm f/2
available light only], early morning
stadium light flooding in from open
roof, [RATIO: 1:1 Square]