The fact that Evans decided to published his photos 25 years later after it was taken, it was a strange and interesting approach. Perhaps it is more interesting to the public to look back at history instead of looking at pictures from the present time. Because from my own perspective, I am more interested in seeing the subway portraits during the Depression Era as oppose to subway portraits today.

There are of course differences between the subway portraits from the Depression Era and the present time. The depression era subway portrait can easily be distinguished by the interior of the subway train, the fashion and the picture quality. It is interesting to see the similarities are the expression of the passengers. Their facial expressions are restless, calm and lost into their own thoughts. After all, there are some things will never change from “the city that never sleeps”.