แซแแแแแ แกแแงแฃแ แแแฆแแแ แแแแโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ แแ, แแแ แแแแ, แจแแแแซแแ แแแฎแแแแ แ แแแแแแกแแก แแแแแแฃแ แแแแก
แแแ แแแแแ แแชแแแแแแ แแแแแแแก แแแ แแคแแก แแ แแชแแกแ แแแแแฎแแแก แฉแแแแ แฃแแแแฃแ แแ...แแกแแแ
แแแแแฎแแแก แกแฎแแแก แฉแแแจแ แแฃแแแแแกแ๐ แแ แแแชแแแแแก๐แแแแแแแแแก แแ แแชแแกแ...แแแแฆแแแแแแ ๐
แแแขแ แงแฃแ แแแฆแแแแ แกแแญแแ แ, แแแแแแแแแ: ๐แแแแแจแ แงแแคแแแกแแก, แ แแชแ แฃแแแแ แ แแแแแแ
แแแแแแ แแแแแแ.... ๐แขแ แแแกแแแ แขแจแ, แ แแชแ แแแแแ แแแแแแ แแฅแแแแแแแก แฃแชแแแแ แแแแแแ แ....
๐แแแแแก แกแแแแแก แแ แแก, แ แแชแ แแแแแก แแแคแแกแแแ แกแฃแแแฅแแแก แฃแชแฎแ แแแแแแแแ... ๐ แแฃแแแแช
แแแฎแฃแ แฃแ แกแแฏแแ แ แกแแแ แชแแจแ - แจแแแ แกแแแแแแแแแแ แแแแแ แแแแก แฎแแแแแก แแ แแแแจแ แแ แ.แจ.
แแแแแแแ, แชแแคแ แฃแแ แขแแฅแแแแแแแแแแก แแ แแจแ, แแแแกแแแฃแแ แแแฃแแแ แฃแแแ แแแแฃแคแ แแฎแแแแแ แฉแแแแก
แแแ แกแแแแแฃแ แแแแแชแแแแแกโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ - - - This photographer captured shots of people
texting their most intimate secrets in public โ and it's a compelling insight
into human nature๐๐ป If you've ever commuted on New York's subways in rush hour
traffic, you may have found your eyes drifting to the open cellphone of the
person seated beside you. This total stranger and fellow commuter might be
texting a friend about dinner plans. They might be reading a book on their
phone. They might be watching a movie, or browsing the web, or scrolling through
Spotify. But other times, you'll find that the person seated beside youโ their
cellphone held out openly in their hand for all to see โ is engaged in an
activity that's a tad more intimate than dinner plans. Sometimes, you'll find
that the person is sexting, or sending deeply personal text messages, or
browsing Tinder, or sending dick picks. As a New York commuter, I've seen all of
the above. Often, I've found it difficult to look away. New York-based
photographer Jeff Mermelstein also has trouble looking away. Mermelstein has
dedicated a large part of his street photography to capturing these intimate,
fleeting messages. The images reveal deeply personal messages taken when the
subject is unaware. Closely cropped, the photos reveal few identifying details
other than a lacquered fingernail or a hand tattoo. "She likes ruff [sic] sex,"
one person types out. "Trust me we look like our pics for sure," writes another.
"Tell your lady my wife has the same desire she has." Other messages are more
emotionally wrought. "This past weekend I did Ayahuasca and you came up," a
person writes. "It's taken me all week to figure out how I deeply regret not
taking ownership for my actions and in hindsight I treated you with extreme
disregard." "Start your chemotherapy from tomorrow, please," another message
reads. "I know this is very unfair of life. I wish I could do something to take
away your pain abd [sic] sickness...if I could I would do anything to save you."
