Port Melbourne 6

Port Melbourne 6. 2012.

Refrigerated containers stack into a tight grid, each one studded with gauges, vents, wiring and warning labels. The repeated OOCL logos and hazard stripes give the scene a manufactured rhythm, while the late afternoon light warms the battered surfaces and rust marks. What could read as pure industry becomes a study in order and texture, where the infrastructure that keeps goods cold feels strangely human in its wear and imperfections.

70 mm • 1/200 sec • f/5.6 • ISO 64