I love how people will read what they want into situations. With all due respect McGrath, it appears you (and others) have a preconceived notion about New Yorkers and city dwellers. "Execution machines"? " I don't think human beings are meant to live like this"? Who are we to be the judge and jury?

I would bet if this photographer took pictures in your local pub, or a getaway sing, or any festival - he would have a gruesome collection of yokels that are well past their prime and should be put out to pasture. At least that is the impression that someone who loves living a bustling city experience might have.

People tend to have perception that their way of living is the only way. They automatically assign words like "tense" and "stress" to city life or "bored" and "lathargic" to rural life. It is just a form of stereotyping.

The nice thing about photography is that it captures a moment in time and the viewer can make assumptions. Too often those assumptions are based on what the viewer WANTS to see.