Jichu Mao

Subway

April 2025

A subway car I built in Unreal Engine, photographed off a 4K monitor with a Canon 5D Mark IV, a 50 mm lens and a polarising filter, then finished to take the digital edge off. Final project for a photography class.

How it was made

10 photographs

The side of a subway car in a virtual scene, photographed off a monitor: the number 8805 and a flag decal beside a window.
The car's double doors, with stickers reading 'Do not hold doors'.The end of the car, with its headlights and end door.
The empty interior of the car, benches along both sides.
A door window beside a 'No exit' sign and graffiti.The door at the end of the car, graffiti on the wall beside it.
A bench and a framed poster seen across the aisle.The aisle seen from floor level.
Ceiling lights and advertisements blurred and mirrored in a window.Looking into the car through a window; the sign above the seats reads 'Emergency'.

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